LORD MANSFIELD examining a witness, asked,
"What do you know of the defendant?"
"O! my lord, _I was up to him_."
"Up to him! what do you mean by that?"
"Mean, my lord! why, _I was down upon him_."
"Up to him and down upon him! what does the fellow mean?"
"Why I mean, my lord, _I stagged him_."
"I do not understand your language, friend."
"Lord! what a flat you must be!"