Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-19
MODERN PARALLELS.
The Tale OF The Tired ln0rman-

" tGiI ~ ~ thNI OUUi ftdli4
Ell Ednwrd> WAS . dnnrmau. That
an, hr WIS the automatic part nc the
door hr swung for the guests III Tie ho
tcl 'rnc,u>. = Young Inn.
Iirsidc~ hauling d%cnaturrd trunks
from IT, luxe taXi>. Bill had odd yer,
odd jobs io ~ about The hotel entrance.
such IVY sweeping the sidewalk. polish
iug III. windows iu the storm door. >hoy
Cling uI the SNOW when ~ ~ucv. and
mapping The Steps when III r"iurl. IN
fact. opening doors was III the minimum
lie hadn't always been \ human hinge.
TIME was when Bill had a good job i'm n
print shop. a-Sctting type. But his ewes
went back nu him hc hogan ;n grt mfat.
and entertained a perpetual crick in the
back All of which helped him decide 90
net am outdoor Job.
Tie hld heard of fat. ruddy checked
mrn who did nothing from morn till
night but tand in front of = h~oSlclry aud
watch the guests do entrances and exits.
50 hc walked into the CrocSus one day
and asked il the, needed any d~cc0hatinns
oni front. They did. The last animated
,tatn had clopcd with one ~ the lady
bakers. unconSciou>ly making way for
Bin.
The first day was terrible. llc did ~
much nothing H. was AN i'll long before
supper time. lie lougel for something
~ du. and almost thanked the boss when
thai worthy came ont and tOld him tu
dust 40 The Century plants. The next
daN IL raiucl and Bill had Ia keep intro
duciug The mop To- the snow white steps.
I;ut after Il few days Hill began 90 like
fhr posing part Of the position and swept
the walk with less Nignr. I'm Il few weeks
lee entertained the nuion that lac was du
ing part of the p%ortcr'S work most 81 the
tim. Tie thought u doorman should br
iu~t \ part of the landscape. ami express
ti his opinions To- the other commercial
ilcd servant thus
They don't want i doorman here. They
want ln Outside Porter. \ true door ~
,ncr >huuld hc Just part IF the door. llc
hnuldnt shovel an, more snow than the
door should
one night thn >nuw and mercury fell
Tor lair. The snow WAS az high aS the
mercury WAS low. The next morning Fill
W. oodchuck'd his way thru the hotel stage
entrance and Climhrd mo the stag, gen
uniform. After which ~ Struttcd
ihro The d cyliudcr office. AMI down the
front Steps a. hi> pedestal. Where hr
lid II Washington Crossing the Rock
les
tie forgot the mcnial section of his pro
lr>Siun. Tie realized that ai last he had
arrived Fresh air. sunshine. the passing
show. and nnihinE "a dn hHt remain per
pendicnlar and look heroic. ilc recalled
thr ircary day spent in the Stugv print
shop and wondered why he never had
heard uf dourmcn before h. signed az ~
printers devil on the Granville sentinel.
The boss came ont and gave the side
the ScrutnouS inspection. Said h.
"a Bill:
Aren't yoJ afraid You'll turn into y
snow man. holding that pose ~ long
Get busy with the snow remover"
III you don't a. IL" continued the boss
III get some one else "a ~ i'll"
Bill didn't notice the emphasis ON the
someone else aud be- felt complete vie
lowering about his sign board cap.
The porter will catch i, now" thought
Fill. "li was his work anyway I'm
glad the boss his looked up the definition
If the word dnorman."
tie waited in vain for the appearanccuf
the snow shovel accompanied BY the por-
ter. By and ~ h. heard footsteps com
inc his way. II was The boss. and Bill
that he looked slightly pccvcd.
When the bn>s saw the SnoW sill living
where Ma Nature had spread ii. ~ look
ed more slightly peeved. Then followed