"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."