Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

transmit it to the kitchen and then per-
form the other necessary duties while
no time is lost. One would thtnk that
experience would lead men to econo-
mizc time, bu. probably the waiter
finds true what many have found be-
fore. namely, that the more work man
does the uore is expected of him. And
perhaps he is not to blame. for he gets
very poor wages. Six dollars. eight dol
lars and ten dollars is good pay for
him. including board such as it is.
Every occupation develops peculiar
Affections, and SO the walters trade. ]
am told, has most remarkable
one. They say that if man has
walked the hard marble floors of
our great eating houses for ten
years or So. his foot gives way. the arch
Of it falls down, and the man steps on
the floor with his whole sole. OF
course. all elasticity is gone and he just
drags along instead of walking
otf or men DO Some walters who have
been at the trade for twenty years or
SO present truly pitiful spectacle on
that account
The walters in Chicago have had
their usual spring strike, raradcd the
streets, had good time, secured some
concessions after annoying the res
taurauts and the public a good deal.
and in few weeks or at most Il month
or two will be working again at tie
same rate and the same hours, ten or
twelve hours DAY and half
day Sundays. But they have
served some good purpose. They
have given certain labor leaders
the opportunity to show the politicians
what a pull they have. that they can
ia ir,f1 frv 4 I'M
tlretls of men to lose their jobs. On such
a demonstration these self-made lead
crs can live year at least.
Speaking of restaurants reminds me
of that letter in the New York sun
short time ago ''rcastinG Chicago.
Among other things the restaurants
were run down. 1t would be difficult
| to reply to a good-natured criticism of
our restaurants, there can be little
| doubt about that. Chicago knows how
| to do business aud to make money. 1t
| has vet to learn how to spend money.
| Not that Chicago people are stingy BY
| no means. But they have not
| yet learned how to live. To live
| we'll does not mean to spend much
money. nor does the spending of much
| money necessarily secure good living.
| Chicagoans remind me of n boy just
| SCrE1nS on 1nannOOtl, VINO goes out III
| the company of men and gets the no.
| ton that il he treats as often they
do and spends as much money he is
| having a great time. | was out the
other day with friend or two and we
| sauntered into little place where one
could get good glass of wine. We
| drank port wine. My friends tossed off
their glasses at one draught. sat for
awhile and slipped my wine, wholly un-
conscious of doing anything unusual.
| till, when I sat down the empty
| glass, one of the party pulled his watch
| on me and said:
1T took you just seven minutes to
| drink that glass of wine"
paid no more for my wine than they
| did for theirs, but I venture to say !
got ten times as much satisfaction out
| Of it.
| In that sense I think it is true that
Chicago people, in fact, all our western
| people, have yet to learn how to live,
| and in that sense our restaurants are
at fault, The food is good. the service
satisfactory. they are well ventilated
and conveniently located. But they
! are all business. If one goes there to
| feed he viii be satisfied. Ifone goes to
enjoy mep. he will have some diff
Guilty in making the waiter un-
derstand it. and he will not be in
. very comfortable, retired place. This