Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1902 — Knew the Penalty. [ARTICLE]

Knew the Penalty.

In Squire Robert’s court recently a boy ! was put on the witness stand, and to ascertain if he knew the nature of an oath the justice interviewed him as follows: “Do you know the nature of an'bath?” “Don’t know whether I do or not.” “Well, if you should tell a lie, do you know where you would go when you died?” “Yes, sir.” “Where?” “Well, when we moved out here pap said if any of us lied he would take us back to Arkansaw, and I reckon he’ll be as good as his word.”—Fulton (Ky.) Leader.