The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-09
LYING.
substantiated.

The following dialogue occr'red between
myself and pious editor whom | asked 10
notice in his paper death by hydroph'Dla'
and TO change some of the facts related with
view to its attracting more attention anu
hence, being more effective as warning TO
others not to play with dogs. said, l would
notice the article in somewhat this way
"Beware of dogs. We notice by the llo-
henlnden Flabbergaster that woman at that
place was bitten on The finger by pet dog
which she was fonding, or play
ing with, of which nothing was
thought at the time. Some days after
she began to develop symptoms of nydropho-
bia. and within a week died OF successive
spasms in terrible agony. In the intervals,
when RATIONAL she herself provided tor the
safety of the family, consisting OF children and
grand children, by having herself fastened IN
her room when she felt the paroxySm coming
On. When it was over they resumed their
care of her until another, which successive
operations continued until, at last, she died
from exhaustion. Beware OF dogs.
Pious Ed.-But this was little terrier dog
and it Bit the woman in the cheek, not finger,
and it did not occur at Hohenlinden but was
copied into the paper of that town from some
other paper. =,
SELF.-But have written this with view
solely to making il impressive and useful as a
warning, and simply IN the interest OF human
ity. If you state 1t was terrier dog,it Will, per
haps ope e as caution salnst terriers solely
and | purposely credit the wrong paper IN
hopes the right one will complain OF 1t and
thus give circulation to the incident. Sc,
too, substitute finger for cheek because the
fatal result might be else ascribed to the prom
inence of the part bitten.
PIoUs ED.-But can not tell lie under
any circumstances.
| SELF Why not;
| ?. ED.-Because it is a sin.
SELF.-Then it is on account Of consequent
ces personal to yourself that you would not
lie.
ED.-Of course.
SELF We'll, would lie all day and never
speak the truth at all, if could accomplish
any good to the human race by dong SO.
should pay no attention to consequences per
sonal to myself
ED.-Then you would be great criminal!
SRLF-It would not matter if | were so, il
the race benefited by it. But do not think
so. You, in the interest of your .'sou'" hold
as YOU suppose, personal relations to per
sonal Cod which you will not place in The
least jeopardy, no matter what good you &C
complsh to your fellowmen by doing SO.
ED.-No good can be accomplished BY
lying.
SELr.-But there can be in many ways; an,
that paragraph affords an instance OF 1t. Nc
good can be done humanity by Saving YOU
soul" but there often can by lying. What i
your son were on his deathbed and, in grea
dread of dying were to ask you, DO you thinI
| will die? Would you tell him you though
he would
ED.-I would tell him nothing.
, SELF-And let him Of terror? No, you wou
not. You would lie to him, saying, My son
there is not the slightest danger of your dying
so dismiss that apprehension from your mind
: If you would not thus lie to him you would b
monster, 1t would be great evil to teac
, people that they may lie, or to defend lying
u but that is because the practice would be al
} piled to evil or selfish uses. The wrong, G
criminality is in the selhshness always, and
:. that solely. | see US difference between III
: practice of speaking the truth Tor selfish enc:
u y as you pretend to do, and lying for selhs
y ends as others may. The thing is to have n
selfish ends, but let the motive always be I
. serve the human race, and then lie or Spea
- the truth as the need requires.
PIOUS ED.-This is nOnSence, and 20
:. know can not talk about such matters wit
~ you without losing patience.