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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1903)
IFmm Fvr. j "Tft . O.S L myfi WK.wr ' t-..-,,.. -, , .. ' ' - - m uy - -,--, .T ' ttbe E ails tflebrasftan 2 wPBTrpwPMfyga i IS-' a-. T fir Experiences of tbe Xftniveveit Waftet Representative Waiter Talks of His Career in Lincoln Restaurants "The Etudcnt who undertake to work forever devising some mischief. Our hlH way through college." Bald a self- b Imd many virtues but among , . , ." , ,, thorn (oild not bo numbered strict aii- Hupportlng University man. takes s(,npnre fronv intoxicating liquors. His upon himself a task that will try him wlte, howover, kept a strict watch on to the utmost, unless a person has some avocation mastered of such a na ture as to cause his sorvlces to be In demand, It Is almoBt hopolcBS for him to attempt working his way through. Some students, however, are able to eliminate a large portion from their expenso by waiting, and to this clnss I belong. While my duties have oftol beon arduous, I confess that I havo mbt found tho experience a distasteful one. In mnny ways I havo enjoyed myself, but be that as It may, I have acumu- latcd a fund of exporlenco that will al ways prove valuable, enabling me to face the world wlth-a knowledge of the ways of men that o(i1d not bo acqulrod In any other way. "My oxporlcnco ns a waiter dates back to the time when I first came to the University, fresh from the farm, with a large nmount of confidence In my ability to bocomo conspicuous and a Btnall amount of coin to supply my needs. Upon the advice of a friend I visited tho Y. M. C. A. room and after a short consultation, with, the officer In charge I bore away with me a couple of cards containing a request for wait ers. The first placo 1 visited suited" me sufficiently and after going through a system of arrangements, I found my self a full-fledged waiter. "The flrBtrday I was nervous and'had some racking experiences. My control over the coffee-pot was by no means absolute, and I am sure that I poured moro of tho liquid on my fingers than In tho cups. My head was in a whirl anil things woro hard to find, but somehow I blundered along and when the din ner hour waB over I felt relieved, though not comfortable; for It seemed as If I had acted In a dream, without retaining a consciousness or hardly anything that had passed. "I remember, though, when I took my first order. A man- with big bushy "Whiskers and a morose expression on hl8 countenance came in, and It was my duty to wait on him. Trembling In every limb and Impelled byjx con sciousness -that I Just had to do It, I J ambled out and enumerated tho list of meats in a high pitched strident tono that I think must havo startled him; for as soon as I had finished he looked up in a dazed fashion and said: "What?" Then I had to repeat tho oporatldn, striving to keep tho words from click ing in my throat, and when ho finally gave his order, aftor long deliberation, I hustled away with a zeal that must havo mado him think I was vory In dustrious. Loading my tray I sallied out again with the same calm self-possession as previously. To keep tho tray . In exact balance was something I could not do, momentarily expecting tho cup of coffee to slide down the Incline and fall overboard to death am. destruc tion, but It stayed and I reached the distributing sholf In safety. Then I delivered tho goods. As I laid down each-Hlislv thcinau. -ityjuLJL critically. and my hands trembled with fright un der the effect pf his gaze. I feared greatly lost ho should, find some fault, and I was ready to jump at the sound" of his voice. Bat he hold his peace and -Iwithdrew into tho inner shrine and waited for a now arrival. "After a few days I becamo accus tomed to the work and the taking or ders became a mater of course, cas ing me no concorn whatever. I no longer feared lest somo one would take offenso at my servlng-and call mo down a thing that I( had anticipated and - dreaded greatly. ' I even felt at ease, lounging around when idle and watch ing the diners at work. 'Over some of the more timid and shy customers I actually bqgao to feel a sense of su periority and It was with a great show of condescension that I ministered to. their wants. "As I began to feel more at homo in the kitchen, my true personality assert ed Itself. I had formed the acquaint ance of a brllllautly witless young blade by the namo of Marks, who was him and ne seldom round opportunity to indulge himself. MarkB was awart of his wenkness and arranged a plan, diabolically to say the lenBt. He hunt ed up a Jug and entrusting It to "Shar key," tho roustabout of the place, sent the youth forth In tho dusk of the ovenlng to get It filled. When "Shar key" returned with IiIb precious bur don, wo stowed It away and then Marks went Into the dining room and gave the old man the tip. Soon he appeared, cheerfully rubbing his hands and wink ing knowingly at us. Prancing around in the brightest glee, he exclaimed: " 'Bring her out, boys Bring her out! The colorod troops fought brave ly. Bring her out, boys!' "Well, we 'brought her out.' Settling" himself Into a chair, with his feet Extended as far as they could reach, ho sal tho picture of ease and content hugging that Jug to his bo som. Raising It to the proper height and tipping it to tho proper level he began the downpour. He became so absorbed that he did not notice me as 1 slipped out of the room". I locat ed the old lady at once and acquainted her with her husband's depravity. She got up and sailed out to the kitchen l a hurry, Just In tlmo to see tho pret tiest sight Imaginable. There was Uie old fool, sitting there, quaffing deep, well relished draughts; pausing once In a while without raising his eyes to roll forth a prolonged and contented Ah! Ah! Ah! and then falling to work again. The old lady got busy and boxed his ear so hard that ho al most tumbled sldewayB. I n.over' saw anyone look so cheap and wltiess as he did. Marks and I lahghed bo hard It hurl us, and when we recovered the old lady had piloted her dlBlpated husband out of harm's way and the Jug lay a pile of derbrls on the floor, "I became acquainted with a num ber of regular Customers and with some as my Intimacy with them waxed stronger. I felt free to exchange re marks. 