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missed any thing. She immediately looked
for her spoons, and cried out that they were
all gone,—every one of them. I imme-
diately suspected Daniell, and, in fact, the
next morning Captain James told me’ —

‘Here Mr. Sparr suddenly called upon Mr.
Stone, the witness, to stop. He said he must
not tell what he heard other people say.”

“Why not?” said Lucy.

‘‘ Because they don’t allow a witness to
tell what he heard other people say, in
court.”

“I don’t see why,” said Lucy.

“Why, there are so many false stories
told, that they could not tell what to be-
lieve ; so they make each man come into
court, and tell what he himself saw, and
then he can be cross-examined.”

‘‘ What does that mean?” said Rollo.

‘Why, have questions asked him by the
other side, to find out whether he is honest
and fair. When the lawyer that brings a
Witness forward has done asking him ques-
tions, they always let the lawyer on the
other side ask him questions too, to see
Whether he will not contradict himself, or
else to get more information.”

Q*