The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-09-27

little grandchildren while she takes
nor cVoning nap. have q lot OF letters
10 answer evory day, and before | can
1nish ono somebody wants something
uone, and when night comes | am as
urea AZ an old dray horse. We used
W W rlch, out now we are as poor as
Lazarus. But still wo put on airs and
koep open house ust like we did be.
lOre the war, and our daily yisItors
havo to be entertained and must help
40 1t. a stranger came the other day
whllo was working tho rosebuds and
had charge OF two little grandchildren
and my wife was mapping. IIe took a
scat on a bench and said ho camo to
see mo about lying-the sin OF lying
This alarmed me for moment. Then
ho said that was tho writer for the
press and had influence, and he wanted
mo to holp him reform tho world about
lying. And he told lAe how tho pOllti-
clans lied and tho newspapers lied and
the newspapers lied and the merchants
He'd and made thoir clerks to lie and
lawyers lied In tho courthouse to de-
ceivo tho jury, and some OF tho preach
crs had got to lying and making up
sensational stories in the pulpit. He
WAS we'll posted and quoted scripture
"nu talked In stream until got tired
Oh ms abstractiOns. Thon he asked mo
IL lie or deception WAS justitiablo
under any circumstances. | rcDlied
Vh"I Ihero wore some whito los or de-
ccPtions that thought wcro admissible
unacr certain circumstance. He looked
surprised ana asked me to give him an
instance or example. Well, said | q
woman called ON my wifo yesterday
while she was In the kitchen puttinp
up peach pickles. This old woman was
long setting hen and my wife got
very tired CT hcr, and at last whom sho
rose to leave, my wife said: Cant
you sit longer Why are you In such
q hurry? Well, do call again soon
I'm sorry you can't sit longer" The
stranger spoke abruptly and said
Your wifc deceived her and die
wrong-she ought TO have told her tina,
she was busy and must bo excused
Don't you think so ?" Woll, now, said
|, let mo put another case. You come
here and found mo hard at work with
my coat of and had two little child
rem TO watch, for my vito told me not
TO let them got out Of my sight, and
now they have gone, must hunt them
up, and I've listened to your abstrac-
tlons for half an hour and all to no
practical purpose, suppose should say
To you, my fricnd, you will have to OK
case me; | must look after tho children
and work my garden, and reckon you
had bcttcr go. What would you think
Of me and my rudeness ? He looked
surprised and grievod and said, Do
you moan ii? :" No, said |, and if did,
1t would be very impolite for me to tell
you so. had rather tell little white
lie--hadn't you? He was silent for u
minute, and then said "Wcll, reck-
on Lad better 60 and he bado nc an
ancctionato go0dby.
But let us not forget the orphans
nor tho day. There is no lie about
that. Sometimes feel like an orphan
myself and wish my father and mother
wero hero to comfort me. | reckon
that Is sign OF second childhood.
Now | have IL labor Of love before me,
! shall compile that book OF poems and
J want hnlp. Kind friends have sent
me - copies OF the poem | asked for
and 1t will ploaso mo aud holp me to
have tho lovers OF good, puro poetic
literature send TO mo The titles OF, say,
live Or inUi 9 Uf thoir fAvOritcs, and also
tho names OF tho authors. Address
Major Charles Il. Smith, Cartersvillo,
va. Bill. ARP.