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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.
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