Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1879 — A New Way to Collect Old Debts. Indianapolis News. [ARTICLE]

A New Way to Collect Old Debts. Indianapolis News.

The other day a certain firm of this ' city took down their ledger to draw off several accounts for collection. The lawyer who was to attend to collecting the bills was looking over the ledger as the bookkeeper turned the leaves. “Why don’t you give me that?” he asked, as an account of S2B presented itself. “No use,” said -the bookkeeper; “can’t get anything out of him*” “Give it to me; I’ll try.” The book-keeper said there was an $8 credit on the bill, one of the members of the firm owing the debtor that amount. He then walked to the place haunted by the debtor. “Not doing anything now?” he asked him. “No, nothing. Dead broke.” “Weil, it’s a shame. You're a good business man. Why don’t you get some of your friends to dub together and start you again? It wouldn’t take much—a few hundred dollars. Go and see three or four of ’em and then come and see me.” •• ij J

In the afternoon the debtor called on the attorney, the calcium light of "hope dancing in his eye. “Look here.” said the attorney, not giving the debtor a chance to speak, 1 here’s an old bill against you—left with me for collection—a balance of S2O. No wonder you don’t succeed. I’m ashamed of you.” • Debtor disappeared, returning in a few minutes with the money and paying the bill. Next day hecalled again, and broached the subject of the assistance promised by the attorney, aud said that S3OO, with what he could get from other sources, would enable him to start again. “But I never said I’d loan you money,” said the collector. “I merely asked you to come around and see me after you’d seen your friends. You did and paid me S2O, for which, for my clients, I am very much obliged.”