The Osceola times., 1881-08-13
WAYS OF THE WORLD.

his own" "Oh, that will make no differ
ence; Sarah will always be ready to give
him piece OF hers." responded lady.
THr existing ccdars of Lebanon are
ouly 900 years old The cypress trees at
Monse7Gma, Mexico, according 10 q
French botanist, are 5000 years old. and
consequently he makes them out coeval
with the creation OF the world.
A WICKLOW magistrate said when !
was In dan.er from Kerry bull | sat
down and stared him full in the face"
How Gid it answer" inquired the
brcathless bystsnders. Excellent. The
Kerry didn't offer 10 touch me-" Very
remarkable, very curious. How do you
account for i,9' "Well, sometimes !
thought il was because sat down on
the top branch Of very tall tree" said
the magistrate.
Ara wedding in Frederick, Md, lit
tie dog that was exceedingly ugly but
had been the pet of the bride, and who
was supposed TO be safely locked up at
home, marched mp the aisle of the church
lust as the minister was about to begin
the service. With yelp he looked up
in the face Of his mistress and seemed to
ask the meaning OF all this. The dog
then taking in the solemnity OF the oc-
casion, stretched himself out Oh the
train OF The brides satin dress, and re-
mained there until the marriage service
was concluded.
MASTER CoSINasBY RALPH DIsRAELI,
under the will o. his uncle, LoId Beacons-
field, gets lie estate in all the latters
real estate, which is to be entailed for
the benefit of Coningsby's male de-
scendants. The peis )nal estate. after
paying legacies, is to be used in pur-
chasing more land TO be settled in sim.
liar manner. The net amount disposed
Of, under the will, which has just been
proved, after paying debts and funeral
expenses, is shown TO be S3l6,562.
AcuNxING Vermont fox has for several
years defeated all attempts to capture
him. A few weeks ago a man put a
beels head on the hill near London and
set trap near by. lie soon saw fresh
fox tracks and put his hound TO work.
II was lively chase, but the fox was too
much for the dcy, ccsxing the dog over
considerable territory, and at length
coming back to the hill where the trap
was set aud jumping over it. Bat the
dog put his foot in the trap and stopped
right tn, re, leaving the fox to 60 on.
In Japan the wife has no lord or mas
Ter but her husband; therefore she must
do his bidding and not repine. The rule
which women must observe ~ obedience.
When the wife converses with her hus.
band she must do 50 with smiling face
and humble word and not be rude, This
is the principal duty Of women; the wife
must obey the husband in all that he
orders her TO do, and when he is angry
she must not resist, but obey. All wo-
men shall think their husbands to be
heaven, 80 they must not resist Their
husbands and incur the punishment OF
heaven.
"PAuL," exclaimed the fair daughter
Of bonanza kind, addressing one Of he,
suitors, Paw has settled $500.000 on me
and thought there'd be no harm in
telling you" "Florinde," he said ner.
vously lingering a Few nickels in his
waistcoat pocket and striving to hide the
evidences Of the profound interest which
the communication excited, "Florinde
do you think I'm 30 sordid rs to let such
consideration affect me?" "No,' she
added, nonchalantly, IL didn't suppose
you'd care much, so engaged myself to
TO Mr. Stacker last night" 1t was a ten
strike and he Topped, but she was cool
girl, and summoning servant told him
TO set the sufferer out on the back stoop
until he felt better.-Brookiyn Eagle.
CARL HILLEBRAND. in writing of France
in the second half OF our century, traces
the French character to its foundation in
the family. which is in its origin, mat
ter Of calculation and arrangement. The
French nation, he says, make daily life
more easy, more pleasant and more
cheerful than in any other country in
the world, and for ninety-nine days out
of hundred they suffice. Hence tie
French are profoundly conservative, and
wish for an ideal state of peace, order
and liberty. But their ideal is simply
the clear conclusion OF concise reasoning
which allows the self-conc, IL of me
diocriiy the cheap satisfaction OF under
standing it," Three growing defects of
the French public democrat
ic envy, dread of responsibility, and a
mechanical view of lfe-are arrayed
against every government.
PHoroGRAPry is a dangerous vocation
in Burmah. Not long ago two Armenian
ladies attached to the court of Mandelay
went to Calcutta for the purpose of ac
Quiring this art, and Immediately upon
their return were commanded by the
sable Queen 10 furnish her with a proof
Of their skill by producing her royal per.
son. All went well, and the artists welt
congratulating themselves upon her
Majesty's future favor, when sudden
ly, to their great as,onishment, the
Queen, who was inspecting the picture
iiew into violent passion. 1t was
found that one of the innumerable
-poodles which swarm about the Court
had strayed into the room and appeared
in the picture side by side with the
Queen Of Burmah. This PROCLAMATION
was intolerable. Rough hands were at
once laid upon the two artists, and when
last heard of they were still in durance
vile, pending the decision of the question
rs 10 whether such a fragrant insult a.
royalty could be expiated by any lighter
punishment than decapitation.
THE tutelary goddess Benten recently
appeared 10 rich farmer of Hataya.
Japan, and informed him that she need
ed the use Of his go down for three DAYS
and as many nights, a service for which
she would recompense him literally by
extending her special protection to his
household. The godown contained a
considerable quantity OF goods, but, a.
the goddess had desired that these should
not be removed lest public attention
might be attracted, they were mere
ly packed away in one end Of the
building, while the other was furnished
with everything rich or sumptuous the
yeoman could provide himself or borrow
from his neighbors. According to his
divine visitors instructions, the farmer