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Show j Patti's Chagrin. i! . A German paper tells the following ! story of Adelina Patti. She was called i upon at a private entertain ment, to which she had been invited, to sing a couple of songs. She did so, and the company I! overwhelmed her with praise. Next v morning the gentleman who had given the entertainment Bent her a magnificent ; pairof diamond earrings. They were I worth not lees than 8,000 francs. The prima donna expressed her thanks for the present, but she added a postscript to the : ; . effect that he had omitted to inclose her i iraucs, wmcn was ner regular price for singing at private entertainments. The gentleman was very much shocked, but he got even with her neatly. He went to a jeweler and bought another pair of earrings for 80 francs. He sent , his servant to the diva with these cheap I earrings, and a check for the amount she i I claimed. Tiie servant said : , , I "My master received your note this !! morning and he finds your demands per- I fectly reasonable. Here is a check for it. He also sends you a pairof earrings, but I t .' those which I left here yesterday were in- i tended for another person. They were I V 8ent yn b-v miatakp. Will you have the J kindness to return them, and overlook j the mistake." j '' Patti perceived too late that she had J made an egregious blunder. With a face I j , as red as fire she returned the magnifi- j Pent diamonds, but she sighed heavily as I the servant put them under his arm and i . went off with them. |