The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-08-24
Collecting q Debt,
From the Danbury News.

Mi: Srhggs, a fat man; Of Summer
street, owed Mr.. Shrimp, the grocer
and provision dealer, a bill, which the
latter gentleman was anxious to collect,
but which, for some trivial reason, the
fat man had declared he would settle
when he got ready and not j minute
before. This saucy independence on
the part of Spiggsirritated the groeer's
nature to such an extent that, finally,
he made the bold statement to his
book-keeper that if he. didn't mortify
Spiggy into paying that bill within the
next thirty days he would sell out his
business to him for so cents on the
dollar. r,3x
The next afternoon Spiggs was pass.
ing the store on the opposite side of
the street when Shrimp ran to- the
door and yelled: -, :.:.!,;
s:Come in here and pay that. bill of
yours, and don't 60 sneaking down the
street with your head hung down like
sheep - 1892 F'S ~
Spiggs took MO notice Of this de-
mand, which seemed only to 'helghten
the creditors Indignation. :. p;
The following day he saw Spiggs
downtown in company with "a friend,
when he approached him and said:
"You're a pretty man to be wearing
/, beaver hat, and here you are owing
me for the Victuals you and your fami-
ly stuffed yourselves with last Thanks.
giving!' Il:
Returning home he encountered one
Of Spiggs' daughters on her way. with
All associate to take a music, lesson,
when he said:
s'I,should' think, young lady, that
you would rather 60 without, knowing
how to play and sing till your father
gets so that. he can pay for'what' you
eat" -
A day or two later he saw, through
the window, one of Spiggs' sons get
ting measured at the tailor's for suit
of clothes, when he opened the door
and said: -
'sDon't you trust him 4 day for those
clothes. His father has owed me
1886. 40 for sirlion steak and such things
for over six MONTHS land can get one
dollar of it,
Soon after this he saw Mrs. Spiggs
and her daughter chatting with some
ladies in the hOrse-car station. when
he entered and said
''This w0manes husband owes me for
the soap that was used in washing that
collar she's got on her neck, and l
want my pay for it. - ~:
! About a week later he saw Spiggs
riding out with clergyman, when,
after beckoning him to stop, he said:
''You ought to be ashamed of.your-
self Here you are passing yourself
off to this minister of the Gospel as an
honest man, when you are owing me
for the starch used in doing up your
shirt bosom.''
The next evening Shrimp called at
the house of Spiggs to see if he was
ready to settle his bill, but Spiggs was
away. Mrs. Spiggs was at home, how
ever, entertaining some of her lady
friends at the tea.table. Shrimp push
ed his way into the dining.room anb
said: "ijHh1I
'"Ladies, the family whose hoapitali-
|ty you are now enjoying owes me for
1.-THE t1our that those hot biscuits there,
on the centre of the table. are made
from, and I should like to- get my
money for it most confoundedly we'll"
Passing out Of the gate he met Mr..
Spiggs' Oldest daughter in company
with a young man whom he suspected
was her affianced, when he said:.
"That girls cheek wouldn t look so
plump and fat if it hadn been fofme.
have been letting her have albthe
fresh doughnuts and bologna sausage
|she wanted for the past six months,
and the bill hasn't been paid yet,''':,
The young man looked as though he
felt little ashamed to be found in
such company, and was commencing
to move down the street, when the
young lady gave wild shrek and
tfell senseless to the sidewalk; He
came back and assisted her into the
house, and that night Spiggs came in
and paid his bill in full, with a liberal
Interest thereto.