The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-24

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THa SIMPLE TRUTH.
Emily and Julia Carlton, one day when
their mother was gone out, enticed Brutus.
the great, fat house-dog, into the parlor,
Now Brutus was old and lazy, and did not
like to be pulled about by little girls so
he ran under the table, and sideb0ard, and
sofa, to get away from them, while thew
pursued, ciapping their hands and laugh.
ing. But they did not laugh long; FOR
Brutus, in trying to escape, overturned a
stand upon which stood a glass globe con-
tanning gold and silver fsh. The globe
was, OF course, broken, and the poor little
fish, gasping and struggling, lay scattered
upon the carpet.
The children were at first too much
frightened to speak but Julia soon found
her tongue, and exclaimed, "Poor little
say to usi"
Poor little fish !" echoed Emily. {" they
will all die. o, what shall we do ~
Mother will be very angry with US.
and will punish u.s." said Julia.
She will be displeased with US for call
ing Brutus into the parlor; but she will not
punish US if we tell her the truth"
" Yes she will, I know" said Julia. "She
won't let Us go to cousin Harriet's party
Tomorrow"
"Weil, shall not be SO sorry for that as
am for the gold fish,"
Mother needn't know we brought
Brutus into the parlor, Emily. We can
run into the garden to play, and she won't
20 Julia you would not be so wicked"
ut would not be wicked, said Julia,
do not mean to tell lie."
"But you mean to act lie; and mother
has told US, great many times, that is
just as bad as telling one. 1t would Re a
great deal worse tt an calling Brutus into
to do wrong. Mother likes to have us tell
the simple truth, and shall tell it to her,
and then she won't punish u.s."
Mrs. Carlton came in while Emily was
speaking. 40, my poor gold fish l" she
exclaimed, and fastened forward to the
kitchen. She returned in an instant with
. bowl Of water, and carefully took up the
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They do not move," she said, after she
had watched them awhile. "They are
quite dead" She then turned to her
daughters, and desired to know how the
accident had happened.
"Brutus threw down the stand, mother"
said Julia.
HHow came Brutus in the parlor -
asked Mrs. Carlton.
He came in-at-the-open door,
stammered Julia.
"Brutus knows he is not permitted to
come into the parlor, and he must have
been called, or he would not have entered
it now. But how happened he to throw
down the stand z"
He ran against it, mother"
"Brutus is usually.a carefulZdog.
think he would not have thrown down the
stand unless he had been driven or forced
against it. Come, Emily, you always tell
a straight. forward story. Let me hear
what it was.'
." We called Brntus into the parlor, be-
cause we wanted him to play with us but !
ne did not Like to play, and he crept under
the sideboard, and table, and sofa. to get
away from US. We drove him out, and |
laughed, and clapped our hands; and then
(suppose he was frightened. for he ran.
md we ran after him, till he hit the stand
md threw it down."
How. beautiful is TRUTH" said Mrs.
Carlton, as she stopped to kiss Emily.
81 told the truth, too" said Julia, with
ears in her eyes.
" Not the simple truth, and the whole
ruth, my dear. You merely did not tell
! falsehood; but You did all you could do,
without telling one, to throw the blame on
omebody, or something, besides yourself.
emily, on the contrary, kept nothing back;
leither did she try to excuse herself by
accusing Brutus and the open door; but.
With the perfect frankness and fairness of
Ter character, told the truth, and the whole
ruth. Now tell me, my dear, what you
ave ever gained by your habit of keeping
Jack part of tue trnth, when you fear the
Whole of it will bring you into trouble'
Julia was obliged to answer. "Notbing.'
And what have you LOST"
Nothing, mother"
ais the confidence of your friends sno-
hing my dear child Z"
Julia had often felt pain for not being
elieved and trusted, as her sister Emily
vas; and she burst into tears.
You know, my dear julia" said Mrs.
'arlton, 81 love you too tenderly ever to
i've you pain but for your good aud be-
eve, if the pain you suffer now should in