A WAYFARING MAN, traveling in the desert, met a woman standing alone and terribly dejected. —
He inquired of her, “Who art thou? —
” “My name is Truth,” she replied. —
“And for what cause,” he asked, “have you left the city to dwell alone here in the wilderness? —
” She made answer, “Because in former times, falsehood was with few, but is now with all men.”