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Show SCHEME PROVED A FAILURE; Tight Fisted Old Gentleman More Than Met His Match in Shrewd Physician. A tighi-ti-ti-d old iiiuii, feeling very -'ok. a-l;ed a friend to recommend a phv -hiaii. The friend named a certain cer-tain speeiall-t. "I- he very expeii-lveV" asked the -ick man. "Well, not so very. He'll charge you four dollars for the tirst visit and two dollars for each one after that." The old fellow soon afterward walked into the ollice of the physician named by his friend, and Umiii being admitted to the consulting room planked down two dollars, remarking: "Well, doctor, here I am again." The physician calmly picked up the money mid put It in u drawer, which he locked securely. The sick man looked on expectantly, awaiting the next move. "Well, I'm ready to be examined," he salt! nt length." "1 don't think it's necessary," replied re-plied the shrewd specialist. "There's no need to do it again. Keep right on taking the same medicine. Cood-tlay, Cood-tlay, sir." |