Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1886 — He Ought to Pay Some of Them. [ARTICLE]

He Ought to Pay Some of Them.

A gentleman met Senator Beck for the first time in a dozen years, and the greeting was cordial. “Ah, Senator,” said the friend, “yon don’t look a day older than you did the last time I saw you. ” “I’m a little grayer, possibly,” suggested the Senator, with a pleased smile. “You are looking in excellent health, too,” pursued the friend. “Thank you. And do you know,” continued the Senator, “that I am 64 years old and I never paid but one doctor’s bill in my life, and that for a broken arm. “Is that so?” asked the friend in surprise. “Fact, I assure you.” “Well, Senator.” said the friend, with a signiticent smile, “don’t you think it is almost time you were paying some of them and preserving your credit?” The Senator moved for an executive session and presented a bill of exceptions. — Washington Critic. It is always safer to err in favor of others than of ourselves.