"I don't know what you mean," was the simple answer.
4. "Your Honor," said the counsel, addressing the judge, "it is evident
that this witness should be rejected. She does not understand the nature
of an oath."
5. "Let us see," said the judge. "Come here, my daughter."
6. Assured by the kind tone and manner of the judge, the child stepped
toward him, and looked confidingly in his face, with a calm, clear eye,
and in a manner so artless and frank that it went straight to the heart.
7. "Did you ever take an oath?" inquired the judge.
8. The little girl stepped back with a look of horror; and the red blood
rose and spread in a blush all over her face and neck, as she answered,
"No, sir." She thought he intended to ask if she had ever used profane
language.
9. "I do not mean that," said the judge, who saw her mistake; "I mean were
you ever a witness?"
10. "No, sir; I never was in court before," was the answer.
11. He handed her the Bible open. "Do you know that book, my daughter?"
12. She looked at it and answered, "Yes, sir; it is the Bible.
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