Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-08-02

and soon he came to Joseph.
"Joseph, did you make that?' "No,
Sir" "Do you know who did," "No,
Sir" said he, hcsitatinly: "Do you know
who hung it up?" "No, Sir" said he,
coloring deeply. "Well, do you know any
thing about it whatever?"
"No, Sir, | don't know that | do," said
he, colormg sill more deeply.
"Oh, Joseph, am sorry to see that:
do not believe you have told the truth, but
| will not press you further"
lie than questioned several others, and
came to James.
"Jancs, You may rise. Did you make
that Jamcs!", "No, Sir" "Did you
hang it up?" "No Sir" "Do you know
who did !" "No, Sir" "Do you know
who made it?" "Yes, Sir" "Who?"
"Henry." "Do you not know hung it
up?" "No, Sir" THAT is sufficient"
"You made that, Henry, did you not?"
"Yes, Sir" "Did you hang it up?"
"No, Sir" "Who did," "Joseph."
"You may rise, Joseph. Did you not
tell me just now, Joseph, that you did
not"
"Thc boys told me to hang it up"
"Wel, you told me just now that you
did not do it, did you not?" "les,
Sir"
"And you said that Your did 10: Go it
when You did ~
"Wcll, all the boys agreed not to tell"
"Oh, Joseph, why have you done so?
You have told Il lie you have lied before
God; and that, too, merely because You
were afraid OF the boys. Afraid Of the
boys! Think of i, Joseph; you have
dared to violate command Of God, and
tell lie, merely because you were afraid
to be laughed at for telling the truth. Oh
Joseph, am sorrow to see this. | shall
punish YOU for hanging up the mask, but
as to the lie, you must settle that with
God"
He then, before them all, punished Jo-
scph for his act OF disorder; afterwards, he
closed the school, as usual, by prayer, and
dismissed it. Although tie boys were
somewhat Sobered bv what had been done
and said, yet the impression was bu; feeble;
as they crowded leisurely into the entry,
and issued from the door, they in various
ways gave vent to their Indignation at
James for telling. AsJamcs stopped in the
cn.ry to pick up his hat, one boy kicked
it, and another gave him a punch in the
side; ard as they came upon the grasi plot
before the school house, one said, in tone
so low that this master. could no. hear,
Before III be so mean as that! .
That's pretty wcll-prctty well, Jnn!'
said another.
"a sncaking tci;;-ta,c," said 4 third.
"Good little Jamcs-good little James!
always tell the truth, and tho master will
love YOU; and when the school is done
You shall have the reward"
"Li,tle tavorte!" said another.
In moment the master passed ont and
went home when the boys began TO ex-
press their opinions more freely, and James
also to defend himself.
"Why arc YOU SO angry with me I" said
he, "you are flaming mad; and | want to
know if deserve it,"
"Descrve it? yes, YOU ought to be fog
ged."
"Flosgcd for tci!in. the ,ru'h9"
"No: but for being 4 tnll-tale."
" | only told the truth when | was ask
"IIa!" laughed a little wicked, ragged
boy, "Td Us lief tell lie Us not, ifI knew |
should not be 1loggcd for it,
$50 had Ir-" And p" And -
said dozen of them.
"Well, had not believed it is wrong
to lie."
"Why, what is the harm in it, if You
are not found cut ? Nobody will know
it."
"Nobody know il! Where III the world
have you been living all your days. Bill ?
Have you never been 10 the Sunday
School? VIII not God know it,"
The boys all sood still, and made no re-
ply; for they could could not answer that
question without condcmning themselves.
At length that little wicked, ragged boy
spoke again, saving, | wouldn't be tell
tule at any rate"
"Now, Joseph" said James, Il appeal
to you You were punished, and it was
because told the truth; and l will let YOU
Judge whether | did right or wrong. The
case was this-Some OF US were guilty Of
hanging up that mask this morning, and
the master wished to learn who did it. He
asked US all in regard to it; he asked me,
and said, Do you know who made it 7"
l did know; and could l say did not! l
believe there is God, and that he will one
day call YOU and me and all of us to account
for our conduct, und that he has forbidden
lying. Nowhow could |, under these circum-
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