The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-02-07
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How Easy Matter 10 Is 60 Live on Ones
Friends and Acuuaintnnres.

THE SOIENCE or BORROWING.
How Easy Matter 10 Is TO Live on Ones
Friends and Acquaintance.
"What are you doing for living now p"
was asked u young mm W osc ordinary
methods Of obtaining u liveli.l"n did not
inspire confidence or respect.
~ am loan contractor at prscnin he
replied ~ have been six months in the
business and can honestly say that have
been successful. You wonder what 'lOnn
contractor lisp Well borrow small sums
q money aud live upon them. The work Is
profitable ard not too hard. Oh, no, |
don't exhaust my list OF lenders On the
contrary, ! am steadily adding to IT, or
course, | cannot borrow from man tu
whom am already indebted, but. before I
finally part company with him make him
introduce me TO ut least Two Of his friends,
20 that for every customer drop pick up
n couplc-a net gain 81 one.
"1hc business requires a good deal of
tkill, aud certain rules must be carefully
observed. In the frst place, | never ask II
man 10 lend me money unless | am quite
assured that he has IL about him. When
Your intended victim refuses from neces-
sity you have lost him. II Is hopeless to
Ivy him again. lie thinks over the matter.
because he feels moro or less mortified
about u. and he Is sure TO end by congratti.
lailng himself that he was unable 10 &C.
Cummodatc you; and when he has once ar
lived at that stage OF reasoning you may
knock him on your list
"NhCn have selected my man | don't
approach him rs though am ashamed u
what am doing. am always well dressed
and look Ike gent eman, because know
by painful experience that shabblly.
dressed mnn has NO chance ut all as "A Dor.
rover Drawing him tim1rously 10 one
ride and whispering your request IL pretty
certain TO annoy him aud bring dental
In such matters men are always bolder
alone than when they are IN company.
For his reason always sountcr up TO my
victim when he ia surrounded by his
friends. lie must present mc them aud.
II the meeting 10 IN u barfOom, as | gcler-
silly manage that Il IL, drink Is likely u
follow.
~ bis establishes q certain amount oil
confidence, aud, when | turn to him sud.
denly, rs though had lust remembered my
need, and say aloud, 'Oh, by.tho-bye, Just
let ms have n couple Of dollars until 10
morrow, will your ! have little account
10 settle down the street aud | have no
small bi'ls about me- he must be a de
iermined man n he refuses. You see, he
has introduced me TO his friends, and stood
before them as my sponsor, so 10 speak
| To slight me now would be equivalent "a
impeacbing his own witness. get The
money, which ] am very careful to pay
back the following day. When have d INC
this twice generally find that the man 1,
at my mercy. Then l wait until ! know
that his pockets are well filed, when
strike him to the tune Of from 80 to SIS.
according to circumstances. After that
avoid him. The whole campaign usually
occupies about fortnight, and can ope
rate In dozen fields at once, SO that you
see make fairly good income,
"Men who are accustomed to wealth and
always carry large sums OF money witt
them, are almost useless to me and rarely
try them. They are stiDgy TO tho last dc
gree, and there is no good In them. II /,
| with those who are usually poor, hut occa
sionally find themselves flush, that deal
take them at the food tide OF their fortune
when they are elated with the possession Of
money which seems TO them inexhaustible
and they fall easily into my trap.
"Will you take something with me
Don't be afraid, / know 1t would be hope
less to attempt to borrow from you afte
what have told you, and l won't ask 20,
| for an introduction TO any OF your friends
because l am sure you would not give IL /,
me. You don't drink Well, goodbye
see a r0Sn coming who drew his pa!
to-day, and | must 20 across the street anC
| cultivate him. ~ New York Times.