St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18
TELL THE TRUTH.

The Valve OF Teaching CA1l0feo the l1n-
portanre os Heasse ExpreasSoa.
''As purely commercial transac-
ion" sAid man of wide experience.
II ..tl,ink the most profitable of all
things is.'to tell the truth in the sim
,lest and most straightforward fashion.
There are health, wealth and peace Of
mind in it.
"A successful liar requires . great
many qualifications not commonly met
With in the average man. He must
have q great deal Of versatility. = phe-
nominal memory and the utmost cool
ness and self-possession-
1T is the hardest work in the world
to keep tally in = career of falseho0d
and deception, and certainly nothing
is more taxing or more wearing ON the
strength and vitality. To keep . full,
np-to-date schedule Of ones utterances
Of any given subject is NO trihing nm
dertaking, and this the successful liar
must always do. Constantly in danger
of being caught mapping. he cannot
afford for one instant to relax his vigi-
lance or neglect amy entry that bears
upon the case. To do this is to set
traps for his own feet into which he is
absolutely certain to fall 1T the first
turn.
When one has spoken the truth. the
subject may be dismissed from tho
thoughts without uneasiness. When it
comes up again, there is nothing to ap-
preliend ~ the facts return to the mind
in their regular sequence, and one can
express an opinion with the utmost
confidence. But having falsified, tho
whole state Of affairs il reversed. II
will not do to be caught mp and re-
minded that we have ut some time
past said 50 and so, therefore it is nee
essary either to refrain from express
ing any opinion or to take counsel
with ourselves, search out all the en-
tries on the mental ledger and gather
up all Of the threads 50 that there shall
be NO break in the continuity of cir.
cumstances.
There are few characteristics morl
valuable than that which gives = rep
utation for absolute truthfulneas. One
may decline to express any views ON =
given subject and not be open to criti
cism, but whatever is said should b
unimpeachable and as frankly uttered
Is possible. Children should early b
taught the importance Of . reputation
for truth-telling. Many boy has e.
capped censure and many another has
saved himself and companions serious
trouble when il could b said Of him
That boy made such and such . state
ment and know he can be believed.
Such character is = tower Of strength
in . community, and to deserve such I
record should be the aim Of all right
minded young persons Many maj
has made . successful start in business
because when he was . boy it could b
said Of him, He can be depended q
under al circumstances-'
Petty trickery, the credit Of beinl
able to tell good story and the posi-
bility Of entertaining = crowd will
some yarn or other, may be very amua
| in9, and i certainly gift that ]
highly priced by many people, but the.
doa't mean success in life, NOR are the
conducive 10 the high respect in whicl
all Young persons should be held i
their immediate neighborhood- To b
known always - > speaker Of q
truth i 70 have in eoe's own person th
| elements that Insure success and con
mand the respect and esteem Of d
| right-minded, true-hearted and clea,
headed citizens Of the commonwealth.
In. =. LedgeT.