*The writer of these h humble lines being a Waiter, and having come of a family of Waiters, and owning at the present time five brothers who are all Waiters, and likewise an only sister who is a ffWaitress, would wish to offer a few words respecting his calling; fffirst having the pleasure of hereby in a friendly manner offering the Dedication of the same unto Joseph, much respected Head ffWaiter at the Slamjam Coffee-house, London, E.C., than which a individual more eminently deserving of the name of man, or a more amenable honour to his own head and heart, whether considered in the light of a Waiter or regarded as a human being, do not exist.*