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Show j NOT MANY IN HEAVEN. Why Little Girl Thought Few Would Be Eligible. . A small girl who lives In an elegant home on Central Park West has troubled her mother very much by her very careless regard for the truth. One day her mother had a very serious talk with the little daughter, and ended up by telling her that liars could not go to Heaven. The small daughter reflected for a time and then said: "Mamma, do you ever tell lies?" "Certainly not," replied her mother. Sudden recollections sweeping across her mind, she hesitated and added: "Sometimes, of course, when it is impossible for me to see people, I send down word that I am not at home. But that is merely to keep from hurting their feelings. It is not lying. That night when her father came home she said bluntly: "Papa, do you ever tell lies?" "Certainly not," replied her father, with astonishment and some indignation. indigna-tion. Then he began to fidget a little, and after awhile added: "Of course, when I'm selling goods I can't always tell all I know about them. It's the other fellow's business to know what kind of goods they are. That isn't lying though; that's just business." The small girl reflected again, and after mature consideration, spoke. 1 "I don't think that I want to go to Heaven," said she; "there won't- be any one there but God and George Washington." New York Times. |