Litchfield enquirer., 1853-12-29
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|1tun tt SneletRs TOT the slnulvlaNal pen&n
 of its members--of:en admits. of q con. strnciion adverse to tie designs ol its
 Rgislators; and in its application. ire, quenlly defeats the object which it wa.
 intended io sustain. Weshayes hoWever
 numerous instances wherein honest iprie,
 have given their verdicts conforma6ly it the pfompsings of justice and. happily when such decisions have not been t0g
 widely different from the expressed rule
 they have escaped the appeal. 6
 We take pIeasnre in relating m inci.
 dent which greatly enlisted our sympa. thies, held us spell bound by its interest. and finally made our hesrt leap with joy atits happy termination. M i ssss
 In The sp,ing of l84-, we chanced to be spending . few days in beautiful inland country town in Penney lvania. IL was court week. and to relieve us from the somewhat monoionous incidents oi village iife. we stsppsd into tli6 room where the court convened.
 Among the prisoners in the box, we saw lad but ten years of age. whose cad and pensiye conntenance, his young and innocent appearance. caused him 10 look sadly out of place among tEe hard> ened criminals by whom he was surround led. Close by the box. and manifesting the greatest interest in the proceedings, sat fearful woman whose anxious glance from the judge 10 tho boy lett us no room to doubt That it was his mother. We turned with sadness from the scene. 10 enquire of the offence of the prisoner. and learned he was accused of stealing money.
 ~ Tho case soon comm enced, and by che interest manifested by that large crowd. we found that oar heart was not the only one in which sympathy for the lad exisi- ed. How we piiied him! The bright smile of youth had vanished from his lace. md nov it more expressed the cares 6f tho aged.w His young sister--a bright eyed girl-had gained admission to his side, and cheered him witk the Whispsr- inys of hope. But that sweet voice. witch before cause his heart 10 bound witis happiness. added only to the grief his shame had brought upon him. ,ss
 The progress of the case acquainted ns win the circumstanccs of tho loss. the extent of which was but dime mo nlore lasss Ae sasaTz assi !,
 The lads employer. . weslthy. mises- ly and unprincipled manufacturer, had made use of it, for the purpose of what he called testing the boys honesty It was placed. where, from ilsyery position the lad would oilenest see it. and least suspect the tap. A day passed. and the master, to his modification. not pleasure, found the coin untouched. Another day passed and yet his objec. was not gained. He was. however, determined that the boy should take it and co let it remain.
 2 This continued temptation was too much tor the lads resistance. The dime vas taken. A simple present for flat little sister was purchased by il. But while returning home h gladen her heart, his own was made heavy by being arrested for theft La crilae ilie nature Of which he little knew. These circumstances we,e substantiated by several of his eni- ploysr's wofkmsp, whc were also parties in ihe plot. An Attorney urged upon the jury tho necessity of making this !. little rogue m example 10 others by punishmcnt. His address that had bcen used so solempiss the testimony. had great effect upon all Mho beard it. Be- fore, I could see many tears of sympathy Cor the lad. his widowed mother and fai.kful sister. Isut iheif eyes were all dry ynov. and noue locked as if they eased foT. .or sxpeclsd aught else buta consic- tiouy As8 The accussf sat iina conspicuous place smiling, as if h liend Ike exullaiion, over the misery hesshad brought upon shstI poor. but once happy ifio. ls as
 sN We fell that there was but little hope for the boy and the youthfulaprearan of che attorney, who had yolnnleerd- his 'dsieuee gavsAho encousagemeDt--as ws learned it uas the young tnan's inaiden plea--his Gfss sddsess. He appeared greatly coulused md reached so deNk nsar him. fro4 ~hseh hs took che Bible. This moseneDi wss received sisb geneF q lADghier, aud taussing semaFks, among sshiciI Ws heard q hassll fsllo@ close by as csyeOut@4 wys Fl se .F egls V si {
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