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A Too Particular House

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
September
Year
1885
Copyright
Public Domain
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A man from Indiana, who went to Chicago to buy a stook of groceries to start business, had but little roady eash, and was asked wliat seourity he could give. "Well, I did own asaw-rnill," he replied. "But you don't novv?" "No, it was sold on a mortgage. I -did have a farm." "Is that gonc, too?" 'Yes, went on a mortgage." "G.ot a home?" "Tliat's gone witl) the rest." "Any wild lands?" "I liad 190 acres, but it'sgone." "Theuyou really havo Doseeurity." "Look a-hore, mister," said the Hoosier, as he siraightenod up, "after a man has been used to doing a mortgage business tor twenty-iivo years he can't change all m a minute, ff a ehattlo mortgago on this stock aiu't security enougli for you I'll look around and find some house not quite so particular." - ',

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Old News
Ann Arbor Democrat