The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1904-09-01


fo~ other sins. There is,
blathesr of all, the malevolent hypo-
critic and slanderer, who can twist
truth into falsehood, and falsehood into
seeming truth. And there Is the down
right liar, who falsifies on purpose to
deceive. There is another downright
liar not quite so bad-he falsifies from
love of the marvellous, and a burning
desire to appear what lie is not. Some
people lie because 1t is their lispo-
sition to deceive. Others lie because
they lack the courage to tell the
truth. And there are other lies-some-
times called white lies' which are
mere lies of convenience. In their ut.
terance there is no evil intent. They
are told just as man whisks an I'M
pediment from his path with his walk.
ing stick. They are told to save
trouble Of explanation; or. perhaps. to
avoid reprimand. At first a lie Of this
Kind may not seem very sinful thing;
but unfortunately for the misguided
mortal who entertains the petty sin,
1t is one that does not improve upon
acquaintance. Like many other evils
which might be mentioned, it Is likely
to grow to alarming proportions and
consequence. There Is one safe ground
and only NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Truth
under every circumstance and on all
occasions.
Sarah Powers believed herself to be a
truthful girl. She had not the dispo-
sition to Willingly deceive Had it
been plainly intimated to her that she
was liar she would have been
shocked beyond measure; and yet her
rule of life in this respect was not
pure and answering, as we shall
see.
y Sarah" said Mrs. Powers. coming
to the room on winter morning, where
her daughter sat. did you see any
thing Of twenty dollar bill on the
mantel-shelf last EVENING"" Her voice
and manner showed that she was un-
pleasantly exercised.
"A twenty-dollar BILL" repeated
Sarah, with wide-open eyes. mo"
You didn't see anything that looked
like one:'
Like twenty dollar bill? Certainly
not"
Il certainly left 1t In the sitting
room, on the shelf: and i know that I
set the large glass lamp down on it,
so, that it should not blow away. I for.
gof\all about it until this morning
oh. fpust not lose it"'
Butt mother, twenty dollars is not
large sum-
. ordinarily, no, my child; but just
now< it Is considerable. Your fathers
accounts do not balance so favorably
this feason as he had anticipated. In
fact, \Salah, he cannot possibly spare
me any more If he is to meet his bank
paper. Where can the bill have gone
to? And promised Mrs. Judkins ten
dollars to-day. Do you think il could
have possibly Sot Knocked off and
blown away?"
l. We may as we'll remark just here.
that Sarah Powers had been lying.
FalsehOod was not certainly in the
heart OF the young and sunny faced
girl; but her tongue had spoken IT,
The facts were simply these:
On the previous evening Robert
FeaZie had called to visit Sarah Rob-
ert was n clerk in the store of Powers
II Dunbar and was Sarah's accepted
lover. He had displayed qualities of
head and heart which had recommend
ed him to the favorable consideration
or her parents. and though he rs poor.
vet he had business tact and energy.
1t was understood by the careful
father there should be no formal en-
gnSement at present. Sarah remcm-
heref that she and Robert had sat to-
Rether upon the sofa and looked over
an illustrated magazine. While thus
occupied, it occurred they would see
better, IL the large lamp which stood
In the middle OF the shelf were moved
out to the erd: and she arose to do ii.
Upon lifting the lamp she saw a piece
or paper whirl out and circle down un-
I'll it was drawn into the fire Of the
grate directly beneath.
What was thatT" asked Robert, who
had seen the wE!rling paper.
Il don't know, I'm sure. It's burned
mp. whatever it was" answered Sarah.
She saw the cbarred tinder like fran-
mcnts whIsked up by the draft. and
then she added, II guess 1t rs nothing
or Importance. 1t wouldn't have been
there If 1t had been"
And after this she had resumed her
scat. Now Sarah remembered all this
very well; In truth. the question of her
mother had startled her; but she had
not seen a twenty-dollar bill. We can
Imagine the amount Of mental reser.
vation employed in this decision. Her
first impulse was to avoid disagree.
able exposure. If the bank-note had
been destroyed, az she now saw It must
Fave been, 1t had been through no
feuIt Of hers. and moreover the loss
could not possibly be helped.