generally followed the lead of but whether the be a witness or not all agree that he who in the existence of god who in the darkness of his reason sees not god in the earth with its various and innumerable forms of animal or vegetable life sees him not in the ment � nor yet in the existence of man the most wonderful of his works is excluded is always rare yet we have three times in one county known the attempt made to for that cause the general bad character of the witness for truth and affords no ground for however much it may for in testimony march but even if it had it would not have been established in those cases belief was the only reason urged the error of such belief or want of belief may not merely be � but the entertaining of such sentiments may be deemed the misfortune of his life but because one of the for truth may be wanting it is difficult to perceive why all others remaining in full force and vigor the witness should not be heard � and then after not as the common law does before such hearing some judgment formed by those who are to decide upon the matter in dispute of the truth or of his statements he is excluded only because he is believed if he is to be believed when the truth uttered would expose him to reproach and why not hear him under more favorable circumstances when the rights of others may be involved and then judge him and any outrage may be committed upon him � his property may be robbed � his wife may be � his child may be murdered before hb eyes and the guilty go if he be the only witness not because he cannot or will not tell the truth but because the law will not hear him practically the law is that provided a man s belief be any body whose belief is better and it matters little what it be or may inflict any and all conceivable injuries on his person and property and the law will permit such a criminal to go unless there happens to be present some witness whose belief should square with the idea of is this all it leaves it in the power of any man to be a witness or not a interested for one party and knowing facts adverse to his interest he has only to profess the belief and he is excluded wishing to be a witness and being an he has only to express a change of sentiments and he will be admitted to testify he alone whether he will be heard or not if an and a man of integrity he is shut out if an and he will lie and deny his he is received so that the law does not even protect itself all honest and admitting all provided only that they are willing to render themselves competent by falsehood then the oath without which cannot exist and the great argument for the of testimony by the law is done away with no intelligent of o judge or ever relied upon its security judge of the witness bj his appearance manner answers the probability of his statements comparing them with the lights from every source punish falsehood affecting the rights of others in proportion to the wrong done not with one uniform measure of punishment as if the offence in all cases were the same not two kinds of truth the greater and lesser else both are lost the standard of by requiring it on all occasions and in this way public morality is increased and the real upon which the social fabric rests are strengthened art n � specimens of german die der in von bis die q in von und professor a m vol to this volume contains pieces from two hundred and nine poets of germany who have lived within a hundred years of course the pieces are of very unequal merit all the various form of german poetry are represented here � from the antique to the most piece that is capable of being sung properly speaking the modem poetry of germany begins with and it bears the peculiar mark of that great artist though none has yet equalled the master in composition the work is divided into three parts namely � pure or the of sentiment or the of thought or the of events we give below a translation of a celebrated piece from expectation did i not hear the gate open did i not hear the latch click no it was the wind s low breathing through these thick german march o deck thou roof of foliage green thou shalt receive the of my light ye branches build a shady bower to screen and circle her with the still blessed night and all ye flattering breezes breathe unseen and play around her cheek so pure and bright when her light footsteps softly moving come and bear their gentle burden to her home hush what through the hedges what was the rustling i heard no t was but the moving bushes shaken by the startled bird proud day put out thy torch and thou appear o spiritual night with silence sweet thy purple blossoms spread around us here and let the secret branches o er us meet the joy of love the listener s ear the ray of s heat let only the silent dare to look on us and in our share did i not hear in the whispering voices awake no it was the swan in circles moving on the silver lake around me flow all sweetest the spring is falling with a pleasant noise the flowers are bending to the west wind s kiss and all things living in exchange of joys the � the red in its bliss behind the leaves its ripe 