Too Expensive.
Closefistand his son lived together. They were both exceedingly economical in their habits. Young Olosefist was not anxious for his father's death. He knew the old man's money was all right, and there was no necessity to trouble about it. One day the old man felt dangerously ill, and asked his son to run for a physician. Closefist, junior, with a long face : "But, father, you know how theae doctors charge. " "Nevermind, my son, it will be cheaper : funerals are awfully,expenaive just now."
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Mataura Ensign, Volume 9, Issue 642, 11 February 1887, Page 2
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85Too Expensive. Mataura Ensign, Volume 9, Issue 642, 11 February 1887, Page 2
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