ntlemen," said the judge, "the learned counsel is perfectly
right in his law, there is _some_ evidence upon that point; but he's a
lawyer, and you're not, and you don't know what he means by _some_
evidence, so I'll tell you. Suppose there was an action on a bill of
exchange, and six people swore they saw the defendant accept it, and six
others swore they heard him say he should have to pay it, and six others
knew him intimately, and swore to his handwriting; and suppose on the
other side they called a poor old man who had been at school with the
defendant forty years before and had not seen him since, and he said he
rather thought the acceptance was not his writing, why there'd be _some_
evidence that it was not, and that's what Mr. ---- means in this case."
Need we add that the jury retired to consider their verdict?

DLXVII.--THE LATIN FOR COLD.

A SCHOOLMASTER asked one of his scholars in the winter time, what was
the Latin for cold. "O sir," answered the lad, "I forget at this moment,
although I have it at my _fingers' ends_."

DLXVIII.--PIECE DE RESISTANCE.

"DO come and dine with me," said John to Pat: "you must; though I have
only a nice piece of beef and some potatoes for you."--"O my dear
fellow! don't make the laist apology about the dinner, it's the very
same I should have had at home, _barrin' the beef_."

DLXIX.--LAMB AND ERSKINE.

COUNSELLOR LAMB, an old man when Lord Erskine was in the height of his
reputation, was of timid and nervous disposition, usually prefacing his
pleadings with an apology to that effect; and on one occasion, when
opposed, in some cause, to Erskine, he happened to remark that "he felt
himself growing more and more timid as he grew older."--"No wonder,"
replied the relentless barrister; "every one knows the older a _lamb_
grows, the more _sheepish_ he becomes."

DLXX.--TRUE WIT.

TRUE wit is like the brilliant stone
Dug from Golconda's mine;
Which boasts two various powers in one,
To cut as well as shine.
Genius, like that, if polished right,
With the same gifts abounds;
Appears at once both keen and bright,
And sparkles while it wounds.

DLXXI.--ORDER! ORDER!

A BARRISTER opened a case somewhat confusedly. Mr. Justice Maule
interrupted him. "I wish, Mr. ----, you would put your facts in some
order; chronological order is the best, but I am not particular. Any
order you like--_al