San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-01
Keep Your ENGAGEMENTS.

Editor Fans PREui
Amid the comments and criticisms called
forth by the electric lights, free schools,
graveled roads, and other improy ements,
completed or projected now that Chau-
tauqua is over, and no longer claims the
undivided attention OF tho people, viii you
kindly give me space in your paper for the
suggestion OF an improvement OF differ
ent nature, as much needed think Us any
OF the aforementioned, but needing neth-
or tax nor subscription to bring II about,
but only honesty and thoughtfulness on the
part OF those concerned.
l want to say to the people Of Hays
county In general, and those OF San Marcos
In particular, keep your engagements"
Many people hero seem like children,
absolutely irresponsible and unreliable, in
this respect. Only when they expect to
receive money arc they on time.
Did you ever think. you man who made
an engagement last week, and never kept
1t, that "time is money!" that you perhaps
kept the other party from some other bust
ness, as we'll as from transacting that which
concerned youy
Another thing, You who havo money, pay
your little bills. Finding fault with work
done, to avoid the payment of debts, is too
common.
People coming from towns around, get
work done and depart, telling some one
with whom they are visiting that they are
mot quito satisfied" and giving that as an
excuse for not paying their bills. In the
name of common sense aud justice, why
not make your complaint to those who do
your work It is noticeable that those who
arc mot quite satisfied" are usually those
who never intended to pay.
Business men who come here from a
distance are warned by those who have
had sad experience, 'The people of Hays
county are poor pay" We are getting
almost as much noted among outsiders for
this little popularity AZ for our literary and
educational attainments.
Bills, little bills, too, have to be put into
the hands of collector, who expects a
commission, before they stand chance of
being paid.
You who have money, did you ever
think that the payment of that little sum
Of two or three dollars, means, if not alb
solutely BREAD at least something necessary
to your creditors comfort?
Did you ever think he might need it to
pay the high rents asked in San Marcos?
You who are so interested in the Chau-
tauqua, did You ever think that if you had
paid that little bill, due weeks ago. that
your creditor might have added something
to the Chautauqua's exchequer2
You who 60 around asking people to
contribute to this or that good object"
did you ever think that your not keeping
your engagements may deprive them of the
pleasure of contributing? Common de-
oency and courtesy require if you cannot
keep an agreement, that you should call on
or write to the other party and explain the
matter.
If you have no regard for your own re-
putation as On individual, for honesty and
politeness. perhaps you have some for that
of your town and county, and their future.
Remember, if the word continues to go
abroad and be believed that 1.-THE people
of Hays county are poor pay" although the
ten righteous men may save us, our char.
acter may only look the blacker by contrast
with theirs while it must certainly injure
us as q community,
ONE WHO HAS SUFFERED,