Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-12-05
Third: Promises made by mechanics and


engage a pair Of boots-he tells you that
you can have them next Saturday. You
depend upon his promise, and on Saturday
YOU call for the boots. You live two miles
from the sbop-They are not done, and the
shoe maker knew he could not make them
at the time, but gave the promise TO secure
your custom. He now makes another prom
ise-fails the I'd time. A Sd promise and
perhaps you get your boots. Now he has
told you 2 lies, and perhaps a dozen more
by way of excuse, and has made you two
j~ournies of 4 miles each, besides disappoint-
ing you in not doing the work at the time.
: To sum it up, he has charged you S miles
Of travel by telling 2 lies. 1t is bad enough
to tell lies, but still worse TO charge others
with the expense.
Fourth: Neglectins the payment OF small
debts, because you do not expect to be dun
ned or sued for them.
Mr.. A was in the post Office when
the mail came in. There was a letter for
him-postage 10 cents. "Mr. B" he
says, "can you lend me 10 cents7" will
hand it to you the next time | see your
Mr.. B. lends the money. The sum
is SO small Mr.. A. thinks he will Tor
get IL, or will not ask for such a trile II he
thinks OF il. All nfy safe" says Mr.. A,
10 himself, abe will Think l have forgotten
10 pay il, and will think no worse of me ON
that account" but you say in charity,
perhaps Mr.. A. did really forget. That
may be. But had he a right 10 forget IN
Does forgetting to do right, make il fright
to do prong? ! have not SO learned the
principles Of honesty. If a man is careful
" be honest he will not forget; and should
he detect himself in one breach of promise,
in this way, he would not trust his memory .
He would find il convenient - have a litlIe
change" by him, and have it always in his
~ pocket. II would also be convenient
TO keep a little blank book with him, and
whenever lie contracted any Of these little
debts that he would be in danger Of forget.
ting, note il down and then there could be
no {" misfake."
Fifth: Neslectiag to pay po>tage on news
papers.
subscribers receive their papers from the
post master, who does not ut the time ask
them for the postage, He has a right to
keep the pipsIs u0iil paid quarterly in nd
vance. Ia, 90 accommodate you he deliv'
tts lhem, You think IL a small affair, aud
quarter fasaes aner quarter, aLd you do moi
sNW postage. but what does such
.skaannl TOT II amounts TO this
bg,n.e ne posI 7 accommodates you
N delivering your papeFT 's1Ou' 's pos.
ags, you compel him 10 lens 80 o. o
cent, a y~ear,-for i.2 VI the pas<Xs s0O'
TO the general pos. Office quartet Na"'
must be paid without fail. "
Sixth: Refusing TO pay such debts az
cannot be collected b, law. (
In business transactions ca<s frequently
occur in which you may be morally bound
TO pay a certain sum Of money, but for
want Of proof your creditor cannot collect
u. A man who, for such reasons, refuses
90 pay y debt, possesses a disposition which
would rob his neighbor Of his whole
estate. lie 10 IN honest man no farther
than the law makes him honest.
Seventh; slackness in The payment Of
all debts.
You owe your neighbor a certain sum Of
Saoney, TO be paid at certain time. When
the time arrives, you are not ready TO meet
Che demand. lie who does not pay deb,
WHOM Il becomes due, holds his creditors
property ailA0ul bis consent. Thi, prop
5T;T 10. hsOn loaned TO him for u given
time, and he haa no right TO keep il ionT5s, !
without o new contract
Eighth Refusing 10 pay interest on book
account.
There are men who will not let note on
iulegpat remain unpaIdI but book accounts,
even Zoe borrowed money, will be Neglected.
A nan is morally bound 10 pay interest on
every debt he owes, after 1, becomes due
When the money Il due, II belongs TO an-
other and he who holds !, should pay for the
use Of IL lie who robs another Of the use
Of bis money, Is rs verify guilty, as though
he robbed the worth Of Il In real capital.
NinIhi Being surety for ano,her's debt,
and not paying the debt In case OF failure.
When one becomes surety for another, he
isas much bound 10 pay the deb, in case Of
failure, a. though |, were a debt Of his own
contracting. The TO -. ".edilor
wishes a signer, shows thas ns will no, .rus;
the debtor. You sign with him. BY that
act you say, that in,case Of failure, you will