The Meeker herald., 1891-11-28
GUARDIAN ANGELS.
Professional Protectors OF Bibulous
Gentlemen.
4 Useful Institution Not Altogether
Couiin~t to the Coy French
Capt. .i-An Expensive
LuNlry.

A correspondent in Paris recently dis
covered In tho cafes = class OF attend
ants which hn described Is bizarre
novelty In Partisan business methods.
lie said that these attendants were
known professionally a. Guardian
Angels" They have become, he wrote,
quito numerous in the more thickiy
pJpulatol quarter Of the French cap
it.l. The attendants get their title
because they arc called upon to keep
watch and ward over and Insure safe
conduct homo to working people who
frequent the smaller cafes. and without
the protection OF the angel might fall a
r-ry to the patiy criminal, who lurk In
the streets at night t. rob inchriatci
working men and other moro or less
hglp..H wayfarcrs-
Nov York. say, the sun Of that city.
ha5 Tor a long tlnr hal ~ counterpart
Of ,Ac Iarillan guardian angels. Ito Is
curious, oHtrri-iuin: aai bcnchcont
servant 81 the public that vas brought
into existence h. The amazin. growth
Of hotel lie In this town during tue
last few years. and 10y the incFcasc in
the number Of The fashionable rc,tan-
ranti. Here, however u j. only these
fashianaLl hotris and cafes which can
suppbEt the luNlry 81 angels. They are
too cNiCn,-yr fcIturn apparently 20
Justly the proprietor, 81 the saloons
Ia tho tenement district, In en-
ployiHg iium. The guardian angel
of LIlhI'n J., an aisblc and
wrl!-.ui,fmcl special pnl.so officer
detailed hy the police commissioners,
aHi rrplsi.n: regularly - Aching >u-
pcrintrnlout @: r5Iirr i.ysnos, lilo
work, D.. mpnipI,ly wigh .ko oihcr
srFy.c'.h'r 40. stani ~ the swell cafe
who j. e..ll,i tns l.14nr'r The uouucer
II professional boxer who's duty II II
q m4int.ln uu!cT aud go get oir'rcpCr-
ogs visitors oui oi the establishment
without ans lass Ur feathers and With
out attracting too E,a'rs! attention.
The ~ .,l. OF the o hrs hand, make, IL
his iil iuu-- To- q that no Aagtn b1fall,
the r5ir ~ Loitl alton Who ia, become
a liiils -, cYasiyLl Tor Lla u.u good,
.nd need. the a.1istaEeC 81 l.si sGch y
guide. philosopher. aud ig.,Ei q, tho
angel u, To- keep Liu from parting with
his yaluahi-t
'Thr ilr. u having guardian an
GEL aid the angel Of tho Hoffman
House. may 5iTiE" mvn about town a,
something - practical Isgc, sad ihCy
may believe that The angel j. myth.
iIui they are mistaken. f.E liu't hero
- prove that guardian angels are fcgu'
lag institutions? Many men Ia this
town aFo thankful iIr the help u tho
rruf.rsionaI zurrl. We 500 tia; they
-. .,.... a.,.fsa E..... ~ tho as.s 80.
much aboard. ~ Wc got them Hccummo-
Jaiinns At the hUioi II ihry aren't able
I, set home. We take teen to Turkish
bath aai s,ra.s.htnn them CUT before
putting thCm To- t"I. aud IN numerous
other ways perform y H"Eylto tina, a
sIuArr man isn't very apt :" forget,
whirh I happen 10 know not ono In
huaircl f.il. Ia Fcin"tnirsr Ia = suhs;an.
ii4i iseh.ua On other day a besides Christ
mas."
\ sL,ik,n, .,iit.i..ii.p .f ,iis appa..
tune srryic.ahiebrzs II the guardian
angel vas furnished rc"n,ly a; tho
lIofm n .i'uss ia, below pablo 70.
r"riipa. \ Hand orlc rgan. lFcssrd In
hlsrk. came 'r'u the private dInIEs.
r,oms and staggered along lhc lils-i -"--
Tiiar. iiis 4'c N = iiu,h,l with vine.
'ii-syun.! ,rir,i thr angel. with
start a. he caught si-ht u tlc -u"s;.
I've must -,'i that tnlu ~ a rpsri pu!uk."
The n.an a=s LasilvI into Jhu elevator
sni taken So rsIH Ia a harry
whats th- vsrii..t mt aiuats- asked
a h. .sanlrs WItHa tAr alttl r''rrsr-I.
~ $50! deal more tlgn you ihinE."
rU;url-i -" - 10 sHArli4u. THAT
man pp4'I isr a. .'tAr,,i H. ilis profession
W"1r l. s TO De- sesn 10 that coalition q;
III, reception uIsiaiu. II 1, one u thc
hrsl Lu1vH pHsfy sIplai men IN this
city. Tho HaIIr' 'uf his calling makes
Is impraiiyr that Lee shugii never IL
acvn in pubilr under she lulig~ucu II
Wac. 1t e1s marrow escape. though.
i:ut he's al right now. NIlSdy will
know any thing IT It. IT, viii bc
straight a. = s,rius again when hu leave.
Tor home. IL suud uispn H."
Tho "yi.lHnur II the professional
Egarlian angel .a bppn innany m"no'
means uhu have haliit 81 getting -.
ra1iunaiiy So uuuViy!ai to take care Of
themselves. They depend uppn tho
fFiuHlly surveillance 81 ,hr angel. aud
Civ" themselves up freely f1r the time
bcin 10 tbc LUli'It. ~ the iinHinr bowl.
"Npt ursr Va q thousand umca." said
professional Auryl. '',Iprs trirnl who
do,s tids service ips fellow ciiis"a TAIL
to- -ut ltH azb hire ls spIh ~ hr reaches
hii c'l4r.''s home. \ fIan mean enough
b. back plt ~ r1yi5.s fir' back under
such 81 rrlIsia1uss g. To- mean - spruj
cnCurh 10 get So fall. Sometimes
We dua't collect a. tn mans hpasc at
all. We Just CsrJrt him ~ and .Ay in
an explanatory way. Mr.. p,liyshrp a.s
s1mc;hiu. at dinner that disagreed with
him and coultlu; got homo before.
uiA'sm. la; br's al right row: or h. will
be all right IN tho morning. Thc next
time re meet Sac good follow word Ia
enough W ir,u5: thr incident back to
his mCmory. ali hr pays She cab hire
promptly. Often y man will bC
CSulrrautly Ecn"rpuS IlrlI waat 20
crark q ltsltl' ~ ~ ne visa ma. and he
hands n,r or t.n dollar uDir over.
with thc remark. Hsp t't that On the
horse yuu think will win. aifh my com.
plir1rBts anil beet vi .hus' Mon like
that don't ipH.sct such a favor. They
talk about j. n their friend and IL
their friends chance tn feel li,c having
liulc pcrsunal jubilee ON their own
hook they como and get the professional
angel 10 lend his good services as pro-
tcctor aud friend during the hilarious
experiences Of tho jubilee. Yes. stree.
the angel Is au Institution that II would
be Impossible - dispense with iu these
civiliaS! day', whether We arr IN the