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Two things in this world one should
never think ~ borrowing "A razor or
4 shirt.
When philosopher like Tuhb, makes
such q remark as that there must be some
reason in il. and 80 the other fellows. at
the little drinking table near tho club
window became attentive, while he went
on 10 say.
Ro,h of those articles are too inti.
ma,ely connected with ones person. don't
you know One man viii utterly disor-
ganizs another's shaving tools ia single
operation. and FOR some reason bor-
rowed shirt Is never returned
Nor anything else that is borrowed.
usually. observed Noodles
Very true, admitted Tubbs Some
people who borrow do really mean 70 re-
turn what is lent them, but il is COmpar-
atively rarely that they fultill the inten-
tion How much Of the money that you
have loaned ia your life has ever been
paid back Not s5 per cent, viii ven
ture to say. A man came to pe yester-
day and asked me for s. for "A hours
He invested the cash in stimulauts aud
to-day he applied to me for 25 cents 20
sober with Persons who drink to excess
are, in my notion, the most interesting of
borrowers. They always make light of
what they call their 'infirmity, seem TO
regard il eheerfully, as il il were quite
excusable. and evidently consider that
they have to be supplied by others with
the means Of inebriation.
There as 20 end to the cheek Of bor-
rowers generally. Sir Walter Scott speaks
in his journal of his experience with
undergraduates at Cambridge aud Ok
ford, who having outnown their allow
auces would, though quite unknown 10
him. write aud ask him for the loan OF
small sums, from G5 TO $50 One
stranger, an army officer, informed him
10y letter that ne had dreamed that Sir
Walter lent him $500, 10 which the
author replied that this was an illustration
of the we'll known fact that dreams at
ways went by contraries have under
stood that the President of the United
States, members Of the cabinet, Con-
gressmen, and other persons high ia
official position at Washington are CON
stantly requested for loans Tho case Of
the dynsmiter in New York who de-
msnded 81 ,200.OO OF Russell Sage is
merely an extreme one.
Il have lent money on frequent oc-
casions simply for the purpose Of getting
rid OF the borrower, there being no such
sure way of making him avoid YOU
afterward. have known great many
men who made regular business OF se-
curing small loans from every fresh ac
quaintance. How familiar Is the good
fellow of the type have just described
who goes through the world soliciting
tritiing contributions from whoever be
can get a decent introduction TO, never
hesitating TO sacrifice q friendship for 50
cents or 81. You find that type of indi-
vidual at his lowest notch when he gets
down TO five cents as the amount So
licited BY that time he has abandoned
all serious attempts 10 appear respectable
or TO conceal his character as heat.
The most unique borrower have met
with lately was employed as a servant in
my household for "a hours. On the after
noon of her arrival she concluded that
she was too fatigued to clean up the
kitchen, and so retired TO her room hay-
ing obtained from her mistress the loan
Of book Of poems for perusal The
next morning she walked me up by pound
ing on my door and informed me that
inasmuch as her own bag had not arrived.
SHE would be glad il l would lend her
my comb and toothbrush. On the other
hand, | have known women TO borrow
money from their servants once had
colored man who was accustomed 10
borrow my dress suit whenever lie at.
tended a bail. ] only found il out through
the accident Of discovering one night
that the garments were gone when | was
attiriug myself for a party,
The sort of neighbors who borrow are
sufficiently we'll known. They obtain
the loan OF cut glass, silverware, iewelry,
and other finery, for the purpose of max
ing display on occasions. Lower down
in life they send next door for cup Of
tea, some -four, little sugar OF what
not | have known cases where girls,
who called themselves ladies, actually
borrowed scarfpins and rings from ad.
nirers, never giving them back Um-
brellas, rubbers, and waterproofs are
articles which are rarely returned when
borrowed. The only lenders who have a
real advantage over the borrowers are
the pawnbrokers Washington Star.
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