The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-27
TIRED OF WHITE LIES
Trials of the Man Who Resolved
to Turn Reformer.
TOLD THE TRUTH FOR A DAY.
His Experience Was Sad One, as
He Managed to Make an Enemy
Every Time He Met a Former
Friend--A Climax and a New Reso-
luton,


time this man decided that he would
abjure all social cajolery.
He made up his mind to cut out all
white lies and to give utterances to
nothing but the truth.
He expected to have some difficulty
in doing this. He well knew that the
truth often had a harsh ring. But he
made up his mind that he was going to
lead his own life, and in the pursuit
of that purpose he would let nothing
but the naked truth escape his lips.
And SO he put his purpose to stick
to the undraped truth into operation
one morning last summer. AS he
passed out of the fat vestibule on his
way to the subway man of his ac
quaintance in the apartment building
greeted him pleasantly.
"Sumptuous morning, eh?" said the
neighbor cheerily.
81 do not consider it a sumptuous
morning" replied the truth teller. Il
consider it too hot"
The fat peighbor looked somewhat
chagrined over this brusque reply, but
he made a new start.
Somehow or another 1 always feel
better in hot weather than I do when
it's chilly" he said Il even take on
weight during the dog days. l guess,
anyhow, I'm feeling particularly we'll,
because I'm convalescent from that
bad dose of typhoid fever. Dye ever
see a fellow come around more quick
ly after getting on his feet from ty-
phoid than | hayew
Yes" promptly replied the man, de-
termined to tell the truth. II do not
think your recovery has been very
rapid. 1 have seen typhoid patients
pick up much more rapidly"
Say, dye mean to say that I'm not
looking bully for fellow that's been
through the siege I have?" inquired
the fiat neighbor, a trace Of annoyance
in his tone.
I'm my opinion you look very poor
ly," replied the truth teller, with a
stern determination not to be swerved.
Huh. Got kind of a crouch on this
morning, hey?" said the fiat neighbor
as he passed on down the steps.
On the subway train the truth teller
caught seat alongside another man
Of his acquaintance.
"Say, old man." began this acquaint-
ance expansively, did tell you what
that two-yearold kid O. mine said
when 1 put on a pair of white duck
trousers the other morning."
mo, you did not briefly replied the
truth teller, with the air Of somebody
profoundly bored.
"Well," said the acquaintance, che
said-ha! ha.-makes me laugh just to
think of it. You've heard that young
un of mine get off those funny things,
haven't you? Just about the smartest
chap for his years on earth, don't you
Think"
Il do not think so,' replied the truth
teller out of hand. IT have heard
many children of his age say the same
sort of things, which their parents con-
sidered humorous, but in which new
err was able to discern a particle of
humor."
Huh. What's that?" fared up the
truth teller's acquaintance. Say, you
got out Of your bunk on the wrong side
this morning" And the acquaintance,
sorely affronted, moved over to the OPP
posite crosswise seat.
AS he left the subway to make his
Office the truth teller met an elderly
woman whose daughter is in Europe
studying singing.
ooh, how de dop" said the elderly
woman effusively. give just had a
letter from my dearest child, and she
is getting on so famously with her
singing. She's in Paris, you know
She'll be back in two years now, and
what a furore she is bound to create
on the concert stage, don't you think 2"
"Well I'd hardly venture to predict
that" said the truth teller, with dog
ged resolution.
"Whawha-whatw fairly gasped the
astonished mother of the dearest child.
DO you mean to say that
"a grieve to be compelled to tell you
that l really never found much delight
in listening to the singing of the young
lady, thoroughly appreciative as 1 am
of her many amiable and engaging
qualities" declared the truth teller
why, you surely have been drink
ing acridly snapped the elderly wo-
man, and she gave her parasol -four
ish and went her way in obvious
dudgeon.
Hello, there, old pal"' breezily ex-
claimed one of the truth teller's old
time business acquaintances. dropping
in upon him at his office during the
forenoon. Say, 1 just put on this
suit of clothes at my tailor's. All the
candy, hey?"
81 don't like It," promptly replied
the man with the new determination.
"How's that?" inquired the old
friend, visibly chapfallen. well,
that's sure brief and right to the
point Don't like it, hey-just like
that Well, out with it then What
the dickens is the matter with the
mess O toys, according to your view?"
II think the material Of the suit is
too loud and young for man OF your
age" said the truth teller, sticking to
his guns.
well, dang my eyes," broke out the
old friend, his face crimsoning, IF that
isn't wallop! Say, dye mean to tell
me that I'm going around trying to
look young and gaydoggish and cut
uppish, heyT'
THAT" replied the truth teller, ais
the only impression one could derive