DON'T RUN IN DEBT.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 10, 8 December 1877, Page 3

DON'T RUN IN DEBT.

N'.iw deal lii ready iiiuiii'v, 1.,,-. As tar at YOU ,1111 £u it ; l\l\ ready lltnlHV W llr ll \,,a,;i1,, And take it. ur you'll rue it "lis beet for burn ami fur teller —■ | Thi' wisest. Uiinl<—t way; " (iuiug on tick " ami credit systems Are tho ruin of our day. " Terms, cash," T say, lor eredil short I iocs often make long frauds; lii- who gives quickly, says the -an. Qivea doubly—gains both etuis. Pay not tln> poor with bops deferred, Which mukes tlm hi'iirt grow liult ; While tho ipriiHH grows tin* steeduiuy starve; Avoid this shabby trick. Trust not the customers who como To ileal in credits vain : The chaneefl are you'll never see Your property again, Dont purchase when you cannot pay, Nor take men'a goods for nought; Hut do as you would bfl done by, And " fork out " when you ought. And recollect the stores you keep Are not your own till paid for ; The law may seize both them and you And spoil the game yon ployed for, By paying ready money down You get your goods muohcheaper; All your accounts are smooth and clear, Ami you make none a weeper, lint if you pay not when you owe, "I'is robbery, for the time ; Your vile delay, when you can pay, Is folly, shuine, and crime. Procrastination thus becomes A thief that ruins many ; Make tears to flow and hearts to breakGive us " the ready penny." Delay in settling money matters Entangles men's estates, Till they scarce know how much they have Or owe in debts and rates. This makes no end of fools and knaves, Ami bankrupts without number ; This beggars millions, tills our goals, And keeps tired eyes from slumber. So lay to heart this little song, As far us you can do it; Pay ready money when vim can, And take it, or you'll rue it.