St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-10

/ call was made, Il prescription left WIFI
Mrs. NJ. and either the medicine was
very etfcctual or Mrs. VI. was not very
sick. for when he called the next day.
she Informed him that she was all cured
and he need not come any more. Last
| Monday, Jacob received by mail a bill
from DR.. H., due for medical services,
$3.50"
Jacob studied long time over that
/ bill. and showed it to his wife, and
studied over it with her but the more
he looked ut it and thought about it,
the more it seemed TO him that there
must be mistake. The next morning
hc called ut the doctors office, bill III
hand. and found the proprietor sitting
there, waiting to hear of some one sut-
feIing from green corn, or one OF the
other prevalent diseases.
| Mr.. Milchman laid his hat down care
/ fully, handed the bill to DIR. L.. saying {:
You was DR.. H.. suppose p
'Ycs. yes. certainly, Mr.. Milchman !;
! sit down. How is your wife p
.'Oh. my wife is all right. You doc
.torcd her, rh p
"I!gave her some medicine that seemed
to work like maggie
YES. 50 it did, SO it did. That was
your bill, ell p
YES, but no hurry about it, Mr..
Milchman; take little time on it, if
You want to- no hurry"
THAT was right, wis it-Sl3.75 2
Let me see; yes. that was the
amount, Mr.. Milchman: but no hurry
about paying it you know"
"Thirtcen dollars and seventy five
cents for one visit That was pretty
tam dear, don't you think so T.
Here the doctor smiled all over i'll the
most forgiving way, saying: My dear
Mr.. Milchman, you are far out of the
way. For one visit? My dear sir,
that is the way with the unprotessional
mind. | assure you when You see the
items you will agree with me that the
amount is low, sir, very low
oh said Jacob, there was items,
was there: well, where those items
are p
in my memorandum book. sir. You
shall have them certainly if You wish.
You want the items, do you ?"
That was yuSt what | want said
Jacob, and apparently much to the doc
tors annoyance. He hcSitatcd Il mo-
mcnt and then drew Il small mcmoran-
dunn book from his breast pocket. open
ed it. looked at Jacob, and began =
May l5.-U Sc of horse and buggy to
call on Mrs. Milchman, one dollar aud Il
half
stop littlc,' said Jacob, till |
( write him down." and he proceeded to
/ write the item down. Don't You got
no horse r. he asked. when he had
finished his writing.
a., - Il H.. 1, ,,,,,-;IIi,,,,I,-
/ but of COURSE have to charge for use.
don't you see p
'Oh, YES, he was your horse. but You
charge yourself fol him p
"lc>. that's il Now item No ,. To
looking at the tongue of Mrs. NJ. fifty
cents
"Oh, you look at my vitc's tongue,
ch?"
"Ccrtainly: | had to, you know.
Item No. 3. I" feeling pulse of Mrs.
W.. sixty cents
Dat .was cheap enough"
Il knew YOU would think So" e1-
claimed the doctor. now satisfied that
he was all right. Item No. 1. To
hearing Mrs. Ms report of her case. one
dollar
Mine Colt , l"u charge me for my
witc'S talking ?"
'Only what She said in professional
way. assure You. That item you will
lind correct take the next. To writ
ing prescription for Mrs. NJ, 81 That
was where the heavy work came i'll.
You know.
"plctty tam heavy! think So
Every reasonable for the amount of
care | gave the subject, a. You will see
when You think it over. Item again
To calling the next day with copy of
prescription book with me. So
well, dat was all you got, amt it 2
You was told my wife was all right, and
that was only $500. Where YOU make
your $I3752"
You are mistaken about that being
all. Mr.. Milchman. No. sir. could not
let the matter drop there. Pray allow
me to proceed. To study ing over the
case i'll my office. -.
oh! you studied over him here?"
"Ccrtainly | did. Next: To riding
around 10y your house. on my way home,
and looking attcntiveiy about the prem
ises. ; to meeting child and asking
how her mother was, 81 to making
/ bill. postage, etc, fifteen cents. There,
Sill, are all the items, and very rea soma
bio, too, upon my honor"