El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-06
DO YOU REMEMBER?

TO YOU RE4lEABER. You were q
u bartender in those days-rhe spe-
cies is almost extinct now. You were
one Of those good. honest bartenders,
who tried to give your boss and the
fellow IN front q square deal There
were times, Of course. when the boss
would Insist that you switch the Ia
bells occasionally-but you were al
ways working strictly under orders
and you would close your eyes during
this operation as, Of course, you had
to think OF the wife and little ones at
home.
Don't you remember the chap who
had just landed and who didn't know
many people and who boarded Just
around the block from your place
how ne would come in on his way
home and Iinger TIL closing up time
over about two glasses OF beer-no,
not bottled beer. but two out OF the
keE2 Don't you remember how you
wondered whether there was really
any money IN that fellows trader dc
would absorb about 50 cents worth OF
heat from the stove and deal out about
a million dollars worth Of converse
ton IN addition to his dime, but that
wasn't legal tender-the converse ton,
I mean. OF course, you had to listen
though Your boss ran a-sWel place
and il was Up TO you 10 dish out good
fellowship. You had the privilege, too.
to ask them TO have one on the house
after every fifth round
You got so you knew many OF the
people Of your city You remem Der
that successful chap who used 10
breeze IN like a breath Of real con-
Ia. o. HamHHn
live ones in tow and say: BIZ, ask
EN- what they'll have-the best is none
too good say, BIZ have something
yourself, too. How are the kids get
ting alonE2" Didn't that chap make
you feel like life was really worth
Whfle2
Then don't you remember that sui
len. long faced individual who used to
steal in at the side door, look up and
down the bar to~be sure there was no
one there whom he knew and order q
straight" and when he got through
pouring out his drink there wasn't
much space between the top OF the
drink and the top Of the glass either
was there2 Then, don't you remember
that fellow who came in and stood you
of for q drink and you let him have
IL. too7 He surely looked like he need
ed II and probably he did-poor chap.
De had a good face There wasn't
much in sight for him and that drink
warmed him up-for the night any
Way-and tOmorrOsz--maybe hope
would come 10 him in the morning
Couldn't you study human nature from
your point OF Eantage2
Don't you remember (that was be-
fore you abolished the free lunch
cOunter) how some OF your good fell
low citizens got so adept at putting
two big slices Of meat IN their sand
Wich a couple Of times while Iinger-
oil TnA
We're sure they didn't have much ap-
petite for dinner and you were willing
TO wager 10 to ] any time that prob
ably no other dinner was necessary
Some Of those men own some
good building sites now and have
leading citlzcns-neTerth YOU
were sOrry for your boss the minute
YOU saw them come in and II you
hadn't been pretty good fellow and
didn't want to hurt their feel ings. YOU
might have called" them occasionally [
yet they rarely knew you when they
passed you on the street Don't you
remember how you used 10 iii up the
big lard bucket with beer for a sin
gle dime-When the old blacksmith
came In after supper for his evening"
allowance You knew he was tired
and felt that good measure might
cheer him up bit after his hard days
work at the shop. Those days are q I
thing Of the past now, aren't they2
Let me see-whQ did you think 10 go I
10 for a Job Wheh your section went 4
dry2 II was not 70 those substantial I
men who used TO work your gener- 4
Osity on the free lunch proposition
but you. went right 10 that breezy |
CHAP Viz always asked you about the 7
wife and the Riddles sure, Bill" +
he said, 4 have been thinking about r
you for some time, in fact / had al
ready made up my mind that you were .
the very man I needed. You see you b
have probably been in better position r
than any man I'm our city 10 really
learn human nature. You can tell the .
four nusher at first sight You gen B
orally know Immediately the real man
from the Weakling- You have seen 4
great many Of our citizens during .
their unguarded moments-and you
have been able to peer into the very
heart Of many Of them. A lot OF peo-
pie seem to think, Bill, and you have
often noticed il am sure. that a few
drinks viii often change the nature Of }
3 man-Whereas have often thought d
that sometimes an occasional drink
simply removes his guard-and you
are able to see hin in his true light
We VIII soon see. BIZ, but T rather
ear We VIII s-ill have the strong men