The work of cleaning the beach, in the neighbourhood of the embouchure of the main sewer i* progressing rapidly, and the good ♦ fleets are already patent in the improved state of the atmosphere in the lower part of Queen-Bh-eet.
A servant girl went into a draper's shop to purchase some ribbon. The shopman produced v very fine article; but she objected to it on the ground that the shade of tha color did not exactly suit her. "Oh," suid the shopman,""if you will only imagine that it pleases you, the color will make no difference," find, he entered into a disquisition upon tho extraordinary power of imagination. The girl heard him through very attentively, and then cousented to have three of four yards of the ribbon put up. She put it quietly In Her pooket, and was about to walk ofl". " Stop, if you please," said the shop* man, "you haven't paid for the ribbon." ! "Niver xndind," wae the reply, " jist imtgUM tliat I paid, and it will make no difllnren«»i' J
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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 552, 17 October 1871, Page 2
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172Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 552, 17 October 1871, Page 2
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