The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-10-09

Various Glasses of "Deadbeats" with whom
Collectors Fare Poorly.

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Collectors Fare Poorly.
Men who will not pay their debts
have a complete calendar of bluffs
bland innocence for one creditor,
effrontery for another, apology, in
difference, persuasion, 1.-The last of
next week, or the first of the
month" all the degrees of lie,
a whole catalogue and appendix
of false pretenses-amusing knaves
on the stage, but bad as members of
society, says writer in the Boston
Herald.
A collector called the other day
upon man extremely well known
in Boston. He lives in a hotel. and
Mr.. Collector sent up his card by one
of tie bell Loys. The boy shortly
returned ard SAID, "Not H." rut
there was something in the boy eye
which the collector thought he knew
the mean. of. " = = the mans
room very well. Ihe debt was an
old one, and he had called on the
same errand many times before.
This day an hour had been appointed
by Mr. Y, and he had promised to
pay. The collector did not really put
much faith in this promise, for it had
become pretty old story, but he is
a persevering man, as a good many
bad old debtors can testify. He
went Immediately up to the room
himself, knocked at the door and q
familiar voice within called, "Come
in.
"Demmitp exclaimed the debtor,
in a rage, when he saw who his Wis
itor was, what the deuce mot to
quote him exactly do you mean by
coming up here when 1 send down
word l am not in9" And he proceed
ed to work himself into tempest of
abuse.
That was one bluff. But it did not
scare the collector off. With good
natured suavity he said he was very
sorry not to be more cordially well
coined. He thought the boy might
be mistaken, as this was the time ap-
pointed for him to call. He had call
ed several times before. He was sor-
ry to annoy any one, but collecting
was his business. Notified at last,
Mr.. x. said of course he could not
blame the collector, But demmitr'
he continued, you only come up be-
cause your firm sent you. Can't you
say wasn't INF"
This open handed bluff did not
work either. The collector replied
hat he did not do business that wcy.
The visit was unsuccessful, however.
You cannot draw blood out of a tur-
nip, and the collector was convinced
hat the man really did not have the
money at that time. He was finally
obliged TO content himself with an
)ther promise.
1t seems to be a mania with some
DeOple to gain little time" on their
ills. One firm in Boston told the
writer that one of its customers in
he for west, whose bill was two
ears overdue, at last, under threat.
ent his check-but without his sig
ature. This meant delay of about
wo weeks before the check was sent
ack to him and returned with the
ignature, and the firm believes the I
nam omitted it Intentionally, just to
ain this much additional time.
A similar meanness was PLAYED
pom an honest and thrifty woman !,
l one of the suburbs, who owns a
ouse beside the one she lives in.
he leased this house for two years
nd thought she would save the law
er's fee by buying blank lease form b
nd making it out herself. She c
hrased it this way, that the lessor '
as to pay lat the rate Of $50 Il
lonth." When in the middle of the s
'cond month the rent for the first v
ad not been paid, the woman called 1
n her money and was met with
le reply that the man preferred to
ait till the expiration Of the two
ears and then pay in full, as there :,
as nothing In the lease that called u
# payment monthly, but only ''at =
le rate Of $25 per month" u