Show I 6 GOOD AND HUMOROUS EX UGH Debtor Really Deserved Grant if Extension Ex-tension of Time A prominent business house li Dal Iniore placed a bill In tho hands of n collector who In response to n request re-quest for settlement received the following lowIng In reply My Dear filr Absence from the city prevented my writing In answer to yours of recent date Itwlll bo utterly Impossible for moo mo-o settle the claim you mention ul present for tho very simple but good reason I havent got It I lost every penny I had In the world and considerable I had In the future In n theatrical venture last September Up to tho present time 1 have not recovered from the shock I think If you lay this fact before rour clients they will not advise you to proceed harshly against mo From hclr past experience with my modes of procedure In days gone by I do not think they can recall any misplclous mannerisms which could lead them to suppose I am a debt dodger I have simply been Initiated Into the Lodge of Sorrow Hard Luck Chap ter Fool Division No 69 My picture hanging crnpelnden on the walls of the Hall of Fame bears the legend Sucker No 33876493 My motto Is briefly I would If 1 could but I havent so I cant Fortune may smllo however up to tho present writing It has givenme the laugh I have hopes Directly I am In a position even remotely re-motely suggesting opulence I assure you your balance will receive my Very prompt attention Montreal Herald |