The man got up. His face grew rather pale. He advanced to the desk.
"How much do I owe you?" he asked.
The doctor smiled again.
"That has all been arranged, sir."
"What do you mean?"
"According to the new State law which has just gone into effect, while you were being operated on your property was transferred to me. Good morning, sir. Call again."
MR. SUNSHINE AND MR. GLOOM
Changing others over to suit yourself is not always the easiest thing in the world, although it is often tried. The head of a large firm thought he would try it, and his experience is related by one of the "boys" in the office:
The old man—for we always referred to the head of the firm in this way—called the young fellow in to him one day and said:
"Look here, young man; you've got to be more agreeable. I want everybody
in this place to have a smiling face. If I didn't think you had ability
I would have fired you long ago. Your manners are bad. Make 'em better.
Don't be a grouch."