The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-08

WHAT NAIDE FOUND IN TIE DESK.
but. by diligent search, he ut last dis
covered n flaw concealed in his moral
character. And SO, this very after
noon, as he sat idly scribbling on
sheet of that fine, expensive paper
which he uses for his wrtings-in order
that the stationer at least may have an
interest in them-he put down these
words: Il will never lie to my wife
again" That is how I came into ex-
iStcncc.
just then his wife approached with
the intention Of telling him n story
about the family in the second fiat
Those people are as embarrassing as if
Noweils and not nature had created
them; but the story was to he in three
volumes. with an appendix and copious
notes, because she thought that he was
at work and wished to assist him. as
any other woman would. Also. she
looked over his shoulder, so that if he
happened to be writing anything he
wou!d Immediately be Disguised with it
and not be able To finish it before rent
day. But he had already folded me up;
and now he thrust me into his pocket.
saying: THAT goes for one year. If
cannot be great, at least | will he &C.
centric" Well, he seems to bc in earn
est; but would not bet dollar that
am alive tomorrow.
January 81 may have a chance
for my life. Fielding isn't much of
n family liar, MS liars go in New
York. He is q man who would brush
tac chal!, dust off his clothes very
caroiully after he had been play
irr billiards. but unless his vie ;s,lcd
TN We woulA not tell her that ',.,...ess
li- detained him down to;vn yompar-
- rclv speaking. call that truth full:
rc>s On the whole, he IS Il fair sample
AZ the husbund made up ou; of Amcri-
EN- ro9ds which. while thcv are de-
{ ioni in Style, will wear better :. The
Avrrage patience. In The matter of
lying, it is true that the foreigner is
70 50 inventive rs the Amor -.
your siow-roing l:urGp.a4 IS
;-.4iuing out Il single lie your smart
New Yorker will get up three: but
Whereas the New Yorker will tell his
three lies to one wife, the foreigner
VII make his one lie do for four, some
% them in Berlin, perhaps, and others
III iioboken, so that he Will be still one
point ahead in the estimation of the
father of lies; which shows that thrift
is better than a vivid imagination.
But digrcss. Fielding did not come
home to dinner this evening. When he
came in, about ten o'clock, he was
chew e a new kind of gum which inn
part" an unacceptable flavor to Il
mans explanations. lie said that it
wa good for the digestion Well, so it
Is; 1t enables IL man to dircst wine
supper without causing his vie any
pain. do not call that IL lie Maudc
said 1t was pity that Il man should
spend one dollar for dinner ut res
tancant when there was good one
waiting for him at home But. my
dear said he, Il took Il very cheap
dinner. 1t cost me only ten cents /
ain not going to spend any more money
unnecessarily" lie stated the exact
facts about the dinner. 1t was very
cheap, though Astounding in luxury.
We shook dice for it with Tom Freeman
and stuck him. His only expense was
ten cents for the waiter. If he gets;
caught for the next one that willn not be
spending money unnecessarily He
simply will have to spend it if the dice
run against him.
January 3.-"IIowdy, who is that?"
Maude is holding up photograph about
1he size OF Tour postage stamps. A
charming face it is, though nobody
would think SO who judged by
the way it affects you, Maude.
She is younger than you; it
was by several years when that little
camera caught her prcttiness. Come,
Howdy, talk right up like man Who
is She? And why have you her picture
In your vest pocket, my son?
"0h, don't know" says IIcwdy. II
forgot it was there"
That's the truth, at least II you
hadn't forgotten it, it wouldn't be there.
Not on your life. You know that Maude
always goes through your pockets.
We'll, it can't be Helped. She is holding
st right under your nose Como, old
fellow. you can't pretend not to rccog-
ME it now.
That? Oh, that's Myrtle Locke.
Used to know her III Cambridge when |
was a freshman"
"IIowdy did you ever care for her
terry much?'