Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-08-18
A Plea for Borrowers.

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roguery without committing an
illegalityl On such a clumsy
blunderer the protection afforded
by convenient law is thrown away
the wide protection of that con-
siderate law, framed with such
astute solicitude for the suffering
of the sinningl Such an inapt
purloiner had better turn honest
at all risks: he will iud it more
profitable in the end to practice
even a disagreeable virtue, than
to dabble Id a tempting vice, for
which he is naturally unfit. To
steal is vulgar, low, and danger
Gus. The adept in the art of abb
stracting his neighbours substance
would scorn the vulgarity, and
carefully avoid the dangers OF that
process.
1t is an easy world to live in, al
ter all, for they who will study
the science of living easily-who
regard life as profession, and &C
quire proficiency in its practice.
To them, all mankind are patrons
or clients. All the social virtues
are tributary to their needs-all
the genial vices administer to their
wants, and human infrmity of
will is a source of revenue. They
coin the weakness of their fellow
men into silver, and from mans
nobler impulses extract refined
gold.
Let them bless the memory OF
the man who first invented bor-
rowing!--benefcent expedient, by
which thousands of gifted mortals
are saved from the pains of labor
and the debasement of mendican-
cy! If they do not like TO dig,
and to beg they are ashamed, and
to steal they are afraid, can they
not borrow? 1t is a grand utility
maintaining the precarious ''res-
portability" of many, who hold it
only on the frail tenure of "appear-
ances." While friendship and
generosity exist, borrowing will
flourish while confidence and be-
lief shall endure, borrowers will
be plenty-so that in this view of
the case, we are logically CON-
PEELED to hope that the borrower
will be always with us.
But the idea to borrow natural
ly implies the idea of return-of
repayment. Certainly! The idea
in itself is pleasing and praise
worthy-one of the charming in
SEPARATIONS of that poetical justice
whose amiable fctions relieve the
dull realities Of our every day life
with the colors of Imagination
But the genuine borrower is too
magnanimous thus to resent an
act of obligation: not thrs will
he cancel a deed of kindness
The ungracious retribution he
leaves to low. souled creditors, and,
fortifying himself with the phi
losophy of Ancient Pistol, be be-
comes resigned to a fate of per-
petual debt, and exclaims-"Base
is the slave who pays|
1t is a consummate science, that
of borrowing-one affording vast
scope for the exercise of human
talent requiring great skill, a
profound knowledge of human
character, and u complete ascen-
dancy over those conscientious
scruples which, at some periods,
are supposed to visit all, and are
frequently stumbling blocks in
the way to fortune of timid peo-
pie. Thus, it will be seen, the
perfect borrower is q man quail
fed to succeed in any phase of
civilized activity to which he might
turn his attention. He would
make a good diplomatist, if chance
called him to the post. He would
excel in any character except that
of lender or payer, which he
looks upon with complacent con-
tempt.
We saw him in Nashville not
long ago, decked out as usual in
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