A Preferred Creditor.

Bush Advocate, Issue 352, 12 August 1890, Page 3

A Preferred Creditor.

There is sajul tp be. a gentleman in America ! '_ia__ed ■____.*'_., 'who smiles a ghastly smile when pre : f erred creditors are 1 brougrV. "uu'cW discussion. This is , why. His broth or-in-law^'whoiihay be known as Smith) had bopn ,doiri,g,a .lively trade until tfecoiitly >vilbti ! tire aid' bf small capital and heavy credits. His _ profits , wore* so fine that at last he had. to suspend payment. Brown who had. .advanced considerable money, got wind of the approaching assignment, and went to the merchant. "See here, Jako" said he, " there are rumours that you- are going t^vo^gh*.'. ..Ho#' -about my money ?" " Dot is all right, Ike. I've got to sushpeud, but I make you a breferred creditor, and dreat you yust like abrothQi'." .-ITis fears allayed, ifcown left Ms relative, and the next ,da_y, r thp assignoie.it was announced." - '.. |ke . , scanned ! the list of cred;tqra;inyarin,. ;: rljiß;fl:aiu© was not ambng'the, prefprr.e'd. .lUwns not mentioned at ..a11.,'; .Full >o_v (-Indignation, he rushed oyoy, ; to . the stoi ; d: " What do you in9an..,' ' , he asked. "You promised to ; mate nii _ a preferred creditor. You iaVeii't" even mentioned, inc. ' These otfmW -"cvoditdrs'-get' thi-ee or four months' note,' arid' l get nothiug. How is 1 that' ?" "'Dot is all right, Ike. Tve' cheated you schquaro. You haf the advantage of knowing you gets nothing novi'., Dose odder <chaps won't know th'oy gets nothing for three or I 'four irionths."