Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-12-18

Ofice Of R. II. Moore, Steam Pristse md
Publisher,


Publisher,
MOLINE, ILL.,, Sept. g, 1873.
Mn Dear Sir-l want to ash you
n plain question. In all kindness
aud sincerity. aud / would like TO
have Nm answer ii honestly aud
candidly, not Ia two or three years
or momihs. bui nuw-fhis seeeki
Suppose you were ~ poor ~
jobs turkey, and had invested
sl5,OOO or el6.O 600 in an enterprise
Which Aou designed TO make an
rXcIusi, els cash business. Sup.
pose, as q matter of accommodation
aud good nature, you had trusted
ypnr work out MI over the country,
from he'll to Jericho; suppose you
had kept adding To your means,
and still quitting it on the books
Just for u few DAYS." until your
funds were played out, like Doc.
Testers prayer meeting; suppose
yon had claims coming aiDst you,
| in the bands of business men, who
had accommodated you in good
faith, aud need their money! enp.
pose YOU had some pride in you,
and meant 10 be square toed dSd
punctual, and hated to see a man
ham on owed, when you hadn't
the legal tender in your trowsers 10
pay his Just aud lawful demands,
worse than you would like to eco
an lnjun or the devil; and suppose
those whom you had accommodated
Eel, perfectly easy and oontented,
"shitd The Track when you went
/, to see them, aud told the wife of
their bosom to answer mot at
!. homer or came into town and LETT
. witu,ui paying even q part; sup.
pose they held your money and
waited patiently for wheat TO come
: ~ 10 hiHei. cents or dollar, or
pork to bring six or eight dollars
;. yer hundred, whdt could you dot
, Would YOU let Your debts SO,
q "And smile, AVID smile, and smile.
And BE- a rfliain ali the shtIe4
Y or wonld you sue every mothers
son of them that wouldn't pay sou,
Il if it were the last business yon ever
p. transacted in town.
h. Ii YOU were an honest man you
~ would do the latter. and that's just
y what III he compelled TO do, and
riH do. il the Lord is God, or there
Yr is King in Israel.
r. don't want money 10 look at {
have enough for ihai). ! dom
want any to salt down Il ueve
I'd could make it keep, but out of tw'
in thousand trusted out, | hnmhi.
st want n fer hundred, and III be d.
h. il 1 don't have il, or an execution
If returned nulla bona.
Is; have, az . great expense, bffe'
M this office, till IL IL now the tarG
IA, ext and best establishment Of the KIN
Ia. in the city, or this section Of th
State, and il is a credit 40 well %
h y con, enirnc- to the city. And DO
y I ,cant what n oseed to ne. 1t
lid q small amaHHt 10 you, but 1t meaz
hundreds of dollars to me. vi
Ks. he found at my Office, ready to i
ed form yon Of the Amount OF your u
ri. debtednpss, and to square mp. q
r,h my receipt for yonr account, ~
81. my soul, AZ well AZ yours, will :
he joicr. +,..t,..
sat love you myself, as q moth
inc loverh her first born. but I'love
ing pay my debts beifer than 10
any man, woman. or child % u
re,r face of God Almightys gree
earth, aud by the Great Etern
INF. and Continental Congress, pr
i,h pose to do il, n ] have to NAL
nm costs for every man in Rock lsla'
kpd county.
rht see how sweetly and pretty ] o
/ he smile on sou.
4, n Yours, earnestly, - . g
II II MOOpE