A LITTLE HARD SWEARING.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 564, 8 April 1876, Page 3

A LITTLE HARD SWEARING.

A merchant in New York stopped in front of a store on his way to dinner t.o look at a bedroom set worth eighty dollars, and remarked to the dealer that he admired it very much, and asked if eighty dollars was the lowest price, which was found to be the case. The merchant went home and mentioned the fact to his Avife. On his return home again at night he found the bedroom set had been delivered at bis house in his absence, his wife supposing he had sent it as a surprise. But he denied ever buying it. It occurred to him, however, that a lawyer might be of some service, aud he remembered a needy little fellow do\Am town, whom he called on, and to whom he stated his case. The lawyer said— 1 Very well; keep the goods aud leave it to me.’ Not long after a summons was served on the merchant for the price of the set; this he took to the lawyer, and asked him what else should be done. ‘ O, nothing,’ said the attorney; ‘leave it all to me.’ ‘ But don’t you want me as a witness ?’ ‘ No—leave it all to me.’ Trial day came and passed, and the mercqant, not a little nervous, calling to learn the result, asked his legal friend how it came out ‘ All right,’ said young Blackstone, ‘ all right; the furniture is yours.’ ‘ But what have I to pay for it?’ ‘Nothing.’ ‘ How can that be V

1 Easy enough; he put one witness on the stand to swear you bought the goods. I admitted it. I then put two witnesses on the stand to swear they saw the sale, and saw you pay eighty dollars cash for the set. Of course I won.’ This was conclusive,