The Osceola times., 1877-11-03
FACTS AND FANCIES.
AItheash 4 Love Yes.

Aitheush 4 Love Nss.
Although love you. dear. will not speak
The foolish nothings Of an Idle hour;
They shall b, horn Of loves unconscIous power.
I will not praise the beauty Of 70 rfsce,
Nor toll Of all the charms that max, you dssr;
But In my eyes your own dear eyes may hscc
Tho Joy that 6lls my heart when you arc neaf-
I will not kneel beside the little feet
That yet may walk at viii my fond heart Ger;
Rut you will know how we'll I worship, sweet.
since have crowned you queen for evermoss.
Z" SIN waters deepest run" they say, and %
The fuiine.s sf nay hear, nv lips has sealed;
But In my silent homage, dear know
That 10 your heart my love is all revealed.
THE Chinese question IL under discus
sion in Australia, with even more eavnest-
ness than in California. The legislature
of Queensland has imposed tax OF nifty
dollars head on each Chineman enter
ing the colony. The money received h
10 be returned to the payee II, at any
time within three years of the date OF
landing, he should "go away beyond
sea-"
A LoNDoNER who is the happy pos.
sessor of some meadows on the banks OF
the Thames, keeps there some cows.
One morning his dairy maid brought
him letter which she said was tied to
the tail OF one OF the COWS. On opening
IL he found 1t contained a three-penny
piece and the following penciled mem
orandum: "To tho owner Of this cow
Sir: For the last hour we have been
trying at various houses TO purchase some
milk. Having been unsuccessful, We
took the liberty Of extracting soda.
wafer bottle full from the bearer. Please
accept our thanks Tor the same"
The Paris universal exhibition build'
ing for the exhibition OF 1878 is being
pushed rapidly toward completion by the
French government, and already has .
grand appearance. The great hall Il
completed up TO the springing Of the
iron roof trusses, and more than three.
quarters Of the iron and glass roofing over
the industrial galleries on the Champ de
Mars has been completed. In the center
of the building is wide open air avenue,
in which will be placed the fne-art gal
leries. II was at first thought that there
would be no necessity Tor annexed, but
the idea has been given up and the
| Champ de Mars will he more crowded
with supplementary buildings tPfs y
was In 1867. Half of the space dI the
grand vestlbule will be used for tbe
exhibition of the presents received by
the Prince of Wales during his visit to
India.
PRIVATE letters from India speak OF .
growing anxiety among European resi'
dents, who are strengthening the volun-
teers corps accordingly. The Calcutta
volunteers turn out seven hundred
strong, armed with Martini Henry rihes,
and very shortly cavalry corps Of q
least one hundred sabers will take their.
place beside the infantry. At Cawnpore,
Bombay and other places the same spon.
taneous movement is observable, and tt
is encouraged by the government. Ihs
repeated reverses sustained By the Hue.
SLAMS have given rise TO the very illogical
deduction that the Asiatic Is generally
match for the European. The Hlndooa'
openly acknowledge their sympathy with
the Mohammedians and sssi1n ~
reason that IL Ia natural that they dbouid
take the side Of an Oriental power and
people. In some parts, especially, along
the northwestern frontier, tho be9fink
of the Mussulmans have become i560lent
and provocative. The Aneer OF Cabu
is credited with all sorts OF insane pro
jects, and furiously resents the presenc
Of an English force at Quetta.
WHEN the late Louis Napoleon was
candidate for the presidency Of the FtencU
republic in lsiS, he called upFn Xictd
Hugo and gave expression to the ID
ing sentiments: have como TO
a talk with you, aud set matters stral
People calumniate me-look at me.
I strike you as being insane? peot
suppose mean to recommence Nap0Ie0nJ
career over again! There are two men
whom man, swayed by great ambition,
might take a. models Napoleon -
Washington. One Ia man OF ger
the other man of virtue. ICWUN
absurd for man to say, ] shals
genius. but he can say honstly, y
to be man of virtue. II is not w
a mans power 10 be genius, but AZ
always Se an honest man. ! coulbAy4
initiate Napoleon in one thing "a eas1
l am not a great man--I thalf not
Napoleon; but shall b, an honest man,
and initiate Washington. Ny Nance.
the name of Bonararte-will be inscribed
on two pages of the history Of France.
On the one IL will be associated with
crime and glory-on the second with
probity aud honor and the second Will
perhaps, rank higher than the first.
Whyf Because, If Napoleon is greater,
Washington Is better. Between crim>
inal Nero and a good citizen choose
the good citizen. Such IL my -