Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-12-04
Riscfllanp.
The Importance of Punauality

Go EA II, oil, and pay f5y debt, and live tbos ssJ
Thy children q tie ref" 2ki4gs, ~. 8.
THERE is cla(s of people who, tho not
ranked with criminals, occahon much incoo-
venience and vexaiion in f,ciety ,hsfe are
thofe that are prompt to promiie, bu, flow to
perform. Some there are who deceive others
in dealing by fra deceiving themielves. They
are 70 mined by an ardent imagination as to
think, without any fold grounds, that to-mor-
will be much wore s5xsdart with them than
rhe preient day. They can do this, and can
do that, and indeed do almoff any thing,
soSis6esee. They take credit with eageruefs
aud with confidence. becaufe, without con-
fulting their understandings, they blindly fol-
low the impulfe of a romantic hope. The
thing 10 rather dear, and might do without
IL, but can have fix months credit'-SiK
months credit It's half as good as though it
were given out of hand for furely eau make
payment, in all that time, and fcarce'y feel it.
We'll, among a thouiand poiiibil,ties, it is
barely poilible tia. man who ha, no money
now, nor any adequate means TO raie Il, may
ueverthei els have money enough liz months
hence.-Hepe faitens upon this Jingle pollioii-
ity. She ventures in the lottery when the
chance. are niue hundred and ninet y.nine to
cae againil her, and draws blask.-Psy day
arrives the creditor comes. =" You null
wait, the world, you know, is full Of diiap.
pointments, and have had my hare OF them (;
will poitiveIy pay You in 6s,y or ninety days;
but cant for the life of me do IT now"
There are fome who would icorn the lmpu
tation of falfehood or of knavery; yet they
readily promie, by word or by note, without
even intending to perform their engagements
pauea4Yy. they know they nun pay at lait,
but mean to fhuil, il off as long as they car,
aud never think of beftirring thenielves Ia ear.
neft ,ill after they have received two or three
duss, or rp,h. There are fome who are ilask
70 pay, when i, is completely in their power
they wait to be urged, aud difcharge their
hoaeft debts with as much loathnefs feemingly
as miier gives aims There are iome who
are particularly heediefs OF tie mall Jam' they
owe. They funer little bills which they could
pay a, any sirae, TO be preien,ed 10 them over
aud over again. till the trouble of collecting
neatly equals the value of the deb;s-Finally,
there are fome who, though they never er-
rect to pay at all, add to ;he misfortune OF
their creditor, by amufing them as long as
they politely can with fair and ha'terins pro-
mites.
Now i, happens thai large part Of thels
are claled by the world among your milky
good n ed, people. They are thought not
10 have the fTa,y rigour of your ifrait la.
.ed dealer, who is punctually himielf aud ex-
aels the fame of thofe he deals with --Thcy
are careIefs, bu, condefcending hardly jua,
bu; profufely liberal hating to pay away, but
free to givs away, and even to ft'orr away.
Eut after allowing them all due credit for
thsr god naure after allowing TOO that
they don't mean the mifchiefs which they &C.
cation it m,y be affirmed far truth, the com.
rnunity geuersy lufers ten fold more from
.seic ys1s sa.Ss ss folks THAN fI0.a al tie down.