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Show WA8 BOUND TO PAY PHY8ICIAN.' Fee Was Small But Carried with It Child's Gratitude. Carrying a pet spaniel In his arms, 8-ear-old Alexander Wilson walked Into the acefdent room of the Samaritan Samar-itan hospital nnd said nppeallngly to Dr. Italman, says the Philadelphia Inquirer: "Won't you mom! my dog's leg? He was run over by n big wagon on tho street," Dr. Italman tried to tell the child that the Institution was not n veterinary veteri-nary hospital, but the child pleaded so hard that tho physician consented to operate on the Injured animal. He found that "Jessie," so tho boy called his pet, had sustained a frncturo of tho left hind leg. Tho Injured limb was soon set and done up In splints. When the operation was over Aloxander began to search his pockets pock-ets and finally produced n flve-ccnt piece, all his atallablo earthly wealth. Ho gracly presented It to l)r. Hal-man Hal-man Tho physician told him to put It back In his pocket Thu boy Insisted,, In-sisted,, but finally obeyed tho doctor As soon ns tho accident room door" closed behind him Alexander took the nickel from his pocket, rolled It through tho crack under the door Into the room nml inn away Tho physician Is thinking of having n watch charm made of fno nickel piece, so that In nftct years ho can exhibit It when ho tells tho story of his first fee. |
