St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-10
The Inutility of Truth.
In which the Reader is shown how al
when Truth should be Told.
TYL.D. LoCKE-wNAsRY.O

In which the Reader is shown how and
when Truth should be Told.
EY L. u. LOCKE-(''NAsRY.D
AhoI ben Adhem. the Magician. WAS
not in good humor. He WAS away from
his home. and missed sadly the comforts
and ConVcnlence> of his tent. He WAS
ont of his place, and was therefore aS
unhappy aS faro dealer would he in Il
PRAYER meeting. a member of Congress
AT Il reform meeting. OF a lobster in hot
water. The dwcller in Fifth Avenue.
used to the COnVenicnccs of modern
civilization. would not hr comfortable
in tn, simple tent of HE Persian sage
So. likewise. the Persian ~agr wa> not
comfortable in the gorgeous room "t Il
hotel nj Trenton. which he WAS occupy
ing. When the heat became inSupp"r-
able. lc could not lit the bottom "t the
cloth md get a free circulation he had
10 drl end on Il raised window.
"Tley talk of Improvement. said
Ahou % himself. a. he hung painting
out of the aperture. ga>png for breath.
Has the world made progress Is
this hole better than all ont of doors ?
il vas while he was thus muSiuG III
an irri-ahle frame of mind. that a >trau-
ger entered which. nf all things in the
world. WAS precisely what Ah"u did
not want.
"What is the matter with You. my
buck p said Ahou. uucnuScinuSly drop
ping into the fcrvid, oriental style of
express. ON.
'.Mighty Abou." said the stranger. Il
would confer with YOU. would hc per
feet. would live close to truth. |
would so train my mind that truth
should ever bc in it my tongue :" rhat
it should ever utter it. This is what |
ycarn for truth"
Young man" replied Abuu. impress
lively. ITO remark that you are an ass.
would bc very mild statement Of lour
condition. But will waste little
time on YOU. Listen
''ln the wears gone. never To return.
was ynung man III I>pahau. | was
the son of loving parents. who srnt me
To the school of Blohard. a pcrtyctinui-t
to hc instructed in morals. Blohard
held and taught aS first principal. that
truth. absolute and underwriting. should
govern all mcm and that under no ciL-
cumstaucc>. could it Ice safely departed
from. | believed him. and Went out
into the world To practice his teachings.
Il had maiden aunt. Wh" had prop
crty to which it was expected would
he heir. and my parents had been par
tirular in inStructing me to defer I" and
honor her. We Is me that ever SIM
Bluhard. whom may seven thousand
lirnds torment ! | WIS al her h"uS'
inst after | had received this lesson
from that prince of quaCkS. Everything
a
tv-nnc. and had cough which WAS
tcaling her To pieces. and I" make 1t
absolutely certain that she could not
live long, she had three physicians i'll
, attendance upon her. As hen will was
made. leaving all her estate to me. the
song of the hulhul WAS not more pleas
ant to my ears than that cough. and
! three physicians were more pleasant I"
my eve than Il vision of Paradise.
ION the morning i'll question. found
her absorbed i'll taShiun-platc> of the
: Lady's Magazine of that period. My
SON. here is Il fact thrown in gratiS.-nu
=, woman ever gets beyond taShion-platrS
1t is IL provision of nature that il fash
ion-platc delights Il feminine mind 81
long us it is encaSed i'll Il feminine body
My aunt was reclining on sofa and
arrayed gorgcously. She had on pink
mauve poplin. hcrage MORE antique,
cut bias down the back. with heart
shaped bodice. low in the neck. will
short sleeves trimmed with asbestos
lace. Ii was dress appropriate for {
I Young lady of fifteen. with flesh on hcl
| shoulders.
"'Abou.' said she. with Il death,
head grin, and paralytic shake of the
4 head, doth not this dress accord will
! my style of beauty ?
t Il was about to reply like IL man o
{ the world. when the prccept of BlOhard
t whom may fire consume, came to me
. 81 am sure it does not, aunt "
replied. You are too fearfnlly old an,
t ugly for such gay dress. The beauty
= of the apparel calls unnecessary atten
e ton to your general ghastlincss yol
!. are too bony for such dry goods. anC
the cut thereof adds to your horibl,
e boniness, instead of hiding it. \ skelc
/. ton, no matter how perfect a skeleton
may be, should never be dressed low il
= the neck, for shoulder blades when scel
r, to he forcing their way through saffron
v colored skin, are never pleasant to lOol
r upon. Now, aunt. i'll all camdor,
{ wOnld suggest that instead of dreSsin,
t yourself so ahSurdly in lace. You swath
IS your remains in tiannels. thus compel
k ing art to furnish what nature has de
MED, sufficient covering for you
|, bones. 1t is absurd for a hideous OLE
Y virgin like yourself to ape the style o
l. IA girl of fifteen. Go to. vain old won
|, an-instead of indulging in such van
it tiles, prepare for death, who stand
e waiting for YOU
It The old lady did not appreciate m
d truthfulness. She flew at me like Il
le attenuated tigress. and called me Il toe
:: and beast, and ordered me out of he
is house. The excitement was 50 grea
4. that she fell into ii tit of coughing
Ell which killed her She lived, however
re long enough to alter her will, Ieavin