Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-04
TELLING HE TRUrH
lSpringfeld Republican

In the days when professors of moral philosophy were accustomed to discuss problems of actual human experience with their class. the sub feet of truth was often dwelt upon whether it was necessary always to tell the full truth. whether a person
 would be justified in saving his life
 by withholding some of the truth, and
 so on. One Of the clever sketches
 for which the Chicago News is known
 offers an Illuminating example of
 truth telling that viii help on the old
 debate:
 Let's play the game of Truth
 said Margery, as she poured the cof-
 fee from her new percolatOr.
 'I thought this society was formed
 for the purpose Of discussing topic of
 the day, and not for frivolous pur-
 suits, declared the lofty-browcd,
 spectacled lmOgene.
 Well. it was" put in Amy, but
 we needn't be intelligent every sec
 cnd Of every meeting
 Perfectly right" said Inez, We've
 sifted the tarif question, immigra-
 ton, municipal ownership and the child's welfare this afternoon. If we argue and more there won't be any thing left for next weeks meeting"
 ' don't know how to play Truth. l never heard Of such a game in Bu- cyrus said Rerenice, the visiting 1 girl.
 Well. all you do is just to tell ey- 1 cry girl here exactly what you think ! of her. explained Edith. You must : tell her good qualities and her bad | qualities But is must be the plain. [ unvarnished truth, irrespective of anybody's feelings.
 ! "Oh, l couldn't do that in mil ] lion years," gasped Amy. q think 1 you are all perfect dears.' | But everybody plays Truth, de- clared Marjory. It's fascinating 1 Besides, it's good for any girl to | earn her faults. Some great philoso- ! pher said, Know myself I forget who he was, but he said it, anyway. ! And none of us will get angry no i matter what is said, will we, girls?' No, indeed" returned an em- phatic chorus. We are too broad minded for that"
 Come, Helen, you begin the ! game" suggested Mariory. | All right, I'll start with lnez,' as- | sented Helen, without hesitation. 'Inez, you have a sweet, lovely dis i position, and you are lots Of fun, but ! you have DO idea of style or dress. ! It's d pity Amy said only yesterday, | How can that girl wear that im- 1 possible white polo coat, when she | is so fat and dumpyT ! why, Helen. how dare you say such a thing?' demanded Amy, in' dignantly. T never said that
 You know you did. calmly au- 5wered Helen.
 It isn't kind to make fun oi ones { physical imperfections.' declared ! Inez, haughtily. T didn't dream that my dearest friend would do so ig- noble a thing. III never forget it." You know, Inez, we promised at ,he beginning that we wouldn't get angry" said Mariory putting her arm around the offended one. I'm not angry. No, indeed. Not at all Goodby" And as lnez left she slammed the door behind her. Who will tell me the truth?" in ! quired Edith, breaking the silence. 'T will" eagerly offered Imogene. You are a stunning looking girl, but ' you can think and talk about noth- l ing but dress and men. You are man | crazy. It's absurd.
 Well, thank goodness, I'm not & musty bookworm like yourself-al- | ways quotiug Latin. that nobody cares about or understands" snapped | Edith. Ny brother said last night, 1 Preserve me from that walking ! hooSsh0p.
 Imogene opened her mouth 10 speak, then closed it hrmer and held | her hands over it
 Will some one tell me something2" ! begged Berenice of Bucyrus I'm not easily offended. ] think this game Is awfully cute.
 | IT you really want me to. I'll tell you that if you didn't whine SO, and ' if you wore your skirts shorter and wfg,sts longer, and if you combed your hair in 1911 style instead of ' if92 fashion, and if you didn't say, How cute, dozen times a min
 ute you might make a preseutable | visiting girl. youchsafed Edith ~Oh, water, please-1'm faint. [ gasped Berenice Ot Bucyrus. Now. ' I'm going home Go mother Then Marjory was told that she | wasn't sincere because sue was too sweet to everybody, and Helen was ] informed that she had no tact and [ that she wasn't amiable enough 10 i be popular.
 ! When the last girl had departed ! Mariory rushed into her mothers
 room, threw her arms around her
 mothers neck and promptly burst
 into tears.
 ' our club has disbanded she
 sobbed Every girl is angry at ev. cry other girl haven't a friend in
 the world My heart is broken. Oh.
 that horrible. horrible game, Why
 does anybody ever tell the truth? 9" ! 10 cIRE colnIM oNz nAv