1 remember particularly a law yer who used to stray In at odd Inter vals. He was a good-natured, volatile fellow, with very little learning, and a limited knowledge of tbe law. Every time he came he would dig his thumbs into his vest pocket and with a great air of proprietorship address nlc: " 'Willie,' he would say, 'come here and give an account of yourself. Give me a full synopsis of your doings, mis doings and undoings since I saw you last. Toll them all to me,, Willie; Just as you wouhl to your father, and I'll see If I can't give you a little beneficial advice.' 'I grew to like him and onjoy his drollery, but finally he ceased to eome. I presume he found practice dull and had to change his quarters. It's a pity that such a good fellow as ho bad to go unprolded for when plenty of less deserving people live In comfort, "A romance sprouted, budded and fili ally blossomed and came to fruit In our kitchen. Nora, the cook, had boon re ceiving attentions from a young coun tryman of a rather dispassionate na ture, and -qg-thn. murtalilu-jirQfiicssed she experienced a severe hemorrhage of the heart. But trouble grew up be tween them and marred the course of their happiness. One evening -matters camo to a crisis and tho scono I hap pened In upon was a stormy one to say the least. Nora was seated at tho table crying violently and her lover stood in the middle of the floor In a wildly plciurcsque-attltuilfi.auggestlve of both noble dignity and utter nonsense. " 'Go out o' me sight, Jawny,' walled Nora, 'and don't let me Iver sop solght of ye agin.' . ") ' "The young man braced- himself up with a nobleness of meln and with a quavering, tragic colce exclaimed: . " 'O, Nora, you may deplso me, but you'll live to regret It. Remember, Nora' this In a hollow, tragic tone- 'that I'll not always be poor Johnny McGuire. Some day you will be glad to know poor Johnny McGulro.' "The'second year I worked at another inaee far more aristocratic. While I hav"e no regrets to express over this place, yet I missed tho democracy -n.) good fellowship that characterized m v situation the first year. Every thing was on the hurr.y-UD scale and a fellow was liable to geLbounced for thi small est negligence. One poor fellow named Robbins I romember in particular, who suffered through a sad mistake. A customer had ordered corn-meal, but by mistake Robbins brought him mashed potatoes.' The man being hungry and absent-minded at tho same time, poured out a generous supply of milk and sugar on his potatoes and raked In a generous mouthful. Whew! What a sputtering he did make! Everyone In tho place turned to look aud all waB consternation. But Rob bins was equal to the emergency. He picked up the gravy dish and drowned the potatoes, milk and sugar, and with a 'you needn't thank me' air. stood triumphantly by. Poor Robbins! Ho was born to misery, and he walked around In search of another Job all that afternoon. "I encountered many experiences, both serious and amusing, but thcBe were of such a diversified character that now they have become confused In my mind and I cannot recall any of them. I grew to like my new place", however, and- formed some close friendships. And now I have started on my third year's work and I have no misgivings as to what tho future holds In storo for me. I know that I will encounter some hard knocks, but these come In every walk of life, and I consider myself as well off as most of the fellows that don't have to work.' Unions Challenged by Doane. The secretary of the Union Debating club has received a communication from Doane asking that the date for the annual debate be fixed and the question chosen. The debate will un doubtedly he held In Crete this year. ''This Joint debate is an annual affair and has always been an enjoyable one. Last year It Was hold In Lincoln. Eyery one reported a splendid time. The question discussed was. "Resolved, That trusts are inimical to industry.' The Union team consisting of Messrs. J. M. Paul. C. W. Mellck and I. C. Baldwin, had tho affirmative There were no j.idges but unbiased spectators and even the Doane team Itself ac knowledged themselves worsted. The debating club -will take action upon the challenge at the regular meet ing this cvenln. A Student Opinion. To those who love the campus as thoy should and who Hkc tosec It kept perfectly beautiful the path that Is being worn from the library diag onally across to the Armory Is an eye sore and a thing to be decried. If this had .been meant for a walk in all prob ability one would havo been placed there cro this. Of course, an Iron Tailing can be placed along the walk a silent and ugly warning to- keep out. but do we need such a warning? It takes Just 22 seconds by the clock to walk around and surely this tlmecan not bo more profitably spent than in helping to keep tbe campus beautiful. A campus honeycombed with paths and by-paths where grass does not grow nor ever will grow Is certainly not conducive to anything aesthetic. A STUDENT. For the first time In- the history of the University instruction is given in the metallurgy of the precious metals. Tho electrical engineering depart ment was the recipient Wednesday of a photometer from Philadelphia. IIIIIMIM II H H lilllllliNminim ' " ' H U I I II I See the Review zess -About Your PRINTING. Phone 1 132 N STREET, T 1 f f I Ml I II 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' " M " " " m ii 1 1 n 1 1 mmiiiiiii Exclusively High Glass!! Dance Programs, Menus, SocfetyPro grams, Visiting Cards. 1 The New Century Printers : 212 SOUTH 12TH STREET iiiniiiii minimum DIERKS LUMBER & COAL CO. Wholesale and Ifetatl i Lumber and Coal Manufacturers Yellow Pino of General office 201-202-203 Frtdemtty Side Yards 125 to 140 So. Eighth St. Telephone Gen. office 120; LomBer Yard 13; Coal yard 45. 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