Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1901 — Had No Use for Old Men. [ARTICLE]

Had No Use for Old Men.

During tbe long years of service as porter of a downtown hotel he had grown a luxuriant beard of half and half—white and brown. His venerable appearance attracted the attention of tlie proprietor during one of the latter’s tours of inspection and criticism. “How long has that porter been with us?” he asked of tlie clerk. “Fourteen years,” was the answer. “Too long,” commented tlie owner of the hostelry. “Let liim go.” The clerk knew that defence of tlie porter was useless, but called the man before him. “Do you want to keep your job?” be asked the aged servitor after informing him of Ills discharge. “My family depend on my earnings here,” replied the old man. “Then get -a dean shave and return as another man tomorrow,” w as the reply. “I will hire you over again.” “Who Is tlie new porter?” inquired the proprietor two days later. “I don’t know- his name,” said the clerk, “but he sems to know his business.” “That’s so,” replied tlie owner of the hotel. “He's a good deal more spry than that old man w-e had.”