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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 213, 7 February 1866, Page 3

A certain linendraper waited upon a lady for the price of an article purchased at his shop. She endeavored to remind him that she had paid for it when he called some time ago, he declared he had no remembrance of the circumstance ; on which she produced his receipt. He then asked pardon, and said, '' lam sorry I did not recollect it." To which the lady replied, " I quite believe you are sorry you did not re-collect it." Mrs. Partington says there must be a great many children killed on the battlefields, as there are always so many " small arms " found aftei the fight. No, A Fence ! — Prince Napoleon has ordered a Glasgow firm to erect a large deer-fence round his grounds at Meudon. For Scotchmen to teach the art of fence to a Frenchman is certainly a most unexpected feat of arms ; no doubt the canny Scott felt themselves at home, for in the large grounds of Meudon they must have found the broad-sward — and the clay more (over). Fizz ! Pop ! — We are informed by the French papers that one of the celebrated champagne firm of Clicquot is about to marry one of the almost equally well-known champagne family oi the Due de Montebello. Of course the gentleman " P°PP 8 d" the question with a long-necked bottle of cham to prove the truth of his affection. Fieb ! Fiee ! — lt was noticed, on the night oj the Budjet, that when it became. Mr. Gladstone's i duty to speak on the insurance question, he warmed up with his subject and got on like a . house a-fire. i Couioitbed Staech. — The latest and greatest • novelty of the season is colured starch. It it . made in pink, buff, the new mauve, and a delicate i green, and blue will soon be produced. An} i article Btarched with the new preparation if I completely coloured— dyed we should have said ; P but, as it washes out, and the garment that wai • pink to-day jnay be green to-morrow, and buf I afterwords, we can hardly say " dyed. " It ii i intended especially 'for those bright bu ( treacherously-coloured muslins that are costly i wash out, and perplex their owners. If th< ! pattern haß been mauve, the*y only need thi ■ mauve starch— if green, green starch ; and the*j , can be rendered one even and pretty shade — thui . becoming not only wearable again, but veri f stylish. White antimacassars or lace curtain 3 may also be coloured in the same way, anj **■ infinite variety afforded. The coloured starch i j sold in packets by Mr. Farey, of Regent Street ; London.— English Paper, # 3 Operatic .fBQBiiBM, — Frob. Supposing that o i two rabbits one Wfts yours, and the o^e? wasn't 5 supposing that by mistake yo\^ took, the latter t &$ out what celebrated Itfrhan .«ngw thia wov&