butter " 25 " 3 1/8 "
1/2 " bacon " 25 " 12 1/2 "
1/16 pk. potatoes at 60 cts. per bush 15/16 "
1/2 pt. hominy at 6 cts 3 "
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27 1/16
1/3 of total 09 1/48 cts.
To 1/3 one breakfast, July 12th (same as
above, with exception of eggs instead of
bacon, and with hominy omitted),
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24 1/6
1/3 total 08 1/48 "
To rent of one room and furniture, for one
night, in furnished house of fifteen rooms
at $6.00 per week for whole house 05 3/8 "
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Amount due 22 17/24 cts.
The worthy artist burst out laughing when he read this bill, and so
did I.
"You needn't laugh," said Euphemia, reddening a little. "That is
exactly what your entertainment cost, and we do not intend to take
a cent more. We get things here in such small quantities that I
can tell quite easily what a meal costs us, and I have calculated
that bill very carefully."
"So I should think, madam," said the artist, "but it is not quite
right. You have charged nothing for your trouble and services."
"No," said my wife, "for I took no additional trouble to get your
meals.
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