The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-11-13
THE NOBLE ART OF LYING.

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A Woman Thinks it a Necessity I'm So
ciety-A Man Who Was Grieved by
the Habit-A Feeling Tribute TO
Liars.
Everybody should know how to lie
WE'LL" said q woman Zone cannot
livein the world with any degree of
peace and comfort without lying q good
deal, and n ought to be able to do it
we'll. Every one knows that a good
liar must have q good memory. Other
things, too, are necessary. A small
vocabulary for one the fewer words
the better. When you are lying, stick
leave out detail. Never volunteer q
lie. An unnecessary lie is as danger
Jus as the truth. Don't tell improb-
able lies. To tell an improbable lie is
merely plucky itisn't art. Always be
whole-soled about your lies. Don't be
niggardly and spoil a good lie by patch
ing it up with half truth. An artistic
liar will employ the truth as q sort of
background, but he won't mix it in o
weak-minded way calculated to destroy
all real effect"
In Cambridge, Ind, lived a we'll
known old gentleman by the name of
Josiah Nixon, who in early boyhood
LlSiSA uIo hdblu W SIOOo AdS
geration. The habit had grown upon
him so that he believed everything he
said was the truth, no matter how
great the exaggeration. After he had
reached the ripe age of three-score
and ten some of the deacons in the
church thought it was too much like
lying to pass unnoticed, and it was de-
cided after q great deal of considera-
ton, that the old gentleman be
c%hurched.
One evening while seated in front Of
his door, telling q small circle of
neighbors about the way the pioneers
had to live the gate opened and the
delegation of deacons filed in.
: eyes," the old gentleman was say
ing, "we had hard times then. 1
lived two years on grass and hickory
bark on Sundays. We use to call Sun
days bark days on hat account, and
that's the only way we could tell when
Sunday came. Bears / see 1, 200 great
big varmints onct around our camp,
and I killed
"UnCle Josiah" broke in one of the
deacons, "we have come to see you
about this habit of yours. You have
the unpleasant habit Of forgetting the
truth when talking, and we have come
to demonstrate with you."
81 know it, Deacon" replied the old
man, as he looked around. 81 know
it, and 1 want to tell you that | have
grieved over that failin' of mine 500, 900
times q day for the past 200 years"
The Memphis Commercial has been
moved to pay editorial tribute to liars.
We do not know whether it ia moved
by that fellow feeling which makes us
wonderous kind, or wrether he is actu-
ated by pure magnanimity. Our con-
temporary writes as one having full
knowledge of the subject, but whether
1t writes from the standpoint of an eY-
pert, or has been moved by admiration
for the talent of some liar by whom it
has been victimized. we a only con
lecture, and we leave u readers to do
the same. The Commercial says:
Who sets the great enterprise aAoat P
Who Is the originator of vast invest
ments and the instigator of magnif-
cent projects?
The liar.
Who Is 1t that floats the bonds, ,''s-
counts the paper and manuoevers Ine
inditial stops Of corporations and con-
solidationsp
Who is it that has settled the wild
lands of the West and made Uncle Sam
no longer q free holder?
Inc liar.
Who is it that originates blooms ("
and distribr' capital from the UNI
wary to tie wi,eP
Who is it shat makes wildcat mines
successful and sets q prize upon hui
ingenuity?
Who Is 1t that gives the impetus to
politics and the trend to political econ
omyp
The liar.
The truth Is, the liar has as many
guises as PrOteus. Anon he wishes to
your fortune, and again he wants
TO borrow o dollar. But he is always
pleasant, affable and agreeable, wheth-
or engaged in the soliciting of millions
world stirring plans, or in attempt
Ing to secure a free lunch. The truth
full man will affront you with rude can
dor and hold up your faults brutally to
your notice. Bit the Iiar-he will do
nothing of the . t. He will make you
and happy. He will put
you at peace with the world and with
Whether he is in commerce. In poll
tics, or in the show business, whether
he Is Offering you q position or asking
O favor, let him be respected in the
and let his merits be recog-
nised.
Constipation and sick-headache posi-
t.VcIy cured by nam Liver peI-