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"I see'd this 'ere mark on't," replied the witness, pointing to Mr. Doolittle's shop card. "Now, Mr. Braman," continued Squire Benson, suddenly softening his tone, and assuming a pleasant smile, "Where did you get this bill?" I SEE THIS ERE MARK ON IT REPLIED THE WITNESS POINTING MISTER DOOLITTLE'S SHOP CARD NOW MISTER ROBIN CONTINUED SQUIRE BENSON SUDDENLY SOFTENING HIS TONE AND ASSUMING A PLEASANT SMILE WHERE DID YOU GET THE BILL
position. He was sworn; and after the judge had reminded him that he need not criminate himself, Squire Benson proceeded with the examination. "You bought a gun of the last witness, did you not?" asked he. "Yes, sir," replied Joe, scarcely knowing whether he was on trial himself or not. "You gave him a twenty dollar bill, did you not?" "You are suggesting his answers," interposed the county attorney. "What did you give him in payment?" "I gin him a twenty dollar bill," replied Joe promptly. "This was the bill, wasn't it?" "I pray your honor's judgment," said the county attorney with a smile. "My learned brother answers the question, and then puts it." "Put the question fairly, Mr. Benson," added the judge. "Was this the bill?" said the lawyer, handing the witness the twenty dollar note. "I rather guess it was." "You guess! Don't you know?" said Mr. Benson, with severity in his tone and manner. "Yes, sir, it was," answered Joe, startled by the questioner's sharp words. "How do you know? Y HE WAS A DULL STUPID FELLOW AND DID NOT READILY COMPREHEND HIS POSITION HE WAS SWORN AND AFTER THE JUDGE HAD REMINDED HIM THAT HE NEED NOT INCRIMINATE HIMSELF SQUIRE BENSON PROCEEDED WITH THE EXAMINATION YOU BOUGHT A GUN OF THE LAST WITNESS DID YOU NOT ASKED HE YES SIR REPLIED JOE SCARCELY KNOWING HE WAS ON TRIAL HIMSELF OR NOT YOU GAVE HIM A TWENTY DOLLAR BILL DID YOU NOT YOU ARE SUGGESTING HIS ANSWERS INTERPOSED THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WHAT DID YOU GIVE HIM IN PAYMENT I'D GIVEN HIM A TWENTY DOLLAR BILL REPLIED JOE PROMPTLY THIS WAS THE BILL WASN'T IT I PRAY YOUR HONOUR'S JUDGMENT SAID THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WITH A SMILE MY LEARNED BROTHER ANSWERS THE QUESTION AND THEN PUTS IT PUT THE QUESTION FAIRLY MISTER BENSON ADDED THE JUDGE WAS THIS THE BILL SAID THE LAWYER HANDING THE WITNESS THE TWENTY DOLLAR NOTE I RATHER GUESS IT WAS YOU GUESS DON'T YOU KNOW SAID MISTER BENSON WITH SEVERITY IN HIS TONE AND MANNER YES SIR IT WAS ANSWERED JOE STARTLED BY THE QUESTIONER'S SHARP WORDS HOW DO YOU KNOW
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