The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-04-23
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The Liar.
by Githa =. Miller, Westminster. Md.

Who has not heard of the rattle
snake or copperhead? An unexpect-
ed sight of either Of these reptiles
viii make even the lords or creation
recoil, but there IL species OF hui
manity. found in all parts Of the
world, which conveys a poison OF a
nature 10 deadly, that, compared to-
it even the venom Of the rattle-snake
I'D harmless. The name OF this snake
is liar. 1t never shows itself in it,
true color and then only when forced
to. we all know fear Is greatest
when we cannot see the enemy. To
guard against this foe OF human
kind il the object of this communi-
cation.
In my mind U really know nothing
more criminal, more mean and more
ridiculous than lying. 1t Is the pro
duction either Of malice, cowardice
or vanity; and generally misses Of
IT. aim in every one OF these views,
for lies are always detected sooner
or later. a lie Is the meanest thing
the devil ever turned loose among
men and person who makes use of
them IL meaner than the devil. Some
people are courageous enough to
manufacture lies, others less cour-
ageous listen to them and the mean
est type love the lies and are mean
enough to circulate them. When you
tell malicious lie, i'm order to af
feet any persons character or for
tune, you may indeed injure him for
sometime; but you will surely b. the
greatest sufferer in the end, for as
soon e. you are detected (and detect
ed you most certainly shall bel you
will be blasted for the infamous at
tempt; for punishment is a close at
tendant upon crime. Whatever is
said afterwards by a liar to the dis
advantage of the party spoken of,
however, true, passes as SANDER
which il the revenge of a coward
and discrimination his defense. It is
true truth kills a lie but the truth
is not discovered until it is too late.
When you lie, or misrepresent, in
order to excuse yourself for some
thing that you have said or done,
and to avoid the danger or the shame
that you fear from it, Won discover
at once your fear, as well as your
falsehood and only increase, instead
shame. You feel terror as deep
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glowworm in a grave for hell gnaws
at the homes OF a liar. Avoid a liz
as you would the gates of hell
When you lie you show yourself to
be the lowest and meanest of mankind
and deserve to be treated as such.
Liars and slanderers are worse
enemies than lions and tigers, for we
can keep out OF the way OF wild
beasts but they reach you anywhere
you 20.
What II SANDER? 'Tis An assassin
of the midnight hour. lii is a coward
in coat OF mail that wages war
against the brave and wise and like
the long lean lizard that mars the
lions sleep, 1t wounds tile noblest
beasts
IL one has had the misfortune to
BE- in the wrong, there Ivy something
noble in frankly owning it; it is the
only way OF atoning for it and the
only way of being forgiven. When
you find a man who has fallen from
his elysi"m, which he regrets and de-
sires with all mans strength to be
back, do not irrevocably bar his way
but permit love to do her work in
your relationship to him. Don't
speak i'll OF him for he who tries u
inlure another Injuries himself more.
Keep your hearts full Of good
thoughts that bad ones may find NO
room to enter.
Preyaricating, (does not sound ~
badly in order to remove a present
danger or inconveniency, is some
thing so mean and betrays 50 much
fear, that whoever practices them de-
~ ln .nTx i
most often are. Anyone who utters
lie against an innocent person has
"a bosom A. black as death and ~
worse than a murderer, and lives
upon venom. You are a thief when
YOU steal their good name. IN YOU
cannot speak good of person, never
speak I'LL
There is another sort of lies. in
offensive enough in themselves, but
very ridiculous. III refer to those lies
which mistaken vanity suggests;
they defeat the very end for which
they are calculated and end i'm the
humiliation and confusion of the
originator, who is sure to be detected.
This type of truth stretcher is not
so much OF menace for his lies are
intended to do honor to their
author. He is always the hero of
mis- own invented romances; he has
been in dangers, from which nobody
but himself ever escaped; he has
seen with his own eyes whatever 9TH
er people have heard or read of;
nothing Is impossible for him. The
manufacturer of lies il soon discov-
cred and becomes the object OF ridi-
Guile and contempt. Strength VI
character consists of two things
power OF will and power W self Re-
straint- You should tell the truth
and restrain yourself from telling
lie- Be convert to the good cause
Of the unassailable moral right of
humanity-Truth
lf you judge, investigate. There
are many people who have been ruin
cd because truth stretcher spread
to the winds falsehood bearing on
the honorable integrity or their con
duct Perhaps the party who il the
liar. pretends friendship and SO it is
We remember that 1T takes " viper
whom thou has cherished to sting
thee to thy soul. Worse than ~
bloody hand Is a false heart. ItI
affords them pleasure to see their
friends writhe i'm pain from the scorn
Of public opinion, but the happiness
OIL the wicked flows away like a tor
rent. A have learned that they who
are the most daring in bad causes are
often the most timid i'm good ones.
They are the type of people who are