The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-13

Loans anu hiaTn
Prom the Detroit Free Pres.
Do YOU want to borrow Is for day or
two-till that check comes-till the bank
opens-till you can see friend Of yous
who has offered you 500 if you want it.
Perhaps you don't, but there are plenty
in Detroit who do. Jones, for instance.
becomes suddenly possessed Of the idea
about 10 o'clock a. m that he must have
IS. He is inst that much short, for some
reason or other, and rs he must have II
and as his only recourse Is TO borrow II,
he steps across the hall TO Brown, who
has been his friend for years.
Brown. will you do me great favorT
having a suspicion Of what is coming.
well, I'm short s, and want TO Dor.
row that much until tomorrow, when III
have check for $500 from Chicago.
''Sorry-very sorry; but my grocer I
bill came in as left the house. and I'm
cleaned out, replies Brown. who had at
least $50 In his wallet.
Jones goes down on the street, and the
| first man he sees is n neighbor who ha'
always favored him in every way. and be
halis him and asks him for the loan OF
~" for twenty-fou hours.
Five dollars!" exclaims Smith with
great promptness, why. you had better
ask for my wife and children. | nevei
carry dollar with me-never.
| Jones walks over 10 the City Hall. III
remembers that il was pay day only th'
day before, and hunting out An employ
Of the city whom he knows night well, HI
states his case again.
"Why didn't YOU ask me yesterday
you only had" is the swift reply. "fo,
see nv wife wanted go last night. an,
as mad no particular use for 1T gave
TO her"
Jones is somewhat discouraged, but 90
| ing out he meets man who once promis
ed to do him favor if he ever bad an op
portunity. The friend is reminded Of thi
act. and Jones adds:
Il lack Just g. Of enough money to pa,
note, and II you will let me have II nnti
tomorrow shall be forever obliged.
Good gracious, but Just paid not
myself, and I'm cleaned out OF everything
but this nickel, Is the reply.
Jones gets along without the money
lie has to. He may tramp the city iron
end 70 end and meet with Just such an
swers There are reasons for IT. Men n
all grades Of life have found TO their COS
that lending money is not only losing IT
but it is in many instances, making an en-
envy. The man who is worth lending q
can get money at the bank. Good men
who would pay borrowed money, neve
borrow. They RAISE II in business way
II is the liar and beat who wants 10 boz
row, and there can't he a business maj
in the city who has not been stuck.
LEND me s. and Ill return IT to-mor
row" most always means that the borrow
er will never return II, rnle-- forced b
law. As som as he gets IT be begins :
dodge the man who lent il 10 him. and II h
return il he becomes highly indignant an
goes about slandering the man who aide
him.
Il have kept my friends by refusing :
lend them money" said a Detroit bDs'
ness man the other day. and there AZ
plenty TO agree with him Five doilars !
bot small sum. and yet there are soors
OF men who would sell out for IT. The
will borrow that sum Of friend and nc
return it, pre;erring his contempt ever al
ter 10 making restitution. pne sseh ga
-. fall beaten out Of fat political OHIO
Nv the vote Of a man whose y ne had net
er returned. Another might be name
who lost clerk.hip from the same res
son. Another. who had neglected 30 n
paw loan Of 81. lost a situation m ban
hi. reward. Beware 81 the man vi
wants loan for dsy OF two.