The Osceola times., 1877-05-26
FACTS AND pASCrEs.

In a ragged drodecimO printed in
1851, the notable Hannah WoOlly gives
directions for working the seasons in
"amplers"- favorits occupation of our
great-grandmothers
He is man after my own heart, pa"
said Julia, reverting 10 her Augustus.
" Nonsense" replied old Practical, he
Is man after the money your uncle left
YOU" And then all was quiet.
"MAY-With sweet and lovely coun-
tenance clad In robe OF white and
green, embroidered with several flowers
upon his head garden, Of all manner of
roses; in the one hand nightingale-in
the other Lutte"
The Russians, II Is said, depend en-
tirely upon a torpedo system for the
defense OF Odessa, the great grain mart OF
the Black sea. Odessa Is about sixty
miles north of the boundary established
at the close of the Crimerian war.
MoRE false hair is now worn than for
two years pat. The low loop at the back
Is usually formed Of natural hair, but the
building on the top Of the head is very
elaborate, and requires quantities of pufis,
frizzes and ornamental hair.
CHARLES, playfully, "How much
really did that hat cost, Jennie ?" Jen.
ME archly, " If you really want to inspect
the bills ior nv dry goods, Charles, there
is way to do it," And what else could
Charles do but propose on the spot.
PREVIOUSLY to the invention Of hats
both men and women generally wore
close-knit wooden caps; the mans hat
was invented at Paris, by Swiss, l404.
first worn In England in Henry Wis
time, and first manufactured In London,
1910.
A FRENCH paper at Bayeux describes
"man-fish" lately seen off Diamond
Point rich resembled human being
down :. the waist, while its lower parts
were those of fish. Its eyes were large,
its noee fat and its c0untenapce round
and FULL
The Louisiana divorce law was ~
amended by the last legislature that alb
solute divorces cannot he obtained until
after Judgment of feparation a mensd
ct Moro has been rendered and year has
elapsed from the date Of such Judgment
being rendered. The only exception TO
this Is in cases Of adultery or sentenced
to infamous punishment.
GIVE no entertainment 10 the begin
nings, the first emotions and secret whis-
perings of ohe spirit of impunity. For,
II you suppress 1t, !. dies; II you permit
the furnace to breathe the smoked fame
Of any vent, it will rage to the consump-
ton Of the whole. The cockatrice il
soonest crushed in the she'll, but, IL IL
grows, II turns to a aserpent, and dragon,
a devil.
SApKY PAsHA, lately the Turkish en-.
bassador at Paris, hearing Of "guaran-
ties," told the following snccdote: A
Jew at Rustchuk was bargaining with
poulterer for pair of fowls. AZ last he
said "Well, / will take them at your
price, only have not my money with
me.T ."Oh, then" eaid the dealer,
"there is an end Of IT," mot at all.
The bargain Is stuck. ] will only take
one OF your fowls, ard will leave you the,
other as guaranty"
DELAYS
sbnn delays they breed remorse;
Take thy time while time is lent thee;
Creeping snails have weakest force;
FIy their fault lest thou repent thee.
Good Ia best when sooneet wrought.
Ling ring lsbors come 10 naugbt
Hoist up sail while gale deth last
Seek hot time when time is past.
sober rpced is wirdoin's leisure.
After-wiis are dearly fought
Let thy fore-wit guide thy thought.
A YOUNG lady who went W
circus in Richmond, Va, recently, felt
something winding itself around her
waist. II was not the arm Of the gen.
tleman who accompanied her. IL was
only a snake--s large gray snake that
had escaped from one OF the side-shows.
She put her hand in her sleeve, felt the
serpent's head, and shrieked. Those
who sat beside her uncoiled the snake
and killed II.
A SHORT time ago a lady residing at
Clifton, England, having an income OF
5000 year, was 20 struck by the de-
votion Of a young crossing-sweep to his
mother, that she proposed to him. placed
him in the hands Of tutor for couple
of months, and when he had been intel.
Iectually venecred. and polished, married
HIM at Wells Cathedral. The expert
menu WAR uot suCccrr, hisu WIG t"uy 70
now suing for divorce.
"WHAT has become of our spirited
young menT sadly asks an exchange
that has vainly endesvored to establish
Y. NJ. C. A. We don't know where
they all are, but five Of them have just
stepped into a saloon across the way, and
probably by this time they are behind
that green screen shaking dice for the
lager. II you want to see them just
wait minute, and they'll be out ~ soon
as they find that they can't get trusted.
--Fnlton Times.
"DRlvER, said q gentleman to hack
man whom he had engaged by the hour,
"why is il, the more you beat your hoIss
the slower they seem to proceed 2"
"That's cause I has 'em trained" was
the reply. Questioned further, the fel-
low said: ""When I whips one of my
'osses on the left side be understands
I've got party what travels by the hour,
and 30 he earns Us oats by loafin'."
ONE of the most ingenious adaptations
of science TO modern warfare has been
accomplished by General Chazal, the
late Belgian minister OF war. A camera
obscura securely protected is arranged
in such place than 'on table in the
interior may be thrown the image Of .
river which is protected BY torpedees,