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Show An Account (With tha Dentlit. Drown had tho reputation of being tho most miserable of mon, but ho plumes himself on his lnoxorablo senso of Justice. For fifteen yoars ho owed a dentist $1G for filling r front tooth with gold, rofuslng to pny it becauso he said the bill was exorbitant. Tho othor day the filling enmo out. Ho took tho gold to a Jowelry store and had it valued. Thon he wroto to tho donT tlst nnd inclosed n chock for the amount: "Actual value of tho gold, $3.60; amount of labor (which I deem liberal), $B; for use of tho tooth fifteen years, ?5; total $13.50. I return the gold on account and Jnaloee chock for balance, $10. |