The Osceola times., 1877-03-03
Love. versus, Hatred.

The auditorium oil the DRAMATIC
Hall was filed almost to repletion las,
Wednesday night, by an intelligent and
appreeiative audience, who had assem-
bed to hear the debate between the
members OF the Osceola Literary and
Dramatic Association, upon the subject
of g Love and Hatred "-as to which
was the stronger passion; or, as the
subject was proposed 4" Resolved, that
love is stronger passion than hatred y
As this subject is closely connected with
and OF vital importance to the human
family, much interest was manifested
by both the debaters and their audience.
The subject was handled, for the most
part, with a degree of confidence and
ability which gave evidence that the
participators in the discussion had been
all along there--been lul!ed and secur-
ed BY the silken meshes OF the one, and
tossed and rackcd by the tempestuous
discord of the other. Frequent ap-
plause, and considerable merriment was
ilicited. as some happy hit was made,
or witty rePartee was invoked, from
the audience, whose earnest attention
was attracted during the entire debate.
When time was called, the judges
decided in favor of the arguments on
the affirmative. I
A Newspaper Fiend v
deliberately walked into our news shop
the other day. lie sucked his lips a
time or two, and gazing at vacancy and
in an absent-minded manner inquir ed
if we published paper here? being
answered in the affirmative, be wanted
to know what was our latest issue !
Last Saturdays, the z4th, was our re-
ply. al believe III take one," said
he, in a voice that sounded like it had
a nickle's worth of music in 1t. Ger
tainly," and handing him the coveted
paper, we stood expectant. Eyeing US
with quisical expression, then az the
paper, alternately, for some time, he
seemed suddenly to have been struck
with business idea, and took in the
situation, as with an sstonisher at the
little end of his next remark, he said,
" What you don't sell them do youi'
+" "Only nickle, please, sir; we don't
generally make habit of charging for
single copies, but as the clerk OF the
weather has predicted an unusully hct
summer, we expect our local preach
er around taking up contribution to
raise funds to furnish the Laplanders
with palm leaf fans besides, sir, its II
very small amount, the paper contains
information of more value than forty
times" - before we could finish our
remarks, he again broke out in a hoarse
whisper and said, 81 don't believe !
want the papcr," and then made dive
for the door. lie was last seen going
up the levce whistlins, Would | were
Boy Again"
"A hoater was discovered in the
river at Borum's landing, last Tuesday,
and Squire A. J. Lynch, summoned a
jury and held an inquest over the body.
When found, the body was floating in
an upright posilion-an unusual occur.
renee, but which may be accounted
for by the TACT that the man had no
clothing on the upper part of bis body,
whereas his lower cxremities were
furnished with two pairs of heavy pants
and pair Of brogans, rendered doubly
heavy by the accumulation Of mud and
sand which adhered TO them. The
iuyfendered verdict Of " death from
too much river water and
charged the county S24 for the job.
This verdict muss not be taken as
an argument in favcr of whiskey
drinking, as the man may have beeh
drunk when he fell in; his being blosl-
ed when found goes far to sustain that
presumption.