The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-13

'''''" t||"| ||N| "'N NHNIN NiNIrAtN AWAY
tnt they wanted the reputation Of 80
QpInG. hnan|aa hrsl lied about Il and
dropped deNa dead. Then Sapphire
nee about r. and she dropped down
dead. The two fatalities are a warn
,ps 20 an ages Of the danger Of sacrl.
ncins the truth.
There are Thousands Of ways OF tell
ing q ne. A mans whole life may he
ia'sehood ana yet never with his lips
may ne ialalfy once. There is a way
81 utiering falsehood BY look. BIZ man
ner' az wep a. by lip. There are persons
VINO are guilty Of dishonesty Of speech
ana tnen afteiward say may be. call
ing u a white lie. when no lie IA that
color. The whitost lie ever told was
ne black az perdition. There are those
70 given 10 dishonesty OF speech
tnat they do not know when they are
iying' With some Il Is an acquired
SIN. and with others Il is a natural in
nrmiiy There are those whom You
VIII recognize a. born liars. Their
"hoie lie, from cradle to grave. Is filled
up with vice Of speech. Mlsrepresen-
tation and prevarieatlon are as natural
70 them as the lnfantlle diseases. and
are a sort OF moral Group and spiritual
,cAflaiina. Then there are those who
IN after life have Opportunities Of de-
'eloping this evil. and they 20 from de-
ception TO deception. and from class 10
tlass. until they are regularly gradu-
aiea iiafs. Al times the air IN our Ct.
Hes Il hlled with falsehood. and lies
sluaier around the mechanics hammer.
blossom on the merchants yardstiek.
and sometimes eff on the door Of
churches. They are called By some
fabrication. and they are called by some
hction. You might call them subter-
fngo or deceit. or romance. or fable. or
misrepresentation. or delualon: but as
know nothing 10 be gained BY cover
ms up 0od-defylng sin with a lexi-
,ographer's blanket. I shall call them
IN plainest yernacular. lies. They may
% divided into agricultural. CONNER
;lai' mechanical, social and eccleslastl.
Al.
First Of ALL speak Of agricultural
'aiaehooda There Is something In the
2resence Of natural objects that has a
;ebdency 20 make one pure. The trees
aever Issue false stock. The wheat
helds are always honest Rye and oats
sever move on, In the night. not paying
'or the place they occupy. Corn
shocks never make false assignment.
Mountain brooks are always current
The gold OF the wheat Fields Il never
counterfeit But while the tendency
u agricultural life Is to make one hon
~. honesty Il not the characteristic
u all who come 10 the city marke,s
rom the country districts. You hear
The creaking Of the dishonest farm
saigon IN almost every street OF our
freat cltles-a farm wagon In
Ehich there Il not one honosi
poke. or one truthful rlvet
rom tongue TO tall-board Again
and again has domestic economy
our great cities foundered on the
armcr's hrkin. when New York and
Washington III down aud wecp over
heir sins let westohoster county and
ne neighborhoods around this capltal /
40 down and weep over theirs.
The tendency In all rural districts Ia
% suppose that sins aud transercsslons
'luster In our great cities. but citizens /
md merchants long ago learned thai
4 Il not safe 20 calculate from the
character OF the apples on the ton OF /
he farmers barrel what n the char.
icter Of the apples all the way down
oward the bottom. Many OF our clt.
iens and merchants have learned thai
Z Il always safe 60 see the farmer
measure the barrel OF beets. MIA cans
ire not always honest There are
hose. who In country life. seem IN
link they have a right 10 overreseh
graln dealers and merchants Of an
tyies. They think Il is more honor
Ible to raise corn than 20 deal In corn.
The producer sometimes practically
avs 10 tho merchant. "You get YOUR
money easily. anyhow" Does he rct
/ easliyf While the farVer sleeps. and
70 may 90 20 sleep. conscious Of the
act that bis corn and rye are all the
line progressing and adding 10 bis for
nno or bis livelihood the merchant
lies tossiecp. while conscious OF the
,ct that a. that moment the ship may
. drlving on the rock. or a wave
weeping over the hurricane deck spoil
X he goods. or the Spectators may
q plotting a monetary revolution. or
ie burglars may be AZ that moment al
d money safe. or the iro may have
indled on the ycry block where his
lore stands.
Easy. ls lti let those Who got their
wing on the quiet farm and barn take
he place Of one Of our city merchants
nd zee whether Il ia 20 easy. Il b. hard
nough 70 have the hands bllstered
'iih outdoor work. but Il q harder
mn mental anxleiles 10 have the brain
onsumed. God help the merchants
md DO not lei those who live In
ountry life come 20 the conclusion
hai en- the dlshonesties belong 20 city
ie.
! pass on 10 consider COMMERCIAL
cs There are those who apologize /
'r deviaiiona from the right and for .
tactical deception ~ sayins 4 Il COM I
'ercial custom. In other words. lie .
multiplication becomes . virtue. 4
here are large fortunes gathered IN Q
'hich there IL not one drop Of The }
"eat OF unrequited toll. and not one ,
para Of bad temper flashes from the .
ionae bracket. and there b not one b
Iop Of needlswoman's heart blood on a
% crimson plush: willis there are 8
snsf fortunes about which Il may BE- .
&c nat On every door knob and on '
VIZ nEuFe q hs carpet and on ev- 4