, 1874-01-25
M0LARS AND lhc;S0RS.

10 the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
SIR: Noticing an article in recent Sunday
edition of The TRIBUNE, entitled - Monthly Pay
ments," thought il you would spare me small
space, would expatiate little on the subject;
that is. so far as the molars and incsors are con-
cerned.
Now. do not for moment imagine that have
been badly bitten, for have not-rery d,d
not 20 into it deeply. I tried it for awhile, and
everything was lovely until the time TOR the
second payments came round. The first INSTALL
meuts we're paid down,-about what the mase-
rials would cost; but pay for the work and my
profits were to como, rs fondly Imagined Uudg-
ing from tho numbers who came to obtain teeth
on monthly payments) in the gloriously- bright
future that was just dawning for me.
tell you these monthly payments are a fne
thing It is worth considerable to be filled to
oyerfiowine with hope and bright ant1cipanone
IN this everyday working world OF ours. II only
for q season. and in imagination to build up
lourishing business with monthly payments Tor
foundation; to feel again as IN days OF yore.
when YOU were q schoolboy; to feel that hence-
forth your business is to move OIL in smooth
channel; and to bid adieu to dull care.
NV experience in this sort OF thing was OF
short duration -four blissful weeks, aud the
dream WIS over. The parties who were to pay
at the eud Of that time had apparently forgotten
that the time had como; they, Of course, were
not to blame, Some of them reminded; but
they aEerred that they could not think OF every
thing; besides it Has not convenient for then to
call on me just on time; must remember they
were q panic-stricken people, had spent the
money thoy intended for me- and must wait
until they could obtain more; and, more than
Ill that, their teeth needed q little h1lng,-d1d
not exactly suit would call around to my Office
/ began to te suspicious; blow had beea
| struck ut tho root OF my confidence
| Hopes siren voice WIS hushed,-hrst, bccause
! / mover knew, u all my experience, dentistry tc
suit that WAS not paid for secondly, knew II
was moral impossibliity for me- to get those
| teeth into my possession again and, lastly,
! yas we'll aware that should never meet thost
| narties again in this world if waited for thotf
| to cali on me ut my place of businese- This
latter consideration very nearly drew tears 1rolt
nv ewes. although unused to weep.
When one is the debtor himself, he does mo-
feel tIis 80 keeuly; this parting with no Ger
| tainty OF meeting again is rather pleasant tt
| contemplate. Ny wife, who ls not OF 10 hopc1u
icered at my monthly Payment ventures
| ler faith in thon WIS small bu
! reassured, OF at least quoted her
| with the promise that she, ehonlt
| have all the necond payments to rcplenleh he
wardrobe, md that would nuy ner gW1tcn n.:. -
| nv fcl1ow-creaturcs to pay, especially al LII
amounts were SO small but they did not come
in fact, except in few instances. they neye
| come. - ,,
Myyife's confidence was, of course, destroyed
irreyocab1y: she said told you SO, not in th
voice OF the ''zoft spring wind, but Of thun
der. She then proceeded to read mo Lecture
as good as could have heard any"hore Tor
quarter,-not go long perhaps; in fact, ~ i va s
help saying to myasli, while listening
to her remarks, 60 pointed aud personal
sWould that the earth would open just xheE
she was standing, or where WAS, did no. carr
We're to adopt that method Of closing busi
ness again, I should know that, in nine case
out Of every ten, my last pa. ment would be IL
6rst, and be misied by no false inaginin9gs. u
first experiment in that hne has proved 81 Hn thn N
she did not eet, aud to that wardrobe that va
not not replenished, has not been, yet; an !
what can 1 do2 Nothing, but put my hands !
my pockets, sigh for that =" back-pay," and leav@