_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.
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