_Q._ Can you testify, upon your oath, that you do not wear flannel in summer? _A._ I can. _Q._ Now be careful in your answer. What do you wear in the spring and fall? _A._ I--I wear my common clothes. _Q._ With flannel, or without flannel? _A._ Sometimes with, and sometimes without. _Q._ No evasion; you must tell the Court exactly when you wear flannel, and when you do not. A series of questions on this subject brought out the fact that I wore flannel when the weather was cold, or cool; and did not wear it when it was mild, or warm. _Q._ Have you a lightning-rod on your house? _A._ I have. _Q._ How much did it cost you to have it put up? _A._ It has not cost me anything yet--I owe for it. _Q._ Is that all you owe for? _A._ No, I have other debts. _Q._ Have you any money with you now? _A._ I have. _Q._ How much? _A._ (Counting contents of porte-monnaie.) Sixty-two cents. _Q._ Where did you get that? _A._ (With embarrassment.) I borrowed it. _Q._ Were you present when defendant first offered his land for sale to the plaintiff? _A._ (Brightening up.) I was. _Q._ Do you burn gas or kerosene in your house? _A._ Gas. _Q._ How many burners? _A._ Ten, I think. _Q._ Are you willing to assert, upon your solemn oath, that there are only ten? _A._ (Witness counting on his fingers.) I am. _Q._ Do you wear studs or buttons on your shirt fronts? _A._ Studs. _Q._ Gold, or pearl? _A._ Mother-of-pearl, as a general thing, but sometimes I wear one gold one at the top. _Q._ Were all your studs of mother-of-pearl, at the time when you first heard this transaction mentioned between the parties? _A._ They were. _Q._ Do you ever wear your gold stud in the middle of your bosom? _A._ No, sir, I always wear it at the top. _Q._ Do you ever wear it at the bottom? Can you swear it was not at the bottom on the day of the transaction referred to? _A._ I distinctly remember that I did not wear it at all that day. _Q._ Did you wear it that night? _A._ No, sir. _Q._ Can you swear that after you went to bed you did not wear it? _A._ I can. _Q._ Have you ever been vaccinated? _A._ I have. _Q._ On which arm? _A._ The left. _Q._ At the of the first mention of this land to the plaintiff, who were present? _A._ (Witness speaking with hopeful vivacity, as if he hoped they were now coming to the merits of the case.) The plaintiff, the defendant, and myself. _Q._ Do you use the Old Dominion coffee-pot in your house? _A._ (Dejectedly.) No, sir. _Q._ What kind of a coffee pot do you use? _A._ A common tin one. _Q._ You are willing to swear it is tin? _A._ I am. _Q._ Has your wife any sisters? _A._ She has two; ANNA and JANE. _Q._ Are they married _A._ They are. _Q._ Are either of them prettier than your wife? _A._ (Quickly.) No, sir. _Q._ Have you any children? _A._ Two. _Q._ Have they had the measles? _A._ They have. _Q._ Has any other person in your household had the measles? _A._ I have had them, and my wife has had them.