The Osceola times., 1878-02-16


and promptness, are the charac
tcristice OF the man. Years of eX
periencc have added clusters TO
his brow, and he may now be just,
ly termed the most popular piano
ard organ man living. Read his
advertisement: IN this paper.
Marriage licenses were issued
this week to Mr.. II. NJ. Cooper and
Mrs. Martha Chambers; Henry
Rhodes and Mrs. Lizzie Stallion.
What's the lady's name?" asked
the clerk. Scratching his wooley
head moment, he replied;
well l declar, boss, lse done clar
forgot her name" "Don't You
know her namcy" "Well, boss, it
pears to me Its sumeiln' like S,al
on, Stallion, let me see, dats it,
Stallion! he, he! | deciar, boss,
I didn't like to say that namc;
that's kase why wants to chnnge
dat name, yah, haw.
Contribution TO the poor
these hard times, are like the first
fruits of matrimony, in that, that
they are title. The above was
boiled down to its relative proper
ton after standing weeks seigc
by applicants tor pecun'ary assis-
tance. But however little the do.
nations may be, it rather stirs mp
our ire, to discover one who has
been diligently and Systematically
begging quarters all day, and
spending them for whisky in the
saloons at night. Such sharp
practices as were perpetraied ia
our midst last week, BY one l.. II.
Webber, il calculated TO destroy
our condderce IN beggars, and to
so harden our heart, that the great
wealth, with. which we had planned
the endownmsnt OF charitable
institution for tae lazy tramps.
will have TO 60 with the rest of our
small change and help fll the col
lers OF the rich.
- From diicren, por,;ons OF the
county, complaint reach us from
our subscrlbers, 10 the effect that
the TIMES is not received rclular,y
Of late. We ara aware that it ie
customary for citizens TO call for
the mail matter o. nelghbor, and
in this way 20 doubt the traublc
arises. Ii every man who can and
wants to read his county paper
would rubscrine for il, and the
various posimas,ers adopt a rule
and require parties inqu;iiog tor
mail matter oiaor than thcir Own
to he provided with n written
order, 'tese complaints wanld
erase. The newspaper borrower
is nuisance, both TO his ncigi,bcl
aud tie publisher. lie 40, only
cheats the publisher ont oi bis
reading, bu. beats hs neigAbor
out OF The paper for which he has
paid. Pay for the paper first, and
have it di ec;cd to lOsr own aG-
dress, AID you'll f.cl better after
reading it.
"A young mar, whom, for the
noncc, we will call Jesse, Il son ol
Mr.. J. NJ. T.. Si>k, OF CLickasawba,
called upon his ne'ghbor one nigh,
last week and was Engaged in
sweet converse with .he said neigh.
bor's s,ep-daushier, when some
where about the wiichins hour %.
twelve, when ghosts aud gpSlins
are wont to stall: around on terra
d,mo, the old man, commonly
known rs Doctor Patterson, VINO
had been at the village grocery, at
tending to his "pet patient" ad-
minIrcring sundry potations OF
noxious drugs, stepped npon the
threshold, and upon view ing the
young man thus engaged, became
exceedingly wroth. Slipping out
side for moment, he returned
armed with n cllb, and admins.
tered blow, winch laid the young
man out. 1t last accounts the
young man had not recovered!
consciousness aud his life was dis
paired OF. The doctor, we learn,
is under arrest, awaiting further
Developments OF tho case.
Called Away.