Butte record., 1854-07-08
The Young A.:7rncY's Argument
OR. LEAD Us NOT INTO TEMPTATION

uS' LEAD Us NOT INTO TEMPTATION "
In ArTEoTi>0 corR- IxtI1rsr
Law, though framed for the protec>
lion OF society, for the individual benefit
Of its members, ofien admits Of con-
struction adverse to the design OF its
legislators, and its application frequent
ly defeats the object which it was intend
ed to sustain We have, however. numc-
Tous instances wherein honest iu les have
given their verdicts, conform ble to fhe
Promptings of justice and happily, when
such decisions have Mt been ,ol widely
different from the express d rule, they
have escaped from the appeal
We t Ike pleasu in .-ltinz an Incl
dent. which greatly enlis,ei our sympa-
,hies, held Us spell boun1 ly its in e..
and finally made our hearts /. p wiih
JOY at lis happy termination.
In the sphhg of ISL we G anced to
be spending few days IN 4 beautiful ia-
land country town in I, ,nnSylran;a. It
was court week, and to relieve us from
the somewhat mOnntunons inciaents of
village l'fe, we steppoi into he room
where the court had convened.
Among the prisoners in the box, W.
saw lad but ten yea of a.e, hose
sad, pensiye counienance, his young and
innocent appearance caus him to look
sadly out OF place among lhc hardened
criminals by whom he was surrounded
Close by The box, and manitestiu. the
greatest interest IL the proceepiucs. sat
4 fearful woman, whose anxious llance
from the judge to the boy, lett Us lao
room 10 doubt that it was his mother
We turned with sadness from the scene.
to inquire Of the otfence Of the prisoner.
and learned he was accused Of stealing
money.
The case was soon commenced, and
by the interest manifested by that large
crowd, we fonnd that ou hart " not
the only one in which sympathy for the
lad existed II Nv we p''led h,m TIE
bright smile had vani he'd from lis f.c
and now i, expresses the cares of ih
aged. His young sister, 4 b. ght-cyed
glrl. had gained admission to his side,
and cheered him with the whispering OF
hope.
But that sweet voice, which before,
caused his heart 10 bound wi h happi-
ness, addd only to the grief his 81 me
had brought upon him.
The progress IF the Sc acq cqrainted
us with the c;reumstarccs OF The lass
The extent of which was but ., dime, no
more
The lads employer. a wealthy, miser-
ly and unp'inc'plei inauuf .cture-, had
made use Of il for ;he pl-pos' Of what
be called, testing thg tog's hon sly"
1t was pl.ced, where from ITS very Poi.
ton, the lad would oftenest s 4 it, and
least suspect the trap. y day passed,
and the mast 20 his modification, nol
pleasure, found the coin untouche l.
Another day passed, and yet his object
was not gained. lie, however, d ter
mined that the boy should take it, and
so he let it remain.
This continued temptation was too
much for the boys resistance.
Tue dimg WIS taken \ simple pres
ent ior that little sister was purchased
with it But Will returning home 10
gladden. her heart, bis own was made
heavy by being arrested for iheii-a
crime, the nature of which he little
knew. These circumstances were sus-
tanned By several Of his employers
workmen, who were also parties TO the
plot. An attorney urged upon the jury
ha h., Ia. l..
an example to others, by punishment.
His address had great effect upon all
who heard it, Before, could see many
tears of sympathy fof the iAi. his wild
owed mother and f,ithful sister But
heir eyes were all dry now, and nona
looked as if they cared for aught else
but conviction.
The accuser sat in conspicuous