The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-10-13
Telling the Truth.
TRIALS OF MAN WHO DETERMINED TO

J TRIALS OJr A MAN wII0 nErpp,rINrn no T,o M
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"You can't live three hours and tell the ex
act truth throughout that time without gettins
yourself into trouble" said a gentleman to MI
| few days since. / didn't flush, though | fel
| like SO doing" A provoking grin overspreat
his ceuntenance as he said, 81 repeat it
should you follow such course YOU would b,
fit subject for the lura,ic asylum befor,
night" and then he coolly explained: First b,
Modified my troubled spirit by saying that h,
regarded me MS the emblem of veracity ant
when murmured you hatterme. !" reiterated
his belief. But the idea he wished to convey
was that no person could openly express the
dictations of their conscience without inyoly
ing themselves in a scrape before long. He
had never tried the experiment himself. but he
would be pleased to have me do so. Oh, would
he Indeed? Well I declined. But the
iron of insinuation bad,entercd NV so,,I and
secretly resolved last week to attempt if 70,
nv own edi6cation II NAV interest the
readers of the Ecens,o Mal to know what
we're the results. The momentous day for the
test dawned brightly and all went smooth for
an hour after RISING. since had no one tn
talk ia. hut as went down IN the brealg III
table 7 girded myself with the mvisihIa Init
effective armor ~ canton T wos very retioent
on all subjects so much 80 that NV manner
excited comment. Was I wellp Yes Was
ANYTHING the matter No Had reason far
keeninp ouiet2 Yes What uyac - ~
of ttyeir business. Cauld thew helm mo ? Voc
hv keeninp still AMI 90 oeit,;soI.tod 7
onlned nv coffee in so1amn' s; I Ri 7
Sidn't lie throughout that meal
Fearing the consequences of ramo;rinc at
homA I started for a stroll Int afr a s6o,t
walk I saw approaching me the verv nerson
whom T would then wssb ~ ano;d * po- ta,,
49, W -'Oies IVA . NV
oarruious and fond Of con,nlin,a,,,s K.i,'l.
her feminine falling in fins resnect 7 ON AZ
WAYS lavish in nv encomiums on her annaar-
ance manners sneecb etc dronnnr raanUo
little white lie during a short conSersat; y
with her Now was the test VIII '''ara
sautation attempted to mass bnt She was mot not
in hurry anc brought me To a stands,;ll
with the Command and onerry aston 49,
Won glad to see me ?" For y moment IN -
rush of thought. forgetting All else Int NV
ayowed adherence to the trnth 7 stomne,ai
ppm not glad YOU met me inst ut this time >
and then with a hastv "ExcuSe mo ,, T b,,rn;nd
off leaving her to 90 straight to NV hona an
Question as to INV sanity'S A--N'
A little farther on met Rob He not;eod
nv flushed appearance and inonired az 70 lie
cause "Ob I'm bored to death y T cold ..on1I
would Won believe If Bob NV hoe ON frand
went off in buffn 7 now hegan tn mad;tote
but while | was musing the fire burned Only
about one-halt the time allotted for the exner.
lment had expired. and | had as vet confined
INV assertions to the strictest tnuth Rnt
whittier could | go to avoid COMING in CON
tact with curious and questioning mank;nd,
had it: wouldd seek the secI1sion which
the woodland Grants would snend tbe no
naming hours where surely 7 wonld neet
with M interruntion No sooner had + enter'
ed the quiet forest. however. Than as thonrb
the fates were against me. 1 met two more
jadv friends who were catherine MOSES
Immediately tell a nresentment that tsilure
was t,band 7 could not avoid converSa,;on
hit trusted to the utlitv Of h.on
swers to carry me safely bevond the hreakers
into which had unwiliinolv drifted
To shrink or evade q onsstion I could not
conscienfionslv deem tn he far and So ruha U'
after a few common-nlace remarks one o "n the
ladies' oSked "tVhw ,garo 10, - IN NJ =, NY ny