Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1885 — Can We Afford to Be Honest. [ARTICLE]

Can We Afford to Be Honest.

Parson Bangle became disgusted with the untruthful ness of mankind, aud preached a vigorous sermon in denunciation of society falsehood. He declared that lies told out of politeuess were just as wicked as those told with the deliberate intention of deceiving.— In fact,fljthese society lies get folks folks into the habit of lying, and they readily pick up the other Rind. The sermon made a great impression. Many of the congregation resolved to reform. Coming out of the church Deacon Jones said to Judge Badger, who sits in front of him:

“Judge, I hope you didn’t mind my puttting my feet under your pew ?” The judge was about to reply, “Oh, certainly not;” bnt he tno’t of the sermon, and answefed: “I did, though; your old hoofs took up all |the room, and were a fearful nuisance.” “Well,” said the deacon, “the hair oil yon use smells so, it nearly forced us to leave the pew.” They glared at each other, and just then Mrs. Badger and Miss Jinkins came along. Miss Jinkins had asked, “How do like my new bonnet?” “Oh, I thought it just love—” replied Mrs. 8., and then she thought of the sermon, and continued: “No 1 didn’t either. It is a horrid thing; I wouldn’t be seen with it.” And Miss Jinkins got mad and replied: “Well, if I were you, I’d not wear dirty stockings to church; and if I did I’d keep them out of sight.” While these honest conversations were going on, Mrs. Smith had said to the next door heighbor, Mr. Murray, “I hope the crying of our baby last night didn’t disturb you?” And Murray replied, “No—that is, yes, I wanted to brain the brat.” And then Mrs. Smith called him a wretch, and wept.

The clergyman came out and asked young Symonds how he liked the sermon. Symonds said, “It was a grand es—er —no, parson, it was blamed nonsense.” “Sir?” said the parson, and he drew himself up indignantly.— Then Smith and Murray, after telling each other some t T uth, clynched, and Deacon Jones was| trying to hold Miss Jinkins from scratching Mr-. Badger. It took tremendous efforts to stop the rows and prevent a scandal, and, as it was, everybody went a wav mad with everybody else. The parson went home and meditated in a gloomy frame of mind for three hours, and finally concluded that society lying was wicked; but he wouldn’t preach against it again. It’s altogether too handy a sin to be given up.—Exchapge.

Says the Globe-Democrat: Gen. McClellan’s attack upon Lincoln and Stanton vill not add anything to his reputation for patriotism and manliness

Gainesville (Texas) HesperianTimes: And certainly their attacks on McClellan, Fitz John Porter, Buell, Frank P. Blair and others have dimmed the lustre of their patriotism, and the unnecessary sacrifices made to partizan supremacy draped their in som- * McClellan only reiterates what he stated at the time, and what every soldier and fair-minded man in the land knew to be a fact