BORROWING MONEY

Mr. Williams said there were three men he could always borrow money from, Uncle Tom Emmett,. John Blansit (the old man), and Uel Livingston. Uncle Tom would let him have half of what he asked for, twenty-five if he wanted fifty and so on. He would take no note, ask no interest. Said he would lend anybody money whether he got it back or not, usually half what you asked.  Mr. Blansit charged five per cent a month. One he dropped a dime and was looking for it in the sand, stirring it with a cane, and said he was looking for the "interest." More likely someone asked if he was looking for it). But when he (Mr. Williams) went to Lampasas to take the Keelie Cure, he let him have two or three hundred and wouldn’t take a note or interest - his brothers John Mark or Hogue to repay it if he didn’t come back.

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