The Osceola times., 1885-07-25

hours before could have been wit
messed around that table. We
could not help rejecting how strange
it was that one of the animal king
dom had To be killed that the other
portion might live. The pig kills
the worm and man kills the pig--in
fact, men will kill anything we
have seen them Kill time. All these
philosophical reflections, however,
weie Knocked into Kingdom come
as our eyes fell ON the PIT where the
meats had been barJccued and Il
few reIpaining carcasses were seen
surrounded mostly by objects of the
"siNtcenth amendment" Climbing
over regular breastworks of empty
chicken coops, Sc, we put oulself
in position for execution just in
front of a pig, which was fenced -
with bread, roastingcars and other
appropriate truck
Several objects qI the "sixteenih
amendment" came forward aud
gave us their attention as undivided
as we gave ours To the pig. Though
our body was intently engaged
manipulating the pig, our mind nat
urally wandered oil in thoughts of
the luxuries and delicacies of other
days and other nations how the
elite of Rome used to give one
thousand dollars a piece for pea
cocks brains-an ancient Queen
had powdered diamonds peppered
into her yiands that she might live
more cytravagantly than other
Queens, and coming nearer home,
we could not help rejecting on all
the luxuries and comforts of s'Cen-
tral Kentucky life" There arose
in our mind the melodies of that
familiar song
go, carry me back, o. carry me back,
To old kentpcky's shore"
Here our body seemed to say,
"Well, YOU can carry her back as
soon as You please, but as for me-,
] will stay with the Arkansas pig"
Had that learned poet been here
who immortalized the English pig
with his poetry, we think he would
have immortalized the Arkansas
pig without once alluding to the
fact that devils had been cast into
pigs, for he could have seen clearly
from the opening we had made in
ours, that there were no deyiis IN it,
Having taken in all the creature
comforts our physical constitution
would allow, we next settled down
at the root OF tree where we could
take in the scene Of merrymaking--
witness the trip of the fantastic toe,
and hear the music.
Now we know there is a difference
Of opinion on this subject Of merry
making jnst as there is in regard to
the pig. Some eat the pig, while
others do not--so some dance while
others will not, and, as in our case,
cannot. 1t seems to be the peculiar
work of some to wear long faces, re-
peat psalms and move in society on
all occasions, as if they were pail
hearers for all the world. Others
mirthful, warm-hearted, confding
and ever ready to participate in the
delightful pleasures Of the social cir
clc. We find some again, who are so
frigid and unsympathetic in their
natures tnat they could live alone in
the Arctic seas on an isolated cake
of floating ice without once expert
encing any Inconvenience from the
natural temperature or social condi-
ton of their abode. These are but
the visible evidence Of the three
prominent temperaments found
among mankind.
As to which of the three is pre-
ferable, there has been great differ
ences Of opinion both among ancient
and modern philosophers, as we'll as
among mankind generally, Taking
into consideration the laws cf health
of both mind and body, the happi-
ness of others, the good to he ac-
complished-the manner of world
we find ourselves m-the life we
are compelled to live here and the
life we are taught to believe is to
be-we say, taking all these things
into consideration, we prefer, as the
wisest and most happy tempera-
ment, the confding, social, merry
heart. Yes, ! am sure
'ris well to hayo merry heart,
Wherever We MAJ stray;
There's wisdom in merry heart
What ere the world may say.
There's beauty in merry heart
A moral beauty, too;
Il makes the check less sorrow SPEAK,
The eye weep fewer tears.
Then laugh and let others say,
What ere they will Of mirth;
Who laughs OF care win have his share
Of happiness 0n earth.
A merry heart is apt to be an
honest heart, a devoted, conhding
heart, a sympathetic heart that
twincs around and clings like the
vines tendrils to all that is elevat-
ed and good. Such heart will
give more pleasure to its possessor
than all the gold of Ophir or the