The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-23

set forth resolved on New Years
to be square with himself by tell
ing nothing but the truth. even in
the most minor matters, cracked
under the strain the other day, as
it was predicted he would.
His experiences on the day his
resolution went to pieces are here
given.
On that morning, as he was
leaving the apartment house where
he resides, he was greeted cheerily
by a man who has an apartment
on the same floor.
Beautiful, brisk morning, eh?"
said this man agreeably.
81 do not consider it a beautiful,
brisk morning." replied the truth
teller. Il consider it raw and
dreary.'
The fellow tenant of the apart
ment house looked somewhat
cfushed, but he made another
start.
Somehow or another" he said,
Il always feel heap better in cold
weather than l do when it's
warm. l always take on weight,
too, in cold weather. Guess I'm
feeling pretty good, because / had
such good convalescence from
that bad dose of typhoid fever. Say,
did you ever see a fellow come
around more quickly after being in
bed for six weeks with typhoid
than l have?"
Yes" promptly returned the
man determined to tell nothing but
the truth. Il do not think your
recovery has been rapid. l have
seen typhoid patients pick up much
more rapidly"
why, look a-here," inquired the
fellow tenant, with a decided trace
of annoyance in his tone, dye
mean to tell me that I'm not look
ing immense for a fellow that s
been through such a siege?"
in my opinion" replied the
truth teller, determined not to be
swayed, you are looking very
poorly"
Huh! Well, what dye think O.
that? You're feeling pretty crabby
and grouchy this morning, amt
you?" snorted the fellow tenant.
| On the car the truth teller drew
a seat alongside another tenant of
his apartment house.
Say, old man." said this man
after the usual greeting, did l tell
you what that two year old kid of
mine said to me when l put on my
Knights of Pythias rig the other
EVENING"
mo, you did not" briefly replied
the truth teller with the air of a
man profoundly bored.
well, he said-ha, ha!-makes
me laugh every time think Of it
you've heard that young un OF
mine get off those funny ones,
haven't your" said the neighbor.
isn't he just about the smartest
little chap for his years on earth?"
Il don't think So" replied the
truth teller to this question. 81
have heard many children of his
age say the same sort of things,
which their parents considered
humorous"
"Huh-wha-what's that" flared
up the proud father. Say, you
sure got out Of the wrong side of
your bunk this morning, didn't you
l wonder If you expect to make
any kind of hit going around this
way and knocking other peoples
young uns. Hey?"
Then the outraged dad moved to
the other end of the car.
Near his Office the truth teller
met an elderly woman friend
whose daughter is in Europe study
ing singing.
"I've just had letter from my
dear child" said the elderly woman
enthusiastically, "and she is getting
along magnificently with her
studies. She will be back in the
States in two years now, and my
what a Juror she is bound to create
on the concert stage in this coun
try! Don't you think SOP"
"Well, ! could hardly venture t6
predict that" said the truth teller
with logged resolution.
"Wha-what! fairly gasped the
amazed mother of the singing
daughter. do you mean to say
that
"Since you ask me I grieve to BIZ
compelled to tell you that reall,
never found much delight in lis
tening to the young lady's singing
thoroughly appreciative as I am o
her many agreeable qualities" sale
1.-The truth teller.