The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-25

| mere the magistrate held court. There were
two or three who had been convicted of
| offenses, and among these condemned Alb
ner placed the sweet faced maid
| The magistrate listened to the accusations
that Abner made, that she was deceitful
and had spoken lies, and when that was
| finished the magistrate said TO her: You
/ have heard these accusations. Do you deny
yhem?"
"In that l have said or done evil know
ingly do; otherwise it has been as he has
said"
did you say heavenly minded man
had said to you, L wish you a merry
| Christmas
| Il said that. 1t is true: and he said Re
| joice, for if we rejoice in the death of
Christ for us we may rejoice in his birth. s"
/ But she refused to tell who this man was
or why she had slyly gone to the store that
morning. The magistrate therefore, look
ing sternly at her, said:
There is no doubt about it. You are
guilty of lie and deceit You will be
taken hence, and you will first receive ten
lashes, and after that will be put into the
pillory for one hour, that your punishment
may warn others and convince yourself"
The girl seemed not to hear these words
| She put out her hand as if for support, and
when some one grasped it she seemed not
to know it. 1t was Samuel who had taken
her hand, and he stood by her side. His
face was white He had come into the
room in time to hear the sentence.
let na take her place If punishment
| is needed will bare my back to the lash,
snd sit in the stocks for her" he said.
'eNo, Samuel" thus Dorothy spoke
you cannot take her place." said the
magistrate.
Then, let me say here before you all
that this maid shall not be whipped and
| pilloried. will kill the man who lifts his
hand against her." and the young man
threw his arm around the girl and held her
in firm embrace. do you wish 10 kill herr
For if she is whipped it will kill her, and if
her me-"
Now the magistrate and deputies were
| amazed, for they had never before seen so
strange a sight as this, so they consulted
| with each other what they should do, and
they fixed upon a punishment for the
young man. But when they looked up to
pronounce sentence on him they saw an
other sight which amazed them even
more; for there stood before them a man
of strange appearance. His beard was as
white as the snow and long, like that of a
prophet. His hair fell upon his shoulders.
His dress was concealed by long cloak.
| and he had placed one hand upon the bead
of the maid. while the other was uplifted
with sdmonitory gesture.
When he spoke his voice was soft, but
like one who has authority, and his manner
was solemn, and not like the manner of
any man whom they had ever seen.
This child has done no evil, he began.
IF there be evil done did it, for / taught
her this morning that for all who love our
Lord this is the day that commemorate
his birth To that blessed country where
God reigns | soon. trust, shall 20, for |
have kept the faith against such adverse
ries as you have never met. | warn YOU,
oh. you proud magistrate. lift no arm of
punishment against this child; for as
truly a. sod reads sll hearts he reads in
hers a. sinless a record IS InOrSals can ever
make The Judgment Of COO TX upon YOU
Il YOU permit wrong 10 u done this child
de spoke - one insplred. and a. be
stood with one hand upi!fted he seemed
like prophet among them
Who are YOU tee magistrate asked
with hesitsi.ng voice.
Gods servant, and say that this maid
sh all he hi~<<A5 snd her ehii5-An shall EssA