The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-06-27
GOING TO THE DOGS.

GOING TO THE DOGS.
Il received your bill to-day, Mr.. Leon
ard said q customer, as he entered the
shop of a master mechanic.
we are sending out our accounts Mt
this season. returned the mechanic,
bowling.
Il want to pay you.'
Very we'll, Mr. Baker, we're always
glad to get money
But you must throw off something.
Let me see,' and the customer drew out
the bills, 'twenty-seven dollars and forty
six cents. Twenty-Five will do. There,
receipt the bill and I will pay you.'
But Mr. Leonard shook his head.
Il can't receipt cent from that bill,
Mr. Baker. Every article is charged at
our regular prices
oh yes, you can. just make it twen-
ty.five dollars, even money. Here tits,
and Baker counted out the cash.
T'm sorry, Mr. Baker, but l cannot af-
ford to deduct anything. If you had
only owed me twenty-five dollars, your
bill would have been just that amount.
I would not have added cent beyond
what was due, nor can 1 take anything
less than my own.'
Then you won't deduct the odd mon
ey?'
Il cannot, indeed
Very WELL The manner of the Gus
toner changed. He was evidently
offended. The bill is too high by just
that sum asked to have struck off. But
no matter, can pay it,
Then you mean to insinuate, said the
mechanic, who was an independent sort
of a man, that am cheating you out of
two dollars and forty-siX cents?:'
Il didn't say so.'
But it is plain that you think so or
you wouldn't have asked all abatement.
II you consider my charges just you
would not dispute them.'
oh, never mind! We'll not waste
words about it. Here's your money!
said Mr. Baker, and he added another
five dollars to the sum he had laid down.
The mechanic receipted the account and
gave the change, both of which his Gus
toner thrust into his pocket with u pet
ulant air and then turned and left the
shop without another word.
Its the last bill he ever has against
me- muttered Baker to himself, as he
walked away. IT that's his manner Of
treating customers he'll som go to the
dogs. He was downright insulting,
and no gentleman will stand that from
another. Mean to insinuate! Humph!
Yes, did mean to insinuate,' and Mr.
Baker inyoluntarily quickened his pace.
Hell soon so to the dogs. I've paid
him great deal Of money, but it is the
last dollar of mine he ever handles
Baker was as good as his word. He
withdrew his custom from the offend
ing mechanic and gave it to another.
I've got one Of your old customers,
Leonard said friend in the same busi-
ness with the mechanic, some six or
eight months afterwards.
'Ah, who is it?'
Baker,
Leonard shrugged his shoulders.
How came you to lose him?'
'I'll tell you how to keep him.
We'll, how?'
your bill amounts to thirty dollars,
make it thirty-three and few odd cents
by increasing some of its items. He
will want the surplus knocked off, which
you can afford to do; he then will pay it
and think youare just the man for him.
You have lost him, then, because you
would not abate anything from a true
bill.'
II did,
Thank you. But suppose your bill
should be twenty-six, or seven, or eight
what then? could knock off the odd
dollar for the purpose of fmaking it even.
No. In that case you must add until
you get about thirty
And fall back to that?'
Yes. It will be the knocking off the
odd dollar which he will think is clear
gain.'
That would hardly be honest
Hardly. But you must do it or lose
his custom some day or other
4 shall have to accommodate him |
suppose, If he will be cheated it can't be