THE GENTLE LIAR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 60, 9 March 1912, Page 13

THE GENTLE LIAR.

There are liars who are cruel, there are liars who are kind. But the latter are the subjects of my They are making people happy and I truly cannot find , That such gentle unveraeiousness la wrong. For the settle liar whispers what we dearly love to hear; If we're skinny he will tell us we are fat And he' works It rice versa; bnt it certainly Is clear That St. Peter wouldn't shut him out for that. When you're broke and flabbergasted and r'ou show it In your face. Then the yentle liar bubbles up to you. And he says. "My boy. you're looking like a winner in the race, With the others clear behind and out of view." , When you're ill he says you're better and he laughs your fears away. Entertaining with bis most mendacious chat; And although lie makes you happy his veracity's astray— St. Peter wouldn't shut him out for that. He tells the dumpy people that he likes them better small, He tells the usly people they are fair; He has a merry fairy t.iio to fit 'em one aud all. And he scatters gentle falsehoods everywhere. Our faults —he makes them smaller, onr virtues magnifies lAnd "urely none could take offence thereat); For his heart is overflowing with a kindly stream of lies, Aad St. Peter wouldn't shut JUm out for _ taatl