The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-11-09

CHE HAD a BROTHER WHO WENT WEST AND
WAS CHASED BY INDIANS"
In summer time they sit outdoors ana
white, ana in winter obey sit inside
and spit on the stove. Why is it,"
DO YOU pretend that you don't
know 1 asked.
Il do not know, and I am wondering
about it."
well, it Is the Liars club. It meets
here every evening except Sunday and
would meet then if the postoGice was
kept opeu."
DO YOU mean that they meet here to
Ie?"
That's it, Some OF the best liars in
America belong to the club ana there
isn't one Of them who wouldn't make
his fortune in some other town. Yes,
there are twenty-five Of the sleekest,
slickest liars in the business, and YOU
ought to come down some evening and
hear them. You'd find out that old
Ananias wasn't in it,"
Let me understand this thing" says
the good man. DO you mean that
these citizens Of Jericho knowingly
falsify?"
Certainly"
\ But why?"
80 as to be at the head Of the class.
There's Uncle IIezcliah Davis. He
was once chased by Il rattiesnake.
There was only one snake when he
first told of it, but now he has got the
number up to thirteen and still gain
ing There is Deacon Sp0oner. He
had Il brother
But you don't mean that Deacon
Spooner lies?"
You may judge for yourself. He
had brother who went west and was
chased by the Indians After telling
the story three or four times Il week
for ten years the deacon has got it
that he was run for seven miles and
shot through the calf of the leg. He
tells it so wildly that you can hear
him pant and blow as he runs. There's
Goodenough Taylor. His wife was
hooked by Il COW several years ago, but
he has got it twisted around that he
was chased by a mad dog instead It's
enough to make you SILVER to hear hiln
tell about the vivid green in that dogs
eyes
rs it possible?'
Cant you come down tonight" |
asked. Josiah Flinthcart is due 10
tell his lie tonight He always tells it
on Tuesday night His hired man
found a tramp in the barn years ago,
but Josiah makes out that it was he
who found two robbers under the bed
in the house and captured both of
them. Our Liars club is going over
to Dobbs Ferry some day soon to hold
lying match with the liars OF that
place"
The good man went away with
stern look on his face. and it was not
long before the liars heard from him.
He called them up one by one and said
the club had got to be broken up
forthwith, and two evenings later Dea-
con Spooner announced the solemn fact
from the postoffice steps. Astonish-
ment and CONSERVATION followed. 1t
was five minutes before any member
of the club could get his breath. Then
Philetus Daybrook rose up and said:
Gentlemen, the sacred constitution
of these United States guarantees ev-
cry citizen the privilege of lying, and
l propose to exercise it to the fullest
extent"
He was followed by half Il dozen
others, but Deacon Spooner soon made
it plain to them that the club had re-
ceived its deathblow. Most of the
members belonged to the church and
pust obey or stand trial, and the 9th
= ers were too few in number to make
lying interesting 1t was hard thing
to give up after ten years, but it had
to be done, and after an hours talk Il
motion was made, seconded and car
ried that the Liars club be dissolved
Two days later Ebenezer Jackson came
back to town from visit to Troy. He
heard of the calamity at once and he
stood up OH barrel and said:
"In the name of liberty l protest.
have just returned from Troy with