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Show ""'' ' THE TWO YOUNGSTERS.' A Tale IUastratlns; the Vnla f Truth-falnxs Truth-falnxs tn thte Lane Ran. James and John wore playmates and each twolvo years old, says tho Dotrolt Frco Press. Tholr parents dwolt sldi by side, and so tho two boys wore much together. They "p'ayod horse" with', the same hoo-handlo, liked tho samo' brand of pumpkin pie, and woro pretty nearly ono In all things. Tho ono groat oxooptlon was tho f aot that Jamos would Mo llkoa oandldato (or aldorman, whllo John would toll tho truth If It barked his shins. James often guyod htm for Xhls foolishness, but to no offect. IIo Kept right on tolling tho truth and getting get-ting throo lickings to any other boy's ono. One day when these two boys wore going ovor to Mrs. Scott's to Sorrow hor quilting frames and a drawing of toa thoy mot a strangor, who lookod at thorn lntontly, and finally aslcod: "Boys, did you find a purso of gold on tho road?" "No, thlr," promptly replied James the liar. "Ylth, thlr," as promptly replied John , tho truthful, at tbo eamo tlmo handing It out. Thoy had found such a purse, but, bolngallttlo absont-mlndod, I had for gotton to montlon tho fact. "Ah, hal" criod the strangor, "but I dropped It to testyoul Tho proof Is cloarl Prostol flnlodural ohangol" And a groat black oat loapod out of a thicket and boro tho liar away for oat meat, while tho strangor took from his pocket a goldon rulo and handed It to John with tho remark: "Now run along, sonny, and ovory thing you touch shall turn to gold. Bo-tnombor Bo-tnombor that, whilo tho liar may pros- for and grow fat for a tlmo, tho truthful truth-ful hyona will come out on top In tho long run." Whilo this Is also a truo story, I havo concealed tho truo names of tbo principal princi-pal characters in It, but thoy can b had by Bonding your address with a stamp to pay roturn -postage |
