St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-02
ONE OF wEBsrER's STORIES.
Ho,O a La,c Suit Vas Won IN Nesc Hansp-
SHIRE

AOt0 I~utc SUIT WUS won an NetC Auntp-
shire.
Daniel Webster was fond of good story
and told few, illustrating his early life in
New Hampshire, One evening at con-
vivial party, where he and several distin-
guished lawyers were present the converse
ton happened to turn on the legal profession
when was young practitioner" said Mr.
Webster there was but one man at the New
Hampshire bar of whom l was afraid, and
that was old Barnaby. There were but few
men who dared to enter the lists with him.
On one occasion Barnaby was employed to
defend suit for piece of land, brought by
little Grabbed cunning lawyer called Bruce.
Bruce's case was looked upon good as lost,
when it was ascertaincd that Barnaby was
retained against him. The suit came on for
trial and Barnahy found that Bruce had
worked hard and left no stone unturned to
gain victory. The testimony for the plain
tilt was very strong, and, unless it could not
be impeached, the case of the defendant
was lost The principal witness introduced
by the plaintiff wore red coat. In summing
up for the defense old Barnaby commenced
furious attack on the witness, pulling his
testimony all to pieces and appealing to the
jury If man who wore a red coat was, under
any circums stances to be believed. "And
who is this relocated witness?' eXclaime I'd
Barnaby, ''but descendant of our common
enemy, who has striven to take from us our lib
city, aud would not hesitate now to deprive
my poor client of his land by making any
sort of relocated statement?" During his
speech Bruce was walking up and down the
bar greatly excited, and convinced that his
case was gone, knowing, as he did, the pre-
JUDGE of the jury against anything British.
Barnaby was gesticulating and leaning for
ward to the jury in his eloquent appeal his
shirt bosom opened slightly and Bruce acct
IDENTIFY discovered that Barnaby wore a red
undershirt. Bruce's countenance frightened
up. Putting both hands in his coat pockets
he walked to the bar with great confidence,
to the establishment of his client and all
lockers on. Just as Barnaby concluded
Bruce whispered in the ear OF his client, L We
got him-your case is safe" and appIuach-
ing the jury, he comm enced his reply to the
slaughtering argument of his adversary.
Bruce gave regular history of the ancestry
OF his relocated Witness proving his patri
otism and devotion to the country, and his
character for truth and veracity ''But what
gentleman of the jury" broke forth Bruce
in a loud strain of eloquenee, while his eye
flashed fire. ''what are you to expect of a
man who stands here to defend cause based
on no foundation of right or justice whatev-
er; of man who undertakes to destroy our
testimony on the ground that my witness
wears red coat, when gentlemen, of the
jury-when, when gentlemen of the jury!'
here Bruce made a spring, and catching Bar
naby by the bosom Of the shirt, tore it open,
displaying his red flannel, when Mr.. Bar
naby himself wears red flannel coat con-
cealed under blue one2' The effect was
electrical; Barnaby was beaten at his own
game, and Bruce gained the cause.-San-
FRANCISCO Examiner