The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-12-05
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THE LYING SERVANT.


There H{s1 b Seaoa a CERTAIN lord.
v1ls. {ls,, aa8 v Use. 10 whose lot il fell ta
have serving uag, 4 great rogue, ana
above all. addicted TO TIE wee Of wing
T. u4ua # nc lar5 u nag in the story
t5a-ote tie reader need cot trouble htm.
Sc. a554i Il.
The kG4re Eas gwen 10 beast Of bis won.
cssas travels. he had visited c0Q1frles
.ares are o. Naare 90 be found 10 the map.
an seen ta.n-s ss.ch n9rta! eye ueyer IT,
he.t 81 sa4 lie through the twenty
fg1r hHlss q the esosk-for be dreamed
f. schools 10 his s.eep, y the truth Of winch
ie sggre aasn be 2as awake. H.. lord
wss cgae1z AID q F,riuous man, and Us
e. . sHs Ia Hes II tbe galet's mouth, 50
TIA ae Sas otieu caJgAt-hJag, a. II uere.
~ .s 6ea Ua#tlths as ln a trap. Never
t44 e.s he PERSISTED still ths faore 10 his
l.e~ s11 men sus ogs s4it, Sc How can th4i
b. he &agi5 4osaer w3ta fierce o4lhs asd
Tfysee'aaaa-, THAT 80 it vas. He sgofe,
stone agi bone, aa8 mEht tie. and 50
f5aa ! aas tie kaaye usefu! 10 the
hsussaa|i qa.sa All handy; therefore be
49, ~ dis bed q BIS lgfdi though yefdy
great lag.
/, caa7t Z, oIa pleasant day IN s9riag,
aleri.sa f-la- bad allen heavily. and ssol
i@n waca .as & -l= that the lord aud the
kafs fa-s r1 together, aud their xsy
Pss3 l1sHgla q la5y and .seut forest
s,41aea.Y appeared 4a old end well grown
fsI. Ln7s, ezelssmad the master Of the
kasTe " tyass wat Q o3ga beast neyer be
fore a4se | sea q regard 50 large -
" D5t1 Has blast s1fguse thee b. ts hure.
ress repasta straight the serving groom.
casting hss ere sts- at5a-I5 o. the animal.
as ne f-d flr fear away la,a the cover Of
tie brakes; " BIZ gt9qs aad bone. | have
ben 10 q kingdom = acre the foxes are blg
Esafe The buils III t5ls. VI aereuDoD hear.
iag 50 vast ne, the .arj answered calmly.
.b4 ai'b moekefy 10 has heart, s. Ia that
kingdom there mus be excellent fip,ag for
tie cN'HEs Il Jor1ers can taere BE- found
vel 10 dress ssaus 50 .arg-f a
Aad 30 they rode aa--iue lord Ia silence .
but soon he began 70 SIGH heavily. SnH
be seemed 10 wax morc and more sad m
spirits, and his Chs gre@ deeper and mare
qniek. Then inquired the kaage Of the
lord what sudden fl. et0u or cause Of e2r.
foE had happened. Atss 20 replied the
WHY master, 81 tfl5, To heayoa's a3odges.
TIA aeabef Of Us tao hath TO day. by any
l9%afaaess Of fortune, CHANGED to say the
1n"@ ~a'ed is not FIR assufedtg, ha tHat
.''H So Gone aust th.s day PERISH" The
k1aFe. % heauag }ae-a Gst.f,tI un-da and
pSics'Ehs real sefra@ 70 de depicted on has
masters coInleaaucf, .e-1aafly f.,t as,f bta
ears grew more W.dr. chat not 81 r.a,a ~,
syllable Of SO strange discovery r,,.a, ~.
cape bis troubled sease. Agd 10 ..7... -
ger ordinations, be demanded Of The ,ora
70 Ease bts suspense, and to explain uhy 81.
cruel a doom vas nov about 10 fall u,ar
compamonab!e liars. .''~.'
Hear then, dear knaye," answered the
IoFd TO the eafnesiurss Of his servant
since thou must needs know. heatka,
and may no trouble come to thee from v hat
shall say 10 dag SO ride far. and n
our way Is a vast aud rolling fr,ad. or sh,rs
the iord IS narrow, and Iae pool IS deem: To
u ha'h heaven gwen the power Of sweeptry
down into ITS dark hobs all dealers IN f.lsa-
hood, who may rashly venture to plr them.
selves within its truth loving cufreutl I'm,
~ him who hath told 10 he, there is no fear
oil this river. Spur we our horses. knaye
foI % day our journey must be long"
Iaen the knaye thought long, indeed,