The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-07
rHE LYING SERVANT.

There LIVED N cMA0A@ eest~sa 49,.
Mons. iuss. and rise. 70 whnse loi q Tel
a. have 4 serEing-man. . great rogue. and
,hoxe an. addicted 10 the vice Of lying.
Ths n,ms Of The lord is noi in The story,
therefore The reader need not iroabls
himself about L.
The knsss wss given 10 boast Of bis
wondrsas travels. lie bal visited eoun.
trie, which are no where 70 be found Il
N. nap. and seen things which norisl
eve never beheld. He would lie through
the tweniy-leur hours ol the elock-foi
he dreamed fslsehoods in bis sleep. "a
the truth Of which he ssoss when he "a.
awake. HE lord was . cunning and Z
rirtuous man. and used 20 see The lies %
The yslei's mouth. 90 that he was often
eaughl-hung as il were. in bis own On
truths, "a IN q trap. Nevertheless ne
persisted still The more 10 hrs lies, and
when any one said, (" How can that be-
he would answer with fierce oaihs and
proles.aiions, that so il was. He swore.
stone and bone, and might the --. and
90 forth! Yet was The knave useful 10
the household. quick and handy; therefore
he was no, disl,ked Of his lord, though
verify a great liar.
II ehsneed. one pleasan, day in spring.
after the rains had fallen heavily, and
sxollen much The floods. that The lord
and the knase rode out together. sud their
way passed through shady and silent
forest. Suddenly appeared an old sns
wsll-grown fox. Look" exclsimed
the MASTER OF the knave; !. look. what .
huge BEAST never before have seen
reynaid so Isrge!" .Dolh this beast
surprise thee BY is hugenessl" replieth
straight the serving-groom. casting his
eye slighiingly on the animal. As he fed
for fear away into the coyer oflhe brakes;
" by sfons and bone, bare been in
kingdom where the foxes are big IS are
the bulls in this," Whsreupon. hearing
so vast lie, the lord answered calmly. |
bui with mockery in his heart, i" In that
kingdom there must be excellent lining
for the cloaks. IL furriers can there be
found well 10 dress skins 80 large"
And so they rode on-lhe lord in
silence: bur soon he began 10 sigh heavily.
Still he seemed 10 wax more and more
sad in spirit. and bis signs grew deeper
and more quick. Then inquired The knave
Of the lord what sudden affection. or
cause ofsOuOw. had happened. "Alas!"
replied The willy master. u trust in
heavens goodness that neither Of us two
hath today, by any frowsrdness Of fortune,
,hanced 10 say the thing which 10 not;
Ior, sssuredly, he that hath so done must
his day PERISH" The knaye. on llrsrine
hese dOleful words, and perceising real
'ouow 10 be depicted on his masters
.sinstantly Eel, a. If his ears
rev more vide, that mol q word or syl
able Of 80 strange = discovery might
,sespe his troubled sense. And 90, with
lager ordinations. he demanded Of The
ord 10 case his suspense. and 10 explain
shy 80 cruel doom vas now about 10 Z
al upon compsnionable liars. !
Hear, then, dear knave." answered :
be lord, 10 the esrnesiness Of his servant.
since lhop must needs know, hesrkeu! /,
nd may no trouble come 10 Thee from /
Thai shall say. TO day sc ride Ear. q
nj 10 our way is vast and heavy rolling 4
God. Of which the ford is narrow. and i
le pool &c deep; 10 il hath heaven given /
Ne poser Of sweeping down into is I
ark holes all dealers in falsehooJ, Who I
lay rsshly venture 10 put themselves q
Thin lie sruih-loving current But 10 !
i'm Who bath told no lie. there is no !,
'sr Of this river, Spur we our horses. +
nave. for to-day our journey mus bet o
Ing."
Then the knave thought, long, indeed, J
usl the journey be for some Who arr i
re; and as'he spared, he sighed heavier !
d deeper lhan bis master had done i
fore him. sho now went gsily on; nor +
ased he 70 cry. "Spgr we our horses, :
'''.. Tor to-day our journey mus, be 4
ng." !:
Then came they 10 brook. It's !,
s,ers we're small, and is channel such i
. boy might leap across. Yet. never. :
elsss. the groom began 70 iremble. and :,
Ianngiy asked. Is this nov The rirer !.
here harmless liars must perish!'' J
This. an n"r' replied the lord: tIlis ?
but brook. no liar need iremble here :
si was the knzse not sholly assured. =
q slsmmefiug. be said, !" Ny gracious :,
%. Thy servant now belhinks him thar +;
io-day hath made fox TOO huge; that !
which he spake was verify moi so large !,
an OK. but. sfORe and bone. as big a. :,
good.sized roe" A
The lord replied, with wonder in his i
ne" What OF lhis fox coacerneih me! a
large or small, care not. Spur W. n
70 horses. for to-day our journey must Y
Long. indeed. still thong the serving e.
'oom, aud in sadness he crossed the
'ooE. Then they came TO q streaa, o.
inning quickly through green meadow. ',
z stones shaving themselves ia many o.
aces ABOVE lis frothy water. The varIeI &,
sried. aud cried aloud. /" Another river o
rely Of rivers there is to-day no end: