The Osceola times., 1881-02-12
Go,ss,ci, Matinee.


Of vital importance would be on TIC
programme for consideration. Al
ter the prelimlnarics had been gone
through with, the senior member,
who owing TO The fact THAT he was
his own successor was permitted to
! address the Chairman without ris
ing, and in conversational tone OF
voice, remarked, alt is generally
understood that at the next election,
in April, the present boards" will
be Sawed off and new ones 'tack-
cd up. hence. ii is time we were
doing something for the benefit oi
the town. To this sentiment, Il
hearty =" amen was lndulgcd in by
the spectators, who had been listen
ing with bated breath, and one OF
the boards who had been earnest
ly engaged in onc-sided argn-
ment with his shadow on the wall,
cried, 4" | second the notion" Then
a general running discussion was
had in reference TO the wording OF
an ordinance promu gated some
time since, having for it's ob iect the
removal of distractions in the street
below the Planters house. On
comparing the records with the
original ordnance, il was shown
that the street, according to the
| boundaries as described in the rec
ord would not be wide enough for
Il razor-back hog to crawl through
edge wise. Then confusion ensued
every body speaking at once, but
above the din, ye local thought he
heard something thar sounded like
dammit" aud in moment all
were silent. de altcrward learn
ed that this tahsmanic syllabus was
substitute for the sound OF gaven
the matter was settled by order
ing a correction OF the records.
The following resolution wa>
then presented, and under su>pen.
sion of the rules, adopted
1" Be i, resolved that this council
do adopt the state Icvce running
through the Incorporated town Of
Usccola Us IA bnblic SIDE walk, and
that all distractions be removed
forthwith.
Feb. 7th,, 1881. (signcd J
While the ballotlng was gong
on for the first, second and final
passage OF this resolution, yo Ioca!
was leaning back against the wall,
gazing vacantly towards the ceiling
where he saw an imaginary figure,
floating on the cloud of smoke
which was gracefully curling mp
from half II dozen or more five cent
cigars, aud which filed the room.
At first the mouth pucl>ered up its
lips, rs one whisiling a prolonged
note of surprise or astouishmeut !;
then in sharp, shrill, ringing voice,
inaudible, save to the keen hearing
of yc local, exclaimed, Great Ge
hosaphal, what "A long sidewalk ,
Just think Of starting at the Missouri
line with your girl swinging upon
your arm, and promenading down
to the Louisiana line and back ?
wont we chaps have a jolly time :!
Oh, | should smile :" Here the lit.
tlo mp INDUCED in series Of an.
tics and capers that would have re-
flected credit on first class coon.
lincr, and then disappeared IN II
cloud of smoke. In the mean time
the council had adopted the rcsolu-
ton and adjourned. AS ye local
wormcd his way homeward, medi-
tating on the great future in store
for the town and its progressive cit
izens, he casually stepped into one
of the popular public resorts OF the
place to invest nicklo in COOLERS
(for the children and there saw one
of the Aldermen quietly amusing
himself by rolling hard-bollcd eggs
up and down (mostly down. the
smooth side Che Insiae), of ono of
the town boards. Then the reason
why hen-iruit kept up at war prices
suddenly flashed across his mind,
and he resolved TO memorable the
board to adopt resolution prohib.
iting the h,ile game Of" Rolling
Hard. boiled Eggs; > and as he bur
RED home, he felt that he was y
&" wiser, if not a sadder man
Several prominent citizens OF
the lower end Of the county have
brpn arrested and ordered IN an