Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-11-03

slrrIght to the heart.
DID sou ever take an GA lP in
quirrd the Judge. The little elrl
STEPPED back with look OF hOIlOi
nj HE Icd Llond mantled il n
plush all over her face aud meek a.
he answ'ref:
M, III.
She thought he intended to H..
luue il SHE ban ever hl'sphemed.
i do l0t mean thaf,' sail ih
Judge, aho saw her mistake. J
mean were you ever Il Wiiues- br
iorcr
'No, si'; never WIS in court IL.
lOre,' was the answer
II hsrde.l bel The Bible open.
do you know that book, m
li.lr lirl.'
SIZE lcokeI Al It ard aus~ered,
We.. III; it is The B'Dle.'
'Doyonr,er rra - hr asked
'Yc>. sir. ever, rv'mus|
c nNou tell III. what the Blpl'
g." uoq i cd the ree.
II t. he VOID OF tin e'ed' Gcd.
,h. auNoerrd
'W,H. place Our h NJ up'n u s
81 ,l-. AID listen t. what | sas;
aud he repeated Slowh AMI So
e nnl> vie ga h slalh administer.
ed 20 vI'ie,s.
N,V,said lie iadgc, Won law
sAou As witness, ailI son tell MT
shat vil befali sol II you do not
u'l ne he uuitP
i shall lie shut ~ in the 5 ate
riSou, he child replied.
Anything cl,t9asEed The judge.
/ shall never 90 to heaven I'll,
answered.
How do you know this asked
he Judge.
The child took the Bible, an d
urning Rapidly to the clapter cor
dining the commandments, point
Il to The iujnnction: 'Tuou SHALL
,ot bear false witness against thy
,tighbor.' 1 learned that before
lefrned to read
HAS any one told yOa about
,eing Gitpess here against this
uang' 'qaiie the Judge.
Yes, SIT she replied. wy moth,T
,eard they want d me to be a
,ituesscanl last night she calle'
ne to her room and ask ed nc to
el h-r the Ten Comman2mep 5
nd thea We kneeled down to
gether. and she prayed hat
night understand how wicked il
was to bear false witness sgains
my neig hbor, an1 that God wOui'
help Inc, little child, t0 le ! lb'
trulh as it was, before HIN. AnC
when | cane up here with fIthei
Sue kissed NE AM told me 10 re
member the Ninth COmman lment
AMI that God would hear eyer
word | sand
o DO yOa bsllrys thisY asked th,
Judge, wbi t tear g'isteurd III hi
eye, ami OILS up qulvered Will
emotion.
Yes. SIT SAID the child with
voice and m amer tina, ShO we'd he
conviction Of the truth was perfect
God bless you, my c.ild,' salt
, he Judge; 8 on have good mother
: This witness is co npetent,' he con
. nued Were | on tiial for nv
= NE and innocent OF lie charg
against me, / would play God 70
, H Oh witness. Lot her be ex
!, 'mlued.'
: he told her story wi Tia Tie sil
plicity of child as she was, bu
here was a dlrt clncsS about |
which carried conyictiO of IT.
truth to every heart. She wa
20 ugilly Cross examined. The com
n sci piled her with lnfaito aud in
geniOns questioning, but she yarle'
N from her first statement in nothing
e The truth, as spoken by "A lIitlt
IA ihild. was snbiiine. + .lshOo an,
=" perjury bad preceded her test
q" "Ony. Ihs prisoner had intrench
~ ID him self in lies, which he deem
y ed impregnable. Witness had ialsi
"a fed facts IN his faver, aud villain,
10 had manufactured tor ina shan
.,Se defence. b at before her tesli
le mouy, falsehOOd was scattered Tx
i'll chat. The lille child for whom
in mother had prayed tor strength t,
DO given 10 her 10 speak he truI
n AZ it was before God, broke tn
! cunniOg del ices OF matured vlllin.