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Show Same Thing. In the early days of Arizona, an ei-U-rly and pompous chief Justice waa maiding at the trial of a murder case, kn Kd ni ttro had b-cn ruthleaaly tilled, and the only eye wltnea to th iurd-r was a very amall negro boy. iVhen he was called to give hta teatl-mony, teatl-mony, the lawyer for the defense ob-ftted ob-ftted on the ground that he was too rouna; to know the nature of an oath, ind In examining him anked: "What would happen to you If you told a lie?" '7 debbll 'ud glt me!" the boy re- 1 plied. X "Yea, and I'd get you." aternly aald 1 the chief Justice. "Dat's Jii' what I aald!" aaawered . Lhe boy. National Monthly. '. |