Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-03-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

There was mild reproach in the
gaze that my remarkable father turned
on me. but. before / could speak fur
Their. he said:
"'As ! was saying. PraNiteles, it
won't be long before l shall close my
ears on the musical murmur Of the Sin
nemahone and open them TO the tenn
pestuous roll of Jordan. ] would be
reeonciled to the change if il wasn't
for one thing. If don't find relief
from that before / go. my end won't
be one of peace and calm and joyful
rest. You know Nose Comfort, don't
your
Il told father that ] knew Nose
"'Yo know he's got only one Lego
said father.
Il knew that.
And only one ARM
II knew that, too.
"'And did you know that he was rs
years old last Tuesday,
Il had heard that such was the fact,
and told father so.
Well said he, Nose Comfort is the
tribulation that is on my mind, and it
seems to me that can't pass away until
my doubt about him has been cleared
Let me tell you about him. Praxiteles,
and then | will ask your judgment on
him. You're a pretty fair judge of
lie, aren't you. my SON.?
"'Am ~ said Il can tell you lie
the minute ! hear it,
IAN the minute before YOU hear it,
exclaimed the man in'the red, blue,
green. pink. purple and yellow Macki-
nav jacket. You don't have to hear it
at all. by gunsl'"
The man from over Sinnemahoning
way paused long enough to smile be-
nignly on the man in the many-hued
jacket and resumed his narrative.
Il told father was fair judge. and
he told me about Nose Comfort.
Nose Comfort said he, has told me
something every year for more than 30
years, and / have never been able to
exactly make up my mind whether he
was lying TO me or not. The first time
he told it to me 1 was sure that he was
presuming to a ridiculous degree on my
credulity, for Nose was then only about
IS. and he had both legs and arms.
When he got caught in bear trap IS
wears ago and was held in it by his
right arm three days before some one
came along and let him out, and he
then had to have the arm cut off close
TO the shoulder. il set me to thinking.
] said to myself that If ever a man had
the habit of lying being held in the |
jaws of a bear trap three days and then
losing his arm ought to be good ways |
toward curing him of it, !
''.'Now is a good time" said !, Ito |
test that story of Moses"
$50 l went over to see him. He was /
nursing his arm. or. rather. the place
where the arm used TO be. and was the /
most discouraged and hopeless-looking |
mortal I ever saw. But hadn't been
there ten minutes before he came TO
the front with that story, aud never
muscle or missed a word.
"'"Can this be truth?" thought |.
"or is it unregenerate cussedness?-
T" i couldn't answer. and came home
more unsettled in my mind than ever
And so it went on for years. Nose told
me the story every time saw him. and
I'd have TO believe it. and
then again I'D find myself declaring
that of all the lies had ever beard Nose !
Comforts story was the biggest. The
thing worried me. and longed for help
At last Nose lost some more of himself
He sat down on a runway to watch for
deer and fell asleep. The deer came
along. found Nose asleep. and. as Nah
on Strubb declared. stopped aud
Kicked him in the stomach with both
hind feet. That woke Nose up His
gun was lying on the ground. He made
! grab for it and caught il by the bar
-el- He gave il a yank, the hammer
struck against something and the gun
vent of. The bullet plowed through
Noses knee. and they carried him |
'ome. Iut they had to cut the leg OF.
Then that story of Moses began
% worry me worse and worse. Nose
vas past IS when be lost his leg.
. SO after | thought that-Mose must
'e getting tolerabie strong l went over
o see him. He said be was mighty
'oorly. and he looked It. I sat there
or an hour. and Nose never even limited
Il the story. Then uas convinced.
.-Mose Is a liar" said /. with :
My one leg and one arm, and he past
5. he daren't risk telling that story .
gaini"
I got Up 10 60 feeling a great load
II my mind. for now l thought all .
loubt was removed. but had no sooner
-ot out Of the chair when ] dropped
'ack into il. for Nose had begun the .