The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-02-10 00:00:00

AMUSING.

Au AIMECAW ATICDOTL—There has been so little
*meat news from Auterice lately that Air. Pencil
Isola fourfold delight in the following elegant anec-
dote: —A handsome young Englishman, making • call
at • house in Washington. where there resided several
of the loveliest young ladies in all Federalia, soddenly
discovered that in had come out without his puma.
The prettiest of the ladies said, "Shall I loan you a
dollar "Would you" was the reply. The dollar
was prodooed front the moat charming, ikrfekOnnelte,
and the beautiful American said, laughingly, "I must
have interest, you know, when you return it." The
handsome Englishman called next day, repaid the
dollar, and, placing a couple of exquisitely cut bottles
of perfume on the table, added, "And there is the in-
terest—two rests." Such graceful courtesies do honour
to both countries.
A FACT—An American novel has just conk to Mr.
I ranch, and it increases his admiration for the ingenious
delicacy of transatlantic writers. Tbe author has occa-
sion to mention the lower limbs of a young laity. and
• he describes them as "that portion of the bunion frame
I which is generally supposed to require stockings."
I What do you think of that, my cat?
POUTS RUOI ZS. —La "EMU (the Empress's
paper. says, with reference to the Emperor's very
'meth about England :—" We lisps that now
I rrtitiltntcers will lay aside their rifles, and go back
to their counters." Very likely you do, M'm. But
Me. Puna has • fatal memory, sod be recollects ano-
ther speech of his respected Majesty the Emperor, •
made to an English nobleman :—" I am • friend to
England, but I believe I am the only friend she has in
France." Therefore, may it pleas, you: Majesty, and
with all acknowledgments, we propose to keep our
rides weer our counters. The weapons will not be in
the way, and yet they will. Coteprencr
A HIST.—Th• Opposition me said to be about to go
in for instant recognition of the South. Well, we sup-
pose they know best. But in social life, when a party's
reputation is not very strong, that party can't be
too careful whom he or she recognises in public.
Eh!
CONIOLATION.—La Pratt laments the demise of
field riche "at the moment when he was about to
convert tbe forty-five millions of fraocs which he owed
to the Sues Company into negotiable bonds," Le
Peach thinks that his respected contemporary's grief is
misplaced. The Pacha had converted his Fresco obli-
gations into bonds, namely, the bonds of the nevem
whom he found so easily negotiable that he sold them
to the Emperor as Mexican recruits. La Prune is re-
quested to be consoled.

PIAIDODT.II PILICL—Can anybody tall when some-
body is going to do somethiug with Peabody's prom for
poor bodies? If everybody's business is nobody's bush-
noes, then I will soon show everybody that I will see
about ft at once. —Noway.
Output ill Divoicz. —" Id r. Justice Cromwell said
that people wrote letters to him shout mew It was
most Improper, sad if be received any more such letters
be would," ke.

" Don't write to me for one side or the other ;
The next of you I catch on 'tick shall sup :
With earespoodente r.e suMeient bother;
rilieweble correepoaditels bo abut up.
" Ottherflife.