The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-16
FORCING THEM TO SETTLE.
Wen who wake n Business OF Col.
lecting Very Bad Debts.

sir and have more TO do with making a
man hold his head up and look his
helghbor In the face than any other
being in the state. was blessed with
an abundance of self-assurance, a soul
OF The deepest honor, and firm con-
viction of the appropriateness of the
OLD saw. 'llew to the line, let the
chips fall where they may
The result is what you
see," aud the speaker, a red-faced
man, with fiery hair and small
mutton chop whiskers, crossed his
feet as he stood, and placing one hand
on his hip, looked the picture of tho
traditional self-made man.
"lcs," remarked the person address
sed, as he scowled heavily, a see; a
puppy, sir, II conceited puppy"
"a gentleman, sir; gentleman; first.
last, and all the time a gentleman"
"a gentleman! You, a.collector of
bad debts, call yourself a gentleman |!
Get out of this, aud If | ever see your
face here again | will
"But this little bill; are you ready 10
liquidate IL before goF'
"lil never pay you cent, so you as
well be OIL"
pardon, again, sir; YOU are excited
In this world the man who loses his
temper is lost Externally. Keep your
temper, sir. But | must insist that If
| leave here now shall be compelled
TO stand outside until you : ready
to pay at least the interest. Severn
OF your friends know my busS
The man started to go but waA\
ed back. y
allow much is that billT' asked Nnc
other. The bill was handed to him.
lie glanced at IL, reached in his pocket
drew forth 3 pocket-book, and handed
several bills over to the collector.
Then he ordered that individual TO
leave his Office aud turned about to
his desk.
The scene occurred in a well-known
commission mans Office. Tho col
lector smlingly departed. During all
the excitement of the debtor he had
not seem in the least RULED. A re-
porter overlook him Oh the street.
"That man's M easy one to work"
he said. "rhere are thousands worse
than he. IL was my second "trip to see
him. The first time he put me of un-
til to-day, aud that's the reason nail
ed him. knew he had the money,
aud why shouldn't he pay IL? I've
got over dozen bills on that mau,
and mark my word, he will pay every
one. Pm used to such fellows aud
eau read 'em like a book"
"From whom do you got these bills!
asked the reporter.
almost everybody. From the
doctors, the dentists, the grocers, the
dry-goods dealers; in fact, from all
classes OF men. You see, they attempt
TO collect them and fluid il Improbable.
After being put of several times and
max ing dozen trips, only to not find
him at home, the owner of the bill
comes to me and is glad to
realize onc-half, which is generally my
fee for collecting. AS soon as look
at the bill | always know how much
work there is In IL for me. And then
| know so many men who are bad
pay that often get bill and know
lust how to collect it. You see, Their,
are different tricks ia the trade aud
man has to know what is the proper
one to work. For instance, this old
fellow Just left is intensely proud
and is anxious to be thought richer
than he is. knew at once that If
threatened to stand before his door
with bill in my hand it would touch
tender spot, and, you see, the money
came very easily. It's like hulling
chcstnuts. If you get at 'em too early
you are sure to get your fingers fui
of priclers; but let the frost get it,
work i'll aud the nuts drop out them.
selves"
"What are the attributes of goot
collector
"Sagacity, self-Assuracne and
knowledge of human nature. With
cut the latter you are no good oil
earth. Now, if had approached som
men the way did that one woul,
have been kicked out out of the otlic,
and got laughed at for threatening t
stand outside until he paid me. Will
some you must act the gentleman
with others the bully: some you ca
scare out of a bill, while others yo
INST coax or work it out through STRAIT
egy. The hardest men TO collect froI
are those who have plenty and can al
ford 10 fight you in the courts, til
easiest are til osc engaged on salarie
who are afraid of losing their place
The one can and will not; the other
willing but cannot; and the latte
often stints himself and strains ever
nerve TO pay up. 1t is strange whs
poor economists some posons are"
"ls there anv class ofbills harder
collect than Others!"
Eyes, indeed. The man who owes
whisky bill is holy terror to colleC
from. Next comes the doctor bill
and the tobacco bills. Livery bills al
also slow ones. We have way +
catch even these tough ones, but on
we use oplv In extreme cases. II
the collectors wagon. On the sid
Is painted the name OF the collecto
and his address. II a man refuses I
pay we, find it convenient to rest ncs
his residence. Sometimes we driy
up, jump out, and run up the steps {
the door. We don't ask him TO pa
every time. just ask him some quei
tions and let him know that we are o
deck. The bill is sure to be pal
within a week. The neighbors tai
TO us, and we ask what kind of ma
our customer is, aud hint just enoug
TO let them gossip. They do the res
of the work for us.
"a favorite trick of some profc
sionsl collectors is to catch a ma
who is good for I'll
bill, aud get snap judi
ment on him in some countr
justice OF the peaGe's Office. II is to
far to go. or he gets the notice too lat
aud we get - Judgment by deiaul
Sometimes, when we find persO
working on salary who treats |
shabbily, or whose employers doe
we garnishee his wages, doing
through some justice in a distant pa
; ofthe county. The young man &c
as scared rs his employer gets sayag
Q aud the bill is paid. There are hu
dreds of little tricks, though, and 1
of them more or less good, to aid
collecting a bin. l
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