The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-04-13
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terchanged with her employers male
clients; that she is the object of del
icate aattery and sedulous attention:
that when she happens to be more
than usually comely of face and figure
she is continually in receipt of rich and
tasteful gifts betokening the high re-
gard in which her charms are held by
a host of fervid admirers. 10 those
who see her in their minds eye, by the
light of these imaginings, it does not
appear in the least unlikely that She
should eventually bestow her fair
hand upon gay young sprig of fashion
or sporting scion of some historic
house. On the other hand, from the
point of view entertained by the "unco'
guild" who appear always to think as
badly as may be of their fellow
creatures, she is "a snare scx the feet
of the unwary," bold, betisened
daughter of Heth," an incorporate
temptation to overindulgenes IN intox.
icating liquor Thus, in the fancy OF
some of those who know nothing about
her. she stands depicted as frank and
radiant Hebe; in that of others, as .
willy and lurid Delilah.
The real barmaid of ordinary COM
merce has scarcely any characteristic.
save now and then that of good looks,
in common with either of these ideal
dispensers of liquid reflection. As
rule she is an Industrious, honest and
respectable girl. of humble origin and
rudimentary education, overwosSed
and underpaid, debarred from oil ahe
Injuries and many of the comforts of
existence, compelled to eat her rations
of coarse food in hurry and to sleep
in sordid garnet, often after having
been on her feet with few brief in,
tervals of rest. for from fourteen ts
fifteen hours OF the day and night As
"a matter of fact few young bread
earners of the female sex in this coun-
try have more laborious or duller
time of it, week in, week out, than bar
maids. Their work is peculiarly ia
tiguing and their hours are exception
ally long. While they are ION duty
that is to say, in many cases from eight
or nine in the forenoon until midnight
there is always something for them
TO do. When they are not engaged in
serving customers, taking money and
giving change, functions calling for
the exercise of considerable deXterity
and watchfulness, they are cleaning
up the overcoming liquor stains OF
the bedabbled counter or keeping up
a high polish on the metal and glass
ornaments and appointments of the bar.
In establishments enjoying local IA
vor where business is usually brisk
from morning until night, barmaids
have no leisure whatsoever-no time
to indulge in gossip, to listen to COM
pliments or even to pay the most
cursory attention to the rough and
vulgar "chaff' which certain classes of
public house haunters and ''loafers at
the bar" are in the habit of addressing to
the defenseless young women employed
to supply them with drink. These girls.
moreover, many of whom have been
brought up in decent homes by WELL
conducted and law-abiding parents.
are under the daily necessity of wit.
Messing scenes OF brutal violence IN
which men and women alike give the
rein to their worst instincts, and OF
hearing the outbursts of foul language
, that are too frequently prompted by
| alcoholic excitement. Tipplers and
dram drinkers of the lower orders sell
dom give thought to the feelings Of
the girl behind the bar Or place any
. restraint upon their free flow Of in
vective in order to spare her offense o,
annoyance. She, for her part is bound
to put up with their utterances, how
: ever abominable, lest she should of
> fend her masters customers, thereby
: mourning his displeasure and exposing
S herself to the risk of sudden and per
5 emptory dismissal. -London Times.