The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-16
MAKING THEM PAY.
MEN WHO HAVE TO BB FORCED TO
PAY THEIR BILLS.


Doctors and ColIectorg-Some Good
Stories of the Plans Adopted In
Order to Secure the Settlement of
Long Standing Acccunts-Different
Classes OF Men Who Get Into Debt.
From the Washington Star.
AS a writer for the Star was entering
one of the large Office buildings in Wash
ington the other day be noticed a rather di-
lapidated looking man come out of young
brokers' Office AS the door closed behind
the dilapidsted looking man it shut voice
that was saying:
"Ill be BANKED if I'll pay a CENT?
"Does he owe you moneyp' said the writer
in the kindness Of his heart, for the man
looked poor aud unhappy.
mo, no" he answered, I'm q collector"
And he womb pays"
mo, he won't pay now, but be will later
1t is one Of the pleasant privileges Of my
calling that have to be sworn at. I'll go
back to him in week. He will probably
swear again. but the third time he will
doubtless pay. That's the way with these
fellows"
Now, why should this young broBer
swear at an inoffensive man who comes to
collect a debt! The broker knows he
owes the money he knows that the
he wears must be paid eventually, but he
gets angry when he is asked to pay and
abuses a citizen who has done him no harm.
This is human nature, and not one of its
good sides, and the trade of collector is,
in consequence, not unlike the trade of the
hangmen. He is a necessary member of
society, but he is obnoxious to those he
meets iu business capacity.
TWO CLASSES OF COLLECTORS.
OF collectors investigation has revealed
two particular kinds. Tine one is the pug
nacious man who won't take abuse and who
often frighteus the debtor into paying and
the other is the persistent man who wears
his subject out and finally gets his money
because the man who owes it is tired of put
ting him off. Most collectors live with diff
hculsy. are keenly alive to the disagreeable
position they occupy, and only follow their
calling from sheer necessity.
The writer once knew a young man who
became a collector for large firm Of book
publishers, and his duties consisted in
travelling around and collecting debts from
people who would not remit their indebted
ness by mail. In this way he saw a good
many different kinds Of debtors. He was
very successful at his calling and acquired
an experience IN bullying, firing out and
wheeling that will last him the balance of
his DAYS. For instance, be was sent Co
town, the leading physician of which had
bought library on credit and had SEEM
ingly determined never to pay for a book in
it. Upon politely stating his errand the
physician said: Come in again this after
noon," fully determining to spend the whole
afternoon away from mis- office. THANK
YOU said the collector, II will wait here
if you will allow me. have nothing else
20 10 - ha rAIr NhaT IN fha
physician's waiting room, picked up book
and read. Whenever the physician opened
the door to let patient in there sat the col
lector calmly reading, The physicians Office
hours in the morning ended and he went
out. The collector went out himself for a
few moments for lunch, returned and again
took his seat in the waiting room and began
reading. Late in the day the physician re-
turned and more Office patients came, oil of
whom saw the doctor, and every time he
opened the door to let one in thsCe he saw
the collector calmly reaiing in the corner.
He could not make a fuss about his debls
before his patients aud realized that be was
caught in trap. 1t was quite daCk before
the last patient went homo.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Then the doctor came into the waiting
room and sat down opposite the collector.
| "Well," he SAID, 'how have you enjoyed
| your dayF'
"Tolerably WELL" answered the collector.
you sea / am very fond Of reading, and l
seldom get chance to indulge my taste,
but your library, doctor. is so selected that
| it is really pleasure TO spend the day In it.
| You have q grea5 many fine books, doctor"
| Many OF these fiue books were what the
doctor owed for.
How would you like to spend another
| day with these fine boJksin asked the doctor,
who thought he might eventually tire his
mao out.
II .maY have to do it, sir, !" was the an
| swer, for / have ordered an express
wagon TO come here aud remove them TO
my hotel unless I carry away their equiva-
| lentn
you don't mean itl"'
Yes do. When l went out to lunch l
left the order, and. by Jove, here comes the
wagon now. Shall / call the driverp
/ mo, no, send him away for heavens sake.
! Here's Il check for the whole amount. mad
no idea you were s1ch determined char
| actor. Good day, good day. Never mind
a receipt. Don't let me detain you mo
ment longer
The collector won this time, but he some-
times only won after undergoing "A severe
! conflict. On one occasion going 20 debtor
who was with his friends smoking and
! drinking, he was challenged 70 take driuk
and cigar. AS he neither smoked or drank
4 he pOltely daclinad lIuOu which the man