Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-05-03

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good. f9ii
I. Excellent, capital; i. will be delight
Iful.' s4
DO then, tell me what it is
Why, last Sunