Telegram-herald., 1891-12-30
ne couLrNr TELL A LIE.
Ths Awful Consequences of neisg Natu'
raa- Painfully Truthful.


raa- Painfully Truthful.
Ny mother used 10 biI me Always tell
the truth, darling" Ny fsther-"What-
ever happens. tell the truth. my boy"
And ny nurse usel IN say, Always tell
the tFg:h, Master Tommy. or the Bogie
Nan will have yoa.'
faithfully did as was told with the
resnl; that WIS miserable child. moro
miserable youth and ara now a most mis-
erable man.
Cock had soldier TO tea one evening,
and I happened 10 see him Said cook.
"-dssser Tommy, i. your ma asks you II
there's any one ia<(1 kitchen say there's
oaly nurse an tsc~ The nurse told me
tie same, kissed me and gave me u piece
OF cake.
r~echanically took the cake. but my
little mind was troubled and puzzled.
r-ent ap stairs, pondering deeply. The
frst thing my mother said 10 me WAS:
is there u man in the kitchen, darling'
fancy heard a mans voice"
Ny truthful nature IL once asserted it
self.
Yes. ma, there's n man dressed in a red
coat, with hat on one ear. and I'm not
going to eat this cake" said, fin9ing is
down on the table. And I wish you'd
wash my face. sna, cause nurse gave me
two naugiity kisses there"
Ny mother called me a good boy, said
was cutie right not to est the cake, and
gavs it TO the dog. Both the nurse and
cook slapped and pinched me the next tine
they got hold of me.
Ever after l was hated by the servants;
they called me Spy" and Lying little
inipr'
Not only was I incapable Of telling a
lie. bet couldn't bear TO hear other people
60 so.
Cnc day heard my mother say,"I do
hope that horrid Mrs. Jones won't come
today
Abou. half IN hour afterward Mrs Jones
arrived.
"Oh. I am so glad to SEQ you, my dear
Mrs. Jones. l was hoping you'd come"
my mother exclaimed effusively.
Ma" said gravcly, 'if you tell lies
the Dcgie Man will have you. Nurse says
So"
Mrs. Jones looked very peculiar. and my
mother took me out OF the room and there
and then administered sound whipping.
There was rich old maiden lady who
had taken great fancy to me. and it was
an oren secret that she was going TO leave
me her wealth. Somehow or other
couldn't bear this old lady. she was 50
ugiy and sour tempered. To my great
horror she would always make mo sit on
her lap aud put my arms around her neck.
do you love me, my own little Tom
rsysr she asked me one day. drawing my
cheek I. hers.
mo. don't" I answered with a shud-
der
"whatr' she shrieked. "why not. you
naughty boyP'
Must tell you" asked plaintively.
"Of course"
Because you're 20 ugiy and cross.''
She pat ric down without saying q word
20 me. bus Size afterward told my parents
that ought to be put in re!ormstory or
, I would como 10 the kallows. and that not
penny of her money should have
My fstaer was furious. lie thrashed me
and said I was growing up a perfect fool.
and my mother called me nuisance
ard gave me n powder
was hated at school on account of my
truthfulness. which earned for me the uu-
enviable sobrilnet of 'Snsaky"
Aai now have reached mans estate
am shunped by nearly all my fellow crcs-
surcs, Simply because will persist ia tell
irg the truth. which OF course - rot
sirsys pleasant 70 hear But II is not my
fault am sure I have tried hard 20 be =
lar. but cannot. Often sad often have