The Washington times., 1906-08-09
HOME. ITS PROBLEMS AND INTERESTS
H FEW "WHYS"
ON HONESTY,

''Be honest. Mary: did you do II!
asked one little girl OF another.
1T won't tell" she replied. you
never tell me the truth"
I sighed as I passed them. and won
dered II the little girl would grow up
deceiving others because she had been
deceived
why" are we not all honest? Surely
never was there a truer saying than
Honesty Is the best policy.
1 happened to be dining one evening
at a hotel with a party OF four. one
lady was a souvenir collector" Just
why" she acquired that habit l never
found out. because she could easily az
ford to buy the things she from time to
time slipped into her shopping bag. But
I don't know why" she should not
have done it. She cannot persist In her
fad, however, nor can anyone People
are bound to find you out WhyF Be
cause they are curious, and perhaps
jealous enough 10 wonder how you can
md things they cannot, and so they
go aDout finding out.
Once there was a woman who was
honest-this is no fairy tale by the way.
She dealt squarely with the world and
was prosy. as most blunt truth-tellers
are.
There came into her life a man. who.
upon failing TO win her regard. set
/ about trying 20 win her good name. Sne
was not liked. so what was her surprise
70 find that people believed IN her ana
discrsdited his reports?
This is one case where she lived 10
receive the reward OF her honesty.
l have heard it said. He is too honest
to be rich" That is not "A true saying.
II people carry this virtue 20 extremes,
! agree that IL Is not honesty Out a
fad Why2 Let this incident answer
A man picked up small bill on Jhe
/ floor of large department store: lie
pushed his way through the crowd ana
/ handed il 10 q clerk, saying that IL was
on the floor. Then h- walked away, o.,
Why should he not have kept the small
/ hU2 I happen 90 know the girl was
/ tempted 10 keep Il. He carried his hon
estv 10 extremes. But who can say
perhaps he was being honest with hlm-
self, and. after all. II we are that, We
world viii have no reason 10 complain
/ of our dealings
.syVhy don't you go 10 church?' asked
one woman of another. you were once
/ the most devout member OF our caurch.
/ That was before ! gave myseI up 10
/ society" she answered. {.
/ But. really, my GEAR ! cannot see
/ why one cannot be a society leader aho
/ stin be a church member
/ 1T is possible. ana many GO ~ ptt ~. 4
q r.
/ ing to deIude myself, 30 ! stamp myself
/ q worldly woman -
! I think that woman was honest. ppt
/ think she was wrong. Why Wen. II
/ She had Kept up her churchgolng spe
/ might some day have come back 20 bet
/ ter things. and at least she could only
/ have been benefited.
/ We an pity the HeptOmaniac, yet we
/ perhaps, are worse than sne. Nothlhe
Is thought OF repeating an incident ao"ul
/ a person which would rob her OF hei
[ good name.
A good minister asked wat ! would
/ do if some friend came TO my home and
carried away the thing 1 priced most
/ That's what people do when they gos-
sim they steal characters he said
! When some one comes 10 you and asks
a question. fl IS not always well 10 tel
the whole truth. Some natures are sen
sItfve and If YOU gave your honest opin-
ion they might lose great ambition
I Why2 Because they are easily dlscouf'
aged We can be- honest and kind, TOO.
/ IL IS worth while. ll-gotten gain Is
/ never enjoyed. Saturate your glory anl
fame with honesty; then viii you real
/ ize. at least IN your soul. that honesty
I IS its own reward