were brought before me on the next morning, and the great effect, which their intoxication had produced on their memory, and the little or no effect on their courage in giving evidence, may be seen by the following specimen. The soldiers swore, that the sailors were the first aggressors, and had assaulted them with the following words—"D—n your eyes! &c. who stops the line of march there?"
The sailors with equal vehemence and unanimity averred, that the soldiers were the first aggressors, and had burst in on them, calling out "Heave to, you lubbers! or we'll run you down."
176. Force of Habit.
An Emir had bought a left eye of a glass eye-maker, supposing that he would be able to see with it. The man begged him to give it a little time: he could not expect that it would see all at once as well as the right eye, which had been for so many years in the habit of it.
