[Debt Collector]

Dublin Core

Title

[Debt Collector]

Creator

McCay, Winsor, 1867?-1934

Date

1907-08-20

Source

New York Evening Telegram

Publisher

New York Herald Co.

Description

Mr. Bunion becomes a debt collector.

Contributor

Kirsten A. McKinney
New York State Library

Language

English

Type

comic strip

Coverage

1900s(1905-1909)

Still Image Item Type Metadata

ImageNo.

115

Series Title

A Pilgrim's Progress By Mister Bunion

PublicationDate

1907-08-20

Publication

New York Evening Telegram

PublicationPage

4

Transcription

Man #1: Talk about Dull Care! I'll give you a bunch of bills, if you can collect anything on them you can have it. How's that?
Mr. Bunion: Give 'em to me! I will collect the coin! Of course, they're all honest debts? Give 'em to me.
/
Mr. Bunion: I came to see about Mister Gotstung's bill. Heht has been standing for some time, you know.
Mr. Gotstung: Why, I've paid that!!! Yes! Paid it long ago! That's funny, huh! God tell him to look it up! I've paid it, yes!
/
Butler: Mr. Justout is not in' he's away on business will be gone for a long time.
Mr. Bunion: Why, I just saw his mug at the window a second ago, but he saw me first, I guess!
/
Mr. Bunion: Mr. Gotstung's bill. Yes, I came to see if you can do something toward settling it up. Its been standing a long time.
Banker: Yes! Well, you may leave it here and we'll look it over. Leave it here!
/
Man #2: I know that bill should have been paid long ago. I've overlooked it 'till now. I find myself quite short of money myself. I'm sorry--
Mr. Bunion: I'll come in again later and remind you of it!
/
Mr. Bunion: Ah! Eh! Mr. Swift! Can you do anything toward settling this account--
Mr. Swift: Who me? No! No! No! Not now! I can't stop now! Bring it around some other time! I'm too busy now! No!
/
Man #3: I will not pay that bill! I've said so before! Please do not bother me with it!
Mr. Bunion: Bother you? I'll bother you until [sic] you pay it do you understand? Yes I'll
/
Mr. Bunion: Oh! I don't know! I don't think I'll bother any of them! I'll try some easier way of seeing a livelihood.

Original Format

newspaper comic strip

Physical Dimensions

11.8" X 8.5"

NYSL Microfilm Citation

NY 01 New York 93-31968, AUG-OCT 1907 Reel 107

Reprinted

Winsor McCay, "A Pilgrim's Progress," Winsor McCay Early Works III, ed. Mark Thompson (West Carrollton, OH: Checker Book Publishing Group, 2004), pg.195

Tags

debt

Files

115-1907-8-20.jpg

Tags

Citation

McCay, Winsor, 1867?-1934, “[Debt Collector],” Pilgrim's Progress, accessed April 1, 2023, https://pilgrims-progress.richmond.edu/items/show/115.