TRUTH. 15

again got the measure, and held it out, in-
viting the horse, as before, to come up to
him. But the animal shook his head, say-
ing, “ Nay,"master groom; you told me a lie
the other day, and I_am not so silly as to
be cheated a second time"by you.”

“But,” said the groom, “I did not tell
you a lie; I only held out the measure, and
you fancied that it was full of oats. I did
not ¢e// you there were oats in it.”

“Your excuse is worse than the cheat
itself,” said the horse. ‘ You held out the
measure, and thereby did as much as to say,
‘I have got somevoats for you.”

Actions speak as Well as words. Every
deceiver, whether by words or deeds, is a
liar; and nobody, that has been once de-
ceived by him, will fail to shun and despise
him ever after. '