The _Mortgager_ and _Mortgage_ differ the one from the other, not more in length of purse, than the _Jester_ and _Jeste_ do, in that of memory. But in this the comparison between them runs, as the scholiasts call it, upon all-four; which, by the bye, is upon one or two legs more than some of the best of _Homer's_ can pretend to; --namely, That the one raises a sum, and the other a laugh at your expence, and thinks no more about it. Interest, however, still runs on in both cases; --the periodical or accidental payments of it, just serving to keep the memory of the affair alive; till, at length, in some evil hour, --pop comes the creditor upon each, and by demanding principal upon the spot, together with full interest to the very day, makes them both feel the full extent of their obligations.

The Mortgager and the Jester differ in this: the one raises a sum, and the other a laugh at your expense, and they think no more about it. Interest, however, still runs on in both cases; the periodical or accidental payments of it just serving to keep the memory of the affair alive; till, at length, in some evil hour - pop comes the creditor upon each, demanding full payment on the spot.
