Evening journal., 1898-05-16
HIS LITTLE BILL

"NOw, in regard TO your IlUu9 DlA,
doctor" said the Old gentleman, el5 ne
dropped into the physician's pIuVaue
office and took chair.
"Ab. yes" returDed the doctor, IN
be very glad to ga the money, assure
ycu. I'm not very prompt and Dual-
ness-ike in these matters, I'm atrald.
let things run along and run alonlg
until need the money and then make
out the bill and send it In No doubt
some of these items should have been
charged up to you months ago.
Il don't care anything about THAT,
returned the old man, You cam take
ANIL the time you want about sendang
YOUR bills in, but, hang it all! strikes
me this one is mighty steep"
why, / thought IT very reasonaD.e. ~
| answered the doctor
and some Of the items l DON'T un-
| derstand," went on the old gentiemamL
"For instance, here is a charge Of 81
| for March 6, and as / recall IL March g
| was the day you took Sunday DINNER
| with u.s.
precisely" explained the doctor,
and YOU will recall also that
after dinner your daughter was kind
enough tO sing for me- and THAT she
complained OF lttle throat trouble
| and asked me If l Thought 1t was any
thing serious, to which 1 replied THAT
did mot"
Il recall it," admitted the old gentle
man.
'fWell." said the doctor, that s
charge is for professional advice glyel
on that occasion. 1 also charged "
neither $4 for the time your wife ask
Cd me how big a dose OF quinins
was safe to give 6-year-old child
You remember the occasion, I suppose
You had kindly invited ms to th
l1,cuse for a friendly game Of whilst
hut j did not understand THAT the in
; W.tatlon included giving professions
sdvice to your family. Another even
irg when was calling on your dhugf
S ire she asked me w.hat was norma
e Temperature in a human being, and, {
9 ! course, I have put down 81 for tina
4 ! You see, the habit Of inviting profe'
j. si0nal men out socially and then takin
advantage Of the fact is growing
l. | THAT many CT us, including soma
n | .he noted singers and instrumental
Ia, have taken this method Of oil
= | cCuraging it,"
al "Ah. yes, I sec" answered the O.
g. gentleman. lle ldNJ no 4 u4u-A u ul
!. Csrstand about it before, but NO doU'
L. YOU are right. III just deduct the OF
" sets as soon as get to my office, an
l. then let you know how the accou1
y | stands"
M The offsets" exclaimed the dOoto
Certainly Looking at this pure
from business point Of View, thei
is. OF course, the Sunday dinner 10
! charged up. That was quite am elalbo
ate course AFFAIR, and should say
would be cheap at $3.50. Then the
is The music. My daughter doesr
rank with some OF the opera starH, b
she was singing for you alOns ON tn
he occasion, and naturally tha tnAiyidu
n. ! cost will be greater than it would
IN if YOU were enc Of large audlens
et [ should think $40 or S15 would be we
et | reasonable. Then the evening we pla
he "a whist my wife put in about IN
r- hours entertaining you, and she tc
me afterward that she never in VI
.r life had such a hard time to keep co
M, versation from tagging. l DON'T kn'
ras what will be al fair charge for th
~ TN have to talk it oveN with hen.
&C. The basis upon which a oCmpTcml
VIII be reached is prCbiematical, !
q, friends OF both sdl have hopes cf ks'
ll ing The matter cut Of COURT
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