The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-26
TRIALS OF a TYPE WRIT r.
Some OF the Annoysnces of Those VIII
Play on the Tuneless Piano.

Play on the Tuneless Piano.
From the CHICAGO Tribune.
From what is printed about female stenog-
raphsrs and typewriters the general puolic's
opinion is that they are a class of women,
old and young, who take up the work in
order to effect an entrance into offices and
business houses i'll search Of some one "who m
they may devour" Gnetnphorically speak
ing, and that the poor men are at their
mercy, and that the employers trials and
tribulations are many and great
The vast majority of of typewriters and
stenoRraphers are frivolous, ignorant, or
bent on couquests-although, as a rule,
they do plead guilty to the charge of being
good looking.
They take up the work because it is fass
cinating in itself, congenginl, and opsns a
field where the Intelligent aud ambitious
may rise to better things, and because they
receive better wages, have lighter work,
shorter hours, warm and comfortable
working rooms, aud less respon Utility than
any other class OF working
The stenographer usually reaches the
Office before her employer, and when the
proprietor does arrive, instead of greeting
him with 2 heavenly smile, as IL Is popu-
larry supposed she does, tea to one she is 80
buslly engaged with her work that she does
IlOU HOLiCS MS dETIN1It Dub ueE real bTlaIS De-
gin when sac receives dictGtion-for there
are all sorts of dictators.
THE MAN WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING.
First on the list comes the man who
"knows everything" You sit down before
him with fear and trembling in your heart
and lead pencil in your baud and he rattles
oil technical terms and business phrases
with the speed and energy Of race horse
that comes up the last quarter with the de-
termination of getting there You check
him IN his mad career 10y asking simple
question that you must know or give I'D the
ghost. He gives a little snort Of dunn
founded surprise, glances at you over his
glasses in a way that makes your bump OF
vanity cave 10, and exclaims in a voice of
helpless wonder:
"Well, don't you know that2 l should
think child Of 10 could answer that ques-
tIon."
You have learned to manage him very
quickly, and, as you have good wages, short
hours, and don't wish to have any unpIeas>
antness it is-not typewriter's nature-but
human nature to say:
20, know | am awtuly ignorant, but
then can't be expected to know as much
as you do-because there isn't anybody who
does"
This conclliates him, he explains things.
everything is lovely again, and later on you
have the doubtful satisfaction OF hearing
him tell friend that his stenographer ia
not very intelligent herself, but she can ap.
preciate intelligence in others.
Next comes the man who "Iooks on the
wine when 1t is red.n When he takes a
certain amount he is hilarious and you are
apt TO get your wages raised, and when he
adds little more he is ugly, and you are
liable to get turned of-like gas let. He
sits down, dictates for five minutes, and
| then says:
II am going out to see man, pil be back
in minute" work Is accommodating time il
| pressing, but he stays away twenty minutes.
then comes back, and for the next half hour
! you take dictatlon-together with the
! fumes OF beer, limburger and bologna.
| Then comes the man who wants Won To
give rule or reason for everything under
the heavens-Just as II woman ever did
know anything about rules or reasons. He
nags you and irritates you and tries Won be-.
! yond endurance. He wants to know thu
reason you did this or the reason YOU aid
that, aud II you can give rule Tor usIn ,
that adyerb OF that capital, and at last Won
say that you don't know any rule but the
| golden rule. he doesn't even see tho appllea-
ton, and you ST down with sigh az the
stupidity OF men in general
GOOD, CLEAR PUNCTUATION.
! Then the man who Is stuck on semi