The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-09-10
The Horror Of Debt.

debt. 1Ou VIII abstain, you Will pinch you
will work harder. and hafder, and harder il
needfnI. You will no. sink through the
crowd as debtor.
Now comes the next danger. You will
not incur debt for yourself, bnt you have a
friend Pythias. .eyour friend, your familiar
1.-The man you like best and see most Of
says 10 you, " Damon be my securly--
your name TO this bil.!p Heaven forbid
that should cry on, to Damon, " Pylhlas
means to cheat thee-beware." But ] ad-
dress 70 Damon this observation, I" Pythias
asks thee 10 guarantee that three, six, or
twelve months hence he will pay to anoth-
er man-say TO Diony ysius--so many pounds
sterling" Here your first Lduiy as an hon.
est man is not to Pylhias but 10 Diony sus
Suppose some accident happens-ons of
those. accidents which however impossible
1t may seem to your Pythias, constantly
happen 10 the Pythiases of other Damons
who draw bills on the bank of Futurity sup
pose that the smut or rain spoil the crop on
which Pythias reles-or the cargoes he
expects from MarseilIes, california, Utopia,
20 down TO The boItomless seas ;-Dionsius
must come upon you! Can you pay 10 Di-
onysius what you pledge yourself 10 Fay in
spite oil those accidents He thinks those
accidents not only possible, but prof able,
or he would:not require your surety, nor
charge 20 per. cent for his loan, and there
fore, since he clearly doubts Pyihias, HE
H.
trust! Can you pay the money il Pyhias
cannot ?-and, allowing that you can pay
the money are your obligations in life such
as to warrant that sacrifice TO Friendship!
If you cannot pay or if you owe it 10 others
more sacred than Pythas himseli-owe ii
TO your parents, your plighted bride, or
welded wife, ,or the children TO whom what
before their birln, was your fortune, has be-
come the trus, money for their provision
not TO hazard for Pythias that for which, if
lost, not you alone but others suffer,--then
do not common duty and common honesty
forbid you TO say, "a am surety to Py,hias
for that which it belongs not to Pythias but
10 chancs TO fulfill 2" | am the last man
10 say, do not keep your friend," if you
honorabl3 can. II we have money. We
manage it i'll when we cannot help friend
at pinch. But the plain fact is this, Py-
thias wants money. Can you give it, at
whatever stint to yourself, in justice 10 9TH
ersl If you can and value Pyihiss more
than the money, give the money and there
is an end to it, but If you cannot give the
money, don't sign the bill. Do rot be-
come what iuirude truth you do become
a knave and liar-if you guarantees to do
what you know you cannot do should the
guarantee be exacied. He is generous who
gives, he who lends may be generous also,
but only on one condition-viz: that he can
afford TO lend, OF the two, therefore, il is sa.
fer, iriendfier, cheaper in the long.fun, TO
give than TO lend. Give, and you may keep
your friend if you lose your money, lend
anc the chances are that you lose your
friend il you ever get back your money.
With honor, poverty is noble, without
honor, wealth is pauper. Is it not so g.
Every young man not corrupted says Yes
1t is only some wretched old cynic, not
drop OF warm blood in his veins, who says,
"Llie is boon without honor"
But if a Jew knock at your door, and
show you bill with your name as ii ptom-
ise 10 pay, and the bill be dishonored pray
what becomes OF your name2
MY name - faiiers Damon, az am but
sureiy-go 10 Pythiss."
"Pylhias has bolled!"
Pay the bill, Damon, or good bye TO your
honor.
Having settled these essential prelimi-
naries-ist, Never 10 borrow where there is
a chance however remote, that you may
not be able 10 repay, I'd, Never lend when
you are not prepared 10 give, Sd, Never
guarantee for another what you cannot full
fill il The other should faiI,-you start in life
with this great wha:ever you
have, be ii little or much, is your own
Rich or poor,yo start as freeman resolved
10 preserve in your freedom, the noblest
condition OF your being as man.
On the first rule of ART OF The managing
money, all prsceplors must be agreed. II
is told in three words-"Horror OF debt"
Nurse, cherish, ,never cast away the horror
OF DEBT. Personal liberty is tie para
mount essential 10 human dignity and hu-
man happiness. Man hazards the condi-
ton and loses the virtues of freeman, in
az he accustoms his thoughts TO
vie " without anguish AID shame. .lis lapse |
into The bondage of debtor. Debt is TO men
what the serpent is TO the bird-iti eye fas.
cinates, It's breath poisons, its coil crushes
sinew and Done.i jaw is the pitiless grave.
II you mock my illustration, il you sneer |
al the truth it EN- bodies, give yourself no
further trouble to learn how to manage your
money.
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