Show merchants have a snap the merchant merc hunt trots gets it un im evere hand they are cur cui curd sd d if i they doand they are d d if they dont if it a cu customer a asks ks for credit and he don t ket feet i it t the merchant cant see his way clear to vive the long imig ti time me asked hes a arule hard unaccommodating man if the merchant nally finally yields to lo the plaint of the th hard up individual and extends the cred he s it a jolly good fellow until ion long 0 after payment is due and a respectful dun is sent to the tardy debtor walen the generous creditor bec becomes imes the meanest man top 0 the earth eartha 5 the home city tribune has this to suy about it yes re marlieb the country merchant to the newspaper wan man 1 I certainly have a snap the whole wholesale salo houses sends ni me duns every month and draw on me at sight but if I 1 send a bill to a farmer he comes in sweating mat mail and quits t adding fad fadling eing tit at my iny store am ain hard up tip for money many of chuse who owe me are sending endino cash in advance to mail order houses if I 1 contribute money to any cause people say im bidding for trade if I 1 dont they say I 1 m a hog bog 11 ve ry day I 1 am exported to dig up for everything every thing that comes along from a ruffle ticket tip lo a church f tind fund 1 by the people who say I 1 ought to because chev do theia trading here but my f friends rien ds I 1 neither buy tickets nor help the church fund and yet get the cash in advance bu hufhines huf anew tines i new and if I 1 were to cincu late a petition and subscription paper among the wholesale houses where I 1 do bu iness I 1 would gut get the laugh proper if I 1 sell a pair of pants I 1 must treat the family to caudy candy and cigars if I 1 buy a load of potatoes es I 1 must do the same customers who are able to pay hani bang on nn to their money while I 1 pay ten per cent at the bank to get money to keep my credit good and my business going I 1 have a big business and durin during hard times and poor crops the people are willing to trade with rne me pr providing widing I 1 can duplicate ca at al latip prices and wait until harvest for my pay M my y scales weib aei h lot loo heavy when I 1 sell sug tir und I 1 too co light when i bu butter I 1 lam am a thief it i liar und and it a grafter gr uffer if I 1 smile I 1 iam am a soft soapy hypocrite if I 1 dont smile I 1 am aim agrums yes I 1 certainly have hane a map and then he looked over of book ite accounts counts a aud aad ad wondered how he be could raise ijo 0 O to pay a sight d draft raft tomorrow |