"You see, Massa Bob, a gen'leman asked me to bring him a drink of whisky, and I t'ought I'd jest see how it tasted."
"Who asked you to bring him some whisky?" asked Bob, who believed this to be a pure fiction on the part of his young companion.
"A gen'leman."
"What gentleman?"
"He didn't tell me his name."
"I think you are telling me a lie, Clip."
"No I ain't, Massa Bob; it's as true as de Bible."
"I don't think you know much about the Bible, Clip."
"It's all true what I told you, Massa Bob. If I find de gen'leman, I'll bring him here to tell you."
The witness referred to smiled to himself grimly when he heard this statement.