"You will confine yourself, Col.

Sellers to the questions of the counsel." "Of course, your honor.

This," continued the Colonel in confidential explanation, "was twenty years ago.

I shouldn't have thought of referring to such a trifling circumstance now.

If I remember rightly, sir"-- A bundle of letters was here handed to the witness.
"Do you recognize, that hand-writing ?" "As if it was my own, sir.