Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-21

lady's slovenliness, through his sisters,
to suppose that she could ever have
made Harry happy.
There may be other ballroom bellies,
besides Miss Osborne, who think it not
unlady-like to 60 shopping, early in the
morning, in the most dowdyish garb.
They should remember that, while men
hardly ever notice whether lady wears
a brocade or some cheaper material,
they are sure to see anything untidy |
about her dress, but especially a hole
in her stocking. .a's..
PROPOSED ABOLITION OF THE LAW
FOR ENFORCING TIM PAyMENT OF
DEBTS. Abolish all laws for the col
lection Of debts, and leave creditors to
their own powers of discriminating
character when giving credit. This is
the point to which our growing civil
cation tends, and to which practical
wisdom and philosophy point. We
have long since abolished the inhuman
laws which used to imprison debtors
| in which abolition we took the lead of
old Europe. We have now to lead the
way in more important reform. A
great proportion of the bad debts made,
arises from the pushing Of business on
impudent buyers, extending credits,
and in relying on the law for enforcing
payment. When without remedy at
law, the seller of goods would look
exclusively on character-established
character wherever credit was given
and credits would be more proportioned
to the known means Of the debtor, both
as regards amount and time. The
expenses attending the collecting TO
debts are very great, and absorb
large portion of the profit. In cases
of failure among the dealers, their
debtors are, as IS we'll known, apt to
take advantage, and delay, if rot
altogether refuse, payment of their
debts. The law is resorted to by them
for its evasion. The moral effect Of this
proposed abolition Of the law to COM
pei payment of debts, which it does so
imperfectly and at so great an expense
of money and time, would be great.
1t would be felt by traders, that to OBJ
tain any credit reputation for char
acter must first be obtained, and con-
stantly maintained. 1t would also be
felt by the seller that it would not an
swer to tempt buyers to buy too much.
The seller would be more cautious.
Besides, each transactions would in
crease and speculative dealings dimin-
ish. The evasion Of the present laws
for the collection Of debts is very easy
to the dishonest man, aided by pro-
fessional advice; and numerous instan-
ces abound of men having become rich,
by running largely in debt, putting
their property so acquired out Of reach,
and setting all laws at defiance. Rich
men abound whose property is all set
tied on their wives, or held in trust for
them by others, which, in the absence
) of bankrupt law, cannot be reached.
Indeed, if no law existed to enforce
payments of debts, men would look in
to the moral habits Of their debtors be-
fore trusting, and not afterwards. They
would not be so ready to reduce, by il
licit means, any set Of men to make
: purchases. Men so facile Of character
as to be soled are never reliable. -.Neav
York Independent. -a -s aa.--s So
MARR1AGE.-The Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table gets off some capital
ideas of the "young man Johnny" on
marriage-which are SO opposite that
we cannot refrain from presenting them
to our readers.
81 don't know whether it was the
cracker and sausage, or that the young
fellows feet were treading on the hot
ashes Of some longing that had not had
time to cool, but his eye glistened as
he stopped.
Isuppose she wouldn't have looked
at fellah like me, he said, but I come
pretty near tryin'. Ifshe had said yes,
though, l shouldn't have known what
to have done with her. Can't a man
marry a woman, nowadays, till you're
so deaf you have to cook your head
like parrot to hear what she says, and
so long-sighted you can't see what she
looks like nearer than an arms length.
Here is another chance for you, l
said what do you want nicer than such
a young lady as Iris?
It's no use-he answered. I look
at them girls and feel as the fellah did
when he missed catchin' the trout.
'To'od cost more butter to cook
hmm than he's worth, says the fellah.
Takes whole piece o'goods to cover a
girl up now days. I'd as lief under
take to keep span Of elephants, and
an ostrich to board, too, as to marry
one of them. What's the use? Clerks
and counter-jumpers amt anything.
Sparragrass and green peas amt for
them-not while they are young and
tender. Hossback ridin' amt for
them-except once year, on fast day.
And marrin' amt for them. Some
times fellah feels lonely, and would
like to have nice young woman, to
tell her how lonely he feels. And
sometimes fellah (here the young
man John looked very confidential, and,
perhaps, as if little ashamed of his
weakness) would like to have one Of
them small young ones to trot on his