Connecticut western news., 1873-05-16

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 believe it Why, I sent the doctor
 fifty dollars last week, with word he
 must wait another month for the bal
 ance he sent answer it was all right,
 and now he has put it in the hands of a
 collector perfectly shameful, consider
 ing the amount of money.I have paid
 him. I try to explain. I talk of 8 sudden loss, of I don't know what else,
 but the man has got me down on mag netism, and he keeps me down. He
 defes the doctor, and looks at me as if I were swindler. He will pay it in @ month, and no sooner, just as agreed on-wouldn't pay sooner if he had the cash in his pocket. I get out of the house the easiest way possible. / have made no mistake, but the doctor has. I report to him. He at once blows me up for being too pressing too profess sional for not managing better, any how. accept the talk :; it don't mean anything. I know that, but it isn't pleasant-no, it isn't pleasant. The chances are, the doctor will write to his patient, tell him 8 direct falsehood, how the account got by accident into my hands, that acted without orders j; hoping the matter will be overlooked. Poor man, to tell such lie just for nothing-how humiliating."
 Others go further. had a bill for nine hundred dollars against-well, a very pretty, fashionable woman. It was for all sorts of fancy goods. The mer- chant thought the people were getting shaky. "We must look very sharp, he said, Cor we shall lose this." I had no idea of losing it. l called in the morn ing, about ten my lady had not been to breakfast. I called at one, she was engaged at six, she was at dinner i; later in the evening, she was at the opera. By dint of extraordinary perse- verance I succeeded, through the ser want, in getting her to name an hour when she would be at home. She was at home, but dressed for a drive, and could not stop minute to see me. She was impertinent, very. I always call that a good sign, just as getting angry is 8 good sign. "Who sent me" she to know that. "No one sends me, madame,'' I said Git is my own business I am conducting, which is that of collecting bills which are considered 8 little doubtful or diffcult," ''Doubt- full do you call @ bill against me doubt ful?" "With entire respect, must say do." She rushed in the carriage in a rage, and was of. The next day she called at my clients store and paid up every cent My man was so much in duenced by her statement of my con- duct, coupled with the possession of the that he took me to task for do- ing my duty, although those folks failed in thirty days from that time. My feel ings were very much hurt, but l could afford to pity the man. I pity all who prevaricate and lie, and he did both.
 The collector drew long breath, and continued:
 "Next come the unfortunates who are 50 hard-pressed they really can't pay, out they are ashamed to own it. Why, if folks would come right out, honor bright, and say, We can't do it, there's 10 use talking would wait whole year but they say next week. and next month, and fin fortnight and very soon indeed, probably Thursday Now, I alaUays Keep an appointment, and if you could hear how, time after time, running through 8 year or two years, new excuses are fabricated for each occasion, you wouldn't wonder at my pity for these poor, wretched, de- graded souls.'
 "But I should think, understanding their situation, you would let them know it kindly, and save yourself much 
 "That is not my occupation. My oc- cupation is to collect tue money, and I expect to run after it. Yes, nobody runs like me morning, noon, and into the night. But don't mind it.'
 "You have said nothing of those who impose on you."
 "Ah, it is only when my people un- lertake to impose on me that my genius rises to the occasion. I once had bill against club-man-only fifteen dol lars. You would know him if I men, tioned his name. He never pays any to two frst-class clubs [ followed him from one to the other he would make appointments as often as liked, but never kept them-was of the pompous sort. One day he would be going to receive 8 check another day he would show it to me; it was to be cashed in the morning, and should be paid. Then he would go to Wash ington, and no one knows where. I lost his track once for three months. At last caught him at the - Club. He looked very lofty. 'Thomas,' said he to the waiter, change this bill for me- The waiter took it, and presently returned. It was too large. You see how it is,' said the magnate if the boy could change the note, would give you your money. You will have to call again. How large is 1t? I asked. A hundred dollars said he. I can change it for you,' (you see, the big bill dodge is not uncommon, and I go pro- vided) so I took the hundred dollars, counted him out eighty-fve, handed him his receipt, and came away-a great triumph, a very great triumph. Poor man, I pity him very much think how hard he must try to be a TO que poor fellow!''
 "You fail sometimes, I suppose ?"
 can't say I fail. I never under take dead beat '-that is, if I know lt-never. I don't claim to be able to a corpse. Sometimes I en- counter one without knowing it. It don't take me long to find it out. Then I punish him, always with view to his good"
 "How
 "Sometimes in one way, sometimes in another. A poor man gave me an account for twenty dollars to collect against 8 young fellow in a frst-class jobbing house. Hound he was dead beat ; he would make appointments for every day in the year, and when you came, coolly tell you he had no money. T.-1 H. IL. .c.-11 1 Il One e''e day a the fellow low said, :CaiI Friday, day, and I will make payment On Fri day I called he was in the lower base ment, packing goods. No money to- day ; that was all he said. Two or three of his fellow-clerks were helping him. I took off my coat and began to preach to him. I can preach when I try. I went into the detail of my clients situation, the nature of the debt, the conduct of the debtor, his of life bia rorobah1o end T