Louisiana capitolian., 1879-12-20

NE l0k l0Q N m Id kHnA 4fnMN4e At( y0GrAA
here NV NV dsn.hssr'' ~ ,,.,,. "'''''.s'
A,anred ~ the Kind time and
msnrer ofthe aniire. ths ci,iid stenned
toward him snd l,,oksd cOnAdinrlv
m r. III Haca With ! calm. elrar az.
snti n \ manner 70 artiess And frnnk
tI,st l. : vsnt straisht =, Tia he.rt
MDh v,Ih ovet tnka an oath =,
inouirsd tho 10 iudre. The little sirf
stnnnad hack with n look of horror
and the red blood mantieti in : blush
MI over her face and neck Ms she
au.,var..a, 8s si
.No. III. y aa sa
She Thought hs intended to lnouire
II sl,e hnd ever blas,,lvn,ed.
~ do not mean tl,at.n mid tl,A
;udc,,. ~ who saw her mistake. ~
mean were YOU ever a witness lefvrc =
"No. sir: I never was iu court
befbrv,H was the apxwer.
He handed her tue Bible open.
"Do YOU know that book, my
daughter y ''
S6elooked At Il an,l nnsw cred. "Ycs,
sir It Is the Bible.' ',
.Do Won ever read a - he asked, ;
eyes. sir. every evening"
.'Can YOU tell me what the Bible
ia i'' inaiiired the iutlr.,. 9
ut r. the wurd Of iI,e areat Gods
aha answoral.
"Well. Mace ypnr hand uoon thi.
Bible, and listen to what ! SAY - and
he rei,eated slowly and solemnly the
oati, USUALLY administered to wit.
nessas.
"Now., said the Judge. "you have
sworn ~ q witness; will you tell me
what will l,efhll YOU fyou do not tell
the truth p
~ shall be shut ~, In the Stats
nrison. :" answered the child,
"Anvthinr else p naked the iidpa:
~ shall never 90 10 l,eayeu..'' she
reol;ed.
1How do vou know tlis =, asked
thu indve
Tke child took the Bible an,, turning
rapilljy 10 ibe chapter CONTAINING the
Observation-Disclosures unint..,l to the i,,1,,nc-
tion: ..Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness nga;nst tly neiehlnrr .T
learned That l,ef,rc 7 conld readn
"Has any one talked Will, YOU about
being witness in court here against
thi. man ~ inou;,.j thu indxe
"Yrs sir.n sl,e rcnliefl, M mother
heard thev wanted M. to ". wine a,
and Inst NIGHT she called M. to her
U.,m asked m. tn tcII her the ten
commandments and then we kneeled
down together. and she prayed that
I m;oht understand how wicked Il
was 70 hear fals,. witness aa,,inst INV
nejghlor. and that Ood would help
ma. a little child to tell the trutl, n
l. was. before him, And. when I
came nm with father abe kissed me.
and told me to remember the Ninth
Commandment. and that Aod won|d
hear every word that | said"
"Do Won believe this Z" asked the
;ndce while a tear llistened in his
ave-. and his liDouiyer..l with emotion.
"Yes. air" raid the child. with u
voice and ,nanner that showed her
conviction Of its trutl, was perfect.
"GMl bless yO,,. nv child !" said the
Judge +: "you have 4 rood mother.
This witness is comretent.n he con.
tinued. "Were on trial for my life,
and Innocent Of the charge against me,
| would pray God for such a witness
"A this. Let her be examined"
She told her story with the
simplicity Of a child. rs she was. bnt
there was q direct,,ess about it winch
carried conviction ofits truth to evey
heart. She was rigidly cross.cxam.
iped. The counsel piled her with
lint ehe varied from, her first statement
in nothing. The truth, "A spoken by
that little child. was sublime.
Falsel,ootlspd perjury had preceded
her Testimony, The prisouer had in.
trenched himself IN lies. till he deemed
himself impreeusble. Witnesses lad
falsif'rd facts IN his favor. and yiIlainv
had manufactured fur him a sham DE-.
fense Bnt before her testimony.
faleshood was scatterel like chafY,
The little child. for whom a mother
had nrayed for strength to be g;v;,