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Show A RED. COAT IN DlSOlflSE. At a convivial jiaftr, at which Mr. Webster and several distinguished lawyers s'cre prcsentj'tbe conversation hpening to-turu on the legal professiPn, Mr. Web-iterrelnivd Web-iterrelnivd the following story ; "Whon l-wus a young iractitioner," said Mr. Webster, "there was but one iuu at tho New llumpshire- bar of whom -I was afraid, and that wds old Ilarnaliy. f hero were but a few men who dared enter tho lists with him. On one occusiou Bap naby was. employed to defend a suit for a jiiecu of land, brouglit by a little crutibed, i-iinmng lawyer, named Druce. llrnce's cuse Wbstnuked on us good as. lost, when it tads asccrtmutd that lturnuby was re-turned re-turned sgaiust iuui. The snltuameoh lor trail, and IWuaby louud that Uruce had worked hurd, and left uo stone umnrned to gam-th- victory. Tul- tcstimoay for the plaintiff was very strong; and, unless it conld be impeached, the cuse of the defendant de-fendant was lost "Toe principal witness' introduced by . the plaintiff wore a red coat. In summing sum-ming np the evidence, old liarnsby, conv menced a furious attack upon this witness, pulling his testimony all to piece's, ami appealing ap-pealing o the jury if a man who wore a red, coat was, under any circumstances, to be believed, 'And wbo'is this red-coat witness,'- exclaimed Rarnsby, 'bnta de-(esndsnt de-(esndsnt of ar cenmen snesy, who bad poor.clieut,'o( his land, byi making any sort ol red-coaled statement:'; . - r 'puririg his speech, Jiruce wns alking np end down the bar, greatly cxeltcd, and half convinced llitit his case was gone ktibwlifg; us hiTdld, the prefu'dicbf of the jnryr.ngainst. fpbytbjitg ,'Rrltlsh.' "V,hile, however, laruab wasjgeStieulatinjjftnd leaning forward ta the jury In hUelpqnent appeal, ihto.lanfrt'ttwia Slightly bpehfcd, and vUrace lacnjdtntly'' 'discbrerod'' That liArtfaby wbtd a rtfd triider-slilrt... , " ''llrucs'f 'cran'tenanc . brlghtefted bp, iFuUlitg bohbishandsih his edVt-poi'kets, he waiuju.-iirkf, great confix debce.'to tho Bstpnishment ofhls client una all. lookers-on. , Just as Jlarnaby -concluded, "Rfnco; fhSpered .lit hisVciiciit's car. Tvp got hfraj ypnf.case Is safet.Vnd7 approaching, Ibe Jury, ,1m, commeuccd hhi reply o lhp,slanghtcriris. orgntoedt of his ddfersafy.-"! , "" ' f;, "f ' , v , " i , A"Dntcc gatba.rcgnlarX htslcry" of Jbe" anc's.trv of bis red-boated wiuiess, jirbv-inJilpnirfptism. jirbv-inJilpnirfptism. anaijevPtlbn to bis Puhfry, and hls'cbaracterJbr "Irnth and veracity. 'But wliut g'euU'cmefr oTth jury";' brtkefdrtti-Br'uctvtn a loud strain, qf.toquence-.rwbilb; liis eyes .flashcd'whlit aps,y,pn!ta,e3fpccl,br"'a man who;. 8ands" lietc..tp;dofeud fl'wse.-on'no.roundatibu of jght of jatice..whntererjef tbe. mftu-whb' undertakes ttt;deiuby - ourtestimbny on the!gr'tiiid thimy.wituesvearina- red cpat,.w!heiiV,fgeutlemei of the jury whet't prrw jieof - gemleroeo i;of - llr 'jury- (hero RlCe:ma.de;a, 'Spring;-and;'.catching."lJlaN jiaby by Uic.baiom, of the ' shfrf, lore-It open, tfhphiylng " his reI flannel, 'wbeu MrBarna)y himself wa"r, a 'red llnnuel cbftt cp'neealt.ndef a . blue- bait. . 4 'The' effect.-'waselecirical. Rumaby, was'bewt1at. bis. Own .gHnie, and 'Rruce gaiueUJus'cMci fj,' ' |