The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-14
CBy STANLEY r. OSBORN)

fellow, but if you admit a doubt the
other fellow will get the job. If he
hasn't brains back of his nerve and
bluff and self-confidence he will be
dropped, of course, at the end of a
few days or weeks. But those few
days or weeks give him a change to
make good by study and hard work.
He can replace the bluff in his equip
ment with knowledge.
1 | know a man in this city who came
here a green country boy of sixteen,
and cashed in his nerve for $40 a
week. I'm not going to give you his
name, but here is his story as he told
it to me.
q came to the city a great, over
grown farmer boy. | was only six
teen but l weighed 1873 pounds and
looked large and a good deal ripper
than | was. / got a room to stay in
and then started out to get job.
hadn't any special idea of what l
wanted to do; almost anything was
in my line. l wasn't particular AS
wandered around my eye rested at
last upon a sign. Hotel JONES' the
old hotel of course.
THAT looks like a good place to
work. says l, and in l went. 4 want
to see the boss said to the clerk.
Fun for the Clerk.
"He looked me over and winked at
the young woman behind the counter
Want to see the boss, do you? Well,
just step in through that glass door
there and pick out the first man you
see inside. He'll be the boss; there
isn't any one else in there.
81 suppose he thought he'd have a
little fun at my expense and that I'd
come out through the transom. He
couldn't really have thought had any
business that would interest the pro-
prietor.
81 marched in through the glass
door as bold as brass. DO you want
to hire a good MANI asked the gen
tlemen sitting at a desk. He turned
around-it wasn't very light in there
or he would have noticed the alfalfa
in my countenance-and he said:
"'Ever had any experience in the
restaurant business?'
"'Sure,' said l.
"'Can you speak French and Ger
MANI
YES said l.
eve are about to make change in
our system, checking into the dining
room and some other things, and we
need an extra man. l don't happen to
have in mind any one l know. What
would you be willing to work for?'
"This sounded good. l thought it
over for a minute. Well, l said. I
don't see how l could come for less
than 500 or $25.'
"He tapped the ends of his fingers
together thoughtfully. 4 guess we can
manage $685. he said. We need a !
bright active man..
"He had one of the fellows take me
up to the room that went with the job.
I may mention here that not till had
been working a week did l find out
that was getting $25 a week and not
a month had thought when l asked
that figure a month, l was doing all
that could be expected in the way of
bluff, but it seems | was not.
THE first thing the boss did was to
take me out and introduce me to the
cook, He was a Frenchman and he
hands out piece of paper with some
writing on it in French.
First Duty as Translator.
cone of your duties says the boss,
will be to take the menu from the |
chef every day and translate it into
English for the tables the following |
day. The chef can't write English,
you know. This one here, is for to-
morrow and you can fix it up some
time today.
81 took the menu and looked at it.
l felt gloomy and down hearted.
may say that l didn't know a word of
French or German-that was all part
of the grand larceny l committed in
taking this job. | would have answer,
ed Yes, if he'd asked me if could
talk Chinese or walk on my hands up
a ladder of swords. l was an earnest
boy and l meant to have a job.
81 took the menu and looked at it.
would have to do something to show
human intelligence. l puckered up
my brow. Cook says l. 1 amt used
to your handwriting. I'll bet you can
make better pie than you can let
ter "g,"'
49, says he, genial like, cant you
read heem? And he puts his big fat