A Stubborn Witness

-Wituessos nre ottcn vcry stupia, uut wc ou i kuow whotlior tu's witness ought to be e.-illed stupid or not. He was beforeBaron xMartin It was desired to get from bim au exact account of a certain conversa t ion, without tbc ''saya I'and "aiys hc;'1 fwtthe counsel coukl not mako Win coiuprcliend tlie forin in whicli be was wanted to make his statement. So the court took liim in hand :' Now,my man, teil us exactly wbat passed." "Yes, niy lord, certainly. I said that I would not have the pig. ' " VV ell, W.hftt wbat washisanswer?" ';He said that he bad been keeping the pg for ine aud t]iat he_ " - " No, no: he did not say that - lio oonld not have said it Ho Bpoke in the first person." "No, I was tho tirstperson that spoke, my lord." "I mean this dou't bring in the third person - rcpeat bis exact words." -'Tbere whsiio third person, my lord, ouly bim aud me." 'Look bere,uiy good fellow' he did uot say ke had been keoing tho pi, he said 'I have been keeping it." "1 assure you, my lord, tburo was no mention of your lordship's uaine at all. We are ou two -.iFcrcnt stories, my lord. There was no third person; aud if anytbiug had been said about your lordshïp, I must have heard it. 80 tho court had to give it up, tbongh the witnes? was only roady too teil all hi knew.