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Show Not as Green as He Looked. At a recent trial ono of tho witnesses wit-nesses was a green countryman, unused un-used to the ways of tho law, but quick, ub It proved, to undorstand Its principle. prin-ciple. Alter a severe crosa-oxam- lnntlon tho counsel for the prosocu-tlon prosocu-tlon paused, and then, putting on a look of bo verily, exclaimed: "Mr. KllklnB, has not an effort beon mado to Induce you to toll a different dif-ferent story?" "A different story from what I told, Blr?" "That Is what I mean." "Yes, sir; several persons hnvo tried to got mo to toll a different Btory from what I hnvo told" but they couldn't." "Now, sir, upon your oath, I wish to know who thoso porBona aro." "Woll, I guess you'vo tried 'bout as hard ns any of them." |