The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-06-27
TIE rNurILiTY or TRUTH

home. aud missed sadly the comforts an
cpbvsnierces oi bis tent He vas ons Q
bis rlaee, aud was therefore as unbspp
as faro dealer would be- 10 prayer meet
log, member Of Cons ess Al a reforr
meeting. or lobster 10 hot ~sier Ib
dseller 10 fifth avenne. used 10 the con
vepienoes oi modern civilization. woai'
noi be comfortable In The simple tent OF
rersi.n sage; 80. likeA q, the Persian sag
WAS nj comfortable 10 .hs gorgeous room
OF hotel q, Treotop, which he was occu
pyiuF Wien the heat bee ae iosupport
able, be couid Dot in 10 bottom OF 10.
cloth and get free cireulaiion; he bad Il
depend 90 a raised window
They talk Of im mprovement, said Ahon ,c
himself. as be hnug painting out u ID,
aperture, sssping for breath. Has the
world made progress' !. this hole better
than all ont OF doorsl
y II was while be thus mi ING in RI
!. : irritable frame Of mind. Tint s,rauPer
!, entsrod. WI .eh, of all things IN the world,
! was precisely what Abou did not wan.
Wha, ia the matter with you. my Buck'
. said Abou, unconsciously dropping into
the fervid. oriental style OF expression.
Mighty Abou, said the stranger. wonld
confer With you | would be perfect 4
would live close TO truth. Iw,uld so train
that truth should ever be in tiny ton
que so that should ever ntter It, Tb
Is what yearn for-truth.
Young man, replied Abou. impressively
to remark that yon RE an ass would be
very mild statement Of your condition
But will waste a little time on You.
Listen.
la the years gone, never to return, ]
was young man IN Ispahan. was the |
son OF loving parents, who son. me to tho
school OF Blohard. a perfec,ionis, to be
instructed in morals. Blohard held and |
taught us a first principle, that truth. ab-
solute and undertaking, shouId gov rn all
men, and that, under 10 circumstances,
could 1t be safely departed from. | be.
lieved him. aud went ont into the world
to practice biz teachings.
had maiden aunt, who had property
to which II wa' G.. ected | would be heir,
and my parents had been particular in in
structing me to defer to and honor her.
Woe is me that eve saw Dloht d, whom ,
may seven thousand hends tormentl Iii
was a' her house Just liter had received 3
this lesson from that prince of quacks I
Everything was propitious for me. She \
was II, and bad cough which W, 3 tear q
ing her to piecer., and to make il absolute Q
ly certain that she could not live long, she /
had three physicians in attendance upon il
her Z her will was made. leaving all
her estate to me, the song OF the bnlbul b
was not more pleasant to my ears than d
that cough, and the three physicians were d
more pleasant to my eve than vision Of
Paradise. a,
On the morning in question. l found her q,
absorbed 10 the fashion plates of the Ladys n,
Magazine OF that period. My son, here
a fact thrown in geatis no woman ever O,
gets beyond fashion plates. 1t is a pro st
'islon OF nature that ,hion plate de sr
lights feminine mind SO long IS ii is On "
ased In feminine BODY. My amt was re. cd
j ing on sofa and aged gorgeously. VI
The had pink mauve poplin. berage bl
noire antique. cut bias down the back VI
nth heart-shaped bodice, low in the neck Of
nd with short sleeves tr' amed with ss.
estos ace 1t was dress appropriate al
Or yor g lady Of ID. with flesh on her
Abou, said she. with death's.beaa
tin, and paralytic shake of the head
9th not th dress accord with my st, lie T.
beauty? IN,
was about to repl like a % of the fea
orld, when the precept Of Bob, d. whom to
ay fire con ume, came to me. no
am sure 1T does not, auntl replied, "
ou arc too fearfnlly old aud uply for va,
'ch gay dress The beauty Of the ap the
ifel call unnecessary attention to your ces
neral ghastllness; you are too bony for inc
ch dry goods, and the cut thereof adds spq
your horrible boniness, i,s' I'd OF hid. coz
1t Askeleton. no matter how perfect pee
skeleton it may be. should never b. ia a
sssed low IN the neck. for shoulder me-
ades when seen to be forcing their way wa,
rough saifron-colored skin. are never ed.
aasant to look upon. Now, aunt, Ia all law
ndor would suggest that instead of edi,
assing yourself so absurdly in lace, you hos
athe yonr remains in fl iels, thus com bay
ling art to furnish what nature be-, de eas,
d, asi iicieni covering for your bones a
= absnrd for hideons old virgin like cati
arseif to apo tho style OF a girl OF Is. excs
TO. vain old womsn--instead Of IN ma,
'eing IN such vanities. prepare for Heath city
o stands waiting for you. ver,
The old lady did not spprecis NV -.
thfnness. She nsw at mo like an At -
uaied iigress, and called me . fool d
east. and ordered me out OF her house. :.
. excitement SO great that she fell
, III OF coughing. which killed her. :.
lived. however, long enough to alter !, !.
will. leaving every dirhem cf her es ,.a.
To the society for the conversion OF r.o-,
French 10 Mobamedanism. / never - 4
cent Of IL, NJ.
his vas somewhst dlscouraeing. but subo
ruined 70 prehe. 90 Biohsrd bad port
II 30 strongly on the necessity for alb eu,ir
lie truth. that could not think OF GO are 4
bach ln il. 50 | grittej my teeth and form
ed a. thai
ha au nDcl.. . We. 4 rich man vho yeeti