Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-01-17
TIRED OF WHITE LIES
Trials Of the Man Who Resolved
to Turn Ref0rmer.
TOLD THE TRUTH FOR A DAY.


After thinking it over for a long
time this man decided that he woald
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 harsh ring. But ne
made up his mind that he was going 10
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 ne
passed out of the fat vestibule on MS
way to the subway a man OF his ac-
auaintance in the apartment building
greeted him pleasantly.
"Sumptuous morning, chr said the
neighbor cheerily.
~ do not consider it sumptuous
morning., IcPiiCo ehS ~~NA
consider 1t too hot"
The fat nelghbor looked somewhat
chagrined over this brusque reply, out
he made a new start.
Somehow or another / always feel
better in hot weather than do when
it's chilly" he said. II even take on
weight during the dog days. l guess,
anyhow, I'm feeling particularly wei,
because I'm convalescent from that
bad dose of typhoid fever. Dye ever
see fellow come around more quick
" after getting on his feet from ~
phoid than haveT'
"Yes," promptly replied the man, de-
termined to tell the truth. II do not
think your recovery has been very
rapid. I 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 haveT inquired
the fat neighbor, trace OF annoyance
in his tone.
Tn my opinion you look very poor
w." replied the truth teller, with
stern determination not to be swerved.
Huh! Got kind of crouch on this
morning, heyT" said the fat 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, ibid tell you what
that two-year-old kid O mine said
when put on pair Of white duck
trousers the other morningT
"No, you did not" briefly replied the
truth teller, with the air Of somebody
profoundly bored.
"Well," said the acquaintance ne
said-ha! haLmakes me laugh just to
think of it! You've heard that young
un of mine get or those funny thugs,
haven't you? Just about the smartest
chap for his years on earth, don't you
| think"
IT do not think So" replied the truth
teller out Of hand. II have heard
many children of his age say the same
sortsof things, which their parents con-
| sidered humorous, but in which new
| err was able to discern particle OF
| humor."
"Huh! What's that?' aared 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 op'
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.
"Oh. how de deg' said the elderly
woman effusively. give just had q
letter from my dearest child, and she
is getting on SO famously with her
singing. She's in Paris, yo1 know
She'll be back In two years now, and
what furore she Is bound to create
on the concert stage, don't you thinkr
"Well I'd hardly venture e predic'
that" said the nth teller, with dog
ged resolution,
/ "Wha-wha-whatr fairly gasped the
astonished mother Of the dearest child
"Do you mean TO say that ~
II grieve to be compelled to tell you
that really never found much delight
/ in listening to the singing Of the young
lady, thoroughly appreciative as l an
of her many amiable and engaging
qualities" declared the truth teller.
"Why, you surely have been drink
ingp acridly snapped the elderly wo
man, and she gave her parasol -four
ish and went her way in obvious
) dudgeon.
"Hello, there, old pair breezily ex
claimed one Of the truth teller's ole
time business acquaintance, dropping
In upon him at his Office during thu
forenoon. "Say, ! just put on thi
suit of clothes at my tailor's. All thu
candy, hey?
81 don't like it," promptly replied
; the man with the new determination.
Flows thatT inquired the oil
, friend, visibly chapfallen. "Well
that's sure brief and right to tn
point. Don't like 1t, hey-just lik
that. Well, out with it then. VIVA
the dickens Is the matter with tn
mess O. toys, according to your view!
al think the material Of the suit
too loud and young for, man of you
age" said the truth teller, sticking Z
bis guns.
"Weil, dang my eyes," broke out tn
old friend, his face crimsoning, IF tina
isn't wallop! Say, dye mean to tel
me that I'm going around trying t
,oot vouro and paydoggish and cut