PEEP AT OUR NEIGHBORS. 123

the truth was a proverb in Willow Lane.
I have many a time heard a person say,
‘I don’t believe that that girl (mention-
ing the name) would tell a lie any more
than Amanda Redmond would.” In-
deed, Parson Daley was once heard to
speak of her as the “ truth-teller.”

What an excellent character this is for
a girl to have—the ‘“truth-teller!? [|
tell you what it is, that title is more to
be coveted than that of the queen of
England or the emperor of Russia.

*‘ But what was there so remarkable
about that girl?’ some one inquires.
“Js it such a rare thing for children to

tell the truth? Why, I never did any-