Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-08
for the Aon,s Circle.
TELL THE TRUTH.


GAS a purely commercial transac-
ton" said man of wide experience,
~ think the most profitable of all
things is to tell the truth in the SIM
plest and most straightforward fashion.
There are health, wealth, and peace of
mind in it.
IA successful liar requires great
many qualifications not commonly met
with in the average man. He must
have a great deal of versatility, a phe-
nomenal memory, and the utmost cool
ness and self possession.
oIt is the hardest work in the world
to keep tally in career Of falsehood
and deception, and certainly nothing
is more taxing or more wearing on the
strength and vitality. To keep full,
up.to-date schedule of ones utterances
on any given subject is no trifing un-
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 any entry that bears
upon the case. To do this is to set
traps for his own feet, into which be is
absolutely certain to fall at the first
turn.
"When one has spoken the truth,
the subject may be dismissed from the
thoughts without uneasiness. When
it comes up again, there is nothing to
apprehend, as the facts return to the
mind in their regular sequence, and
one can express an opinion with the
utmost confidence.
"But having falsi6ed, the whole
state of affairs is reversed. 1t will not
do to be caught up and reminded that
we have at some time past said so-and-
so, therefore it is necessary either to
refrain from expressing any opinion or
to take counsel with ourselves, search
out all the entries on the mental
ledger, and gather up all the threads
so that there shall be no break in the
continuity of circumstances.
"There are few characteristics more
valuable than that which gives a rep
utation for absolute truthfulness.
One may decline to express any views
on given subject and not be open to
criticism, but whatever is said should
be unimpeachable and as frankly ut
tered as possible.
"Children should early be taught the
importance of a reputation for truth
telling. Many a boy has escaped CEN
sure, and many another has saved
himself and his companions serious
trouble, when it could be said of him,
That boy made such and such a state
ment, and I know he can be believed
"Such a character is a tower Of
strength in community, and to de-
serve such a record should be the aim
of all right-minded young persons.
Many man has made a successful
start in business, because when he was
a boy it could be said of him, He can
be depended on under all circumstan-
ces.'
"Petty trickery, the credit of being
able to tell good story, and the posi-
bility of entertaining a crowd with
some yarn or other, may be very anus
ing, and is certainly gift that is high
ly priced by many people, but they do
not mean success in life, nor are they
conducive to the high respect in which
all young persons should be held in
their immediate neighborhood.
ITO be known always as a speaker
of the truth is to have in ones own
person the elements that ensure sue
cess and command the respect and
esteem of all right-minded, true-heart-
ed, and clear-headed citizens of the
commonwealth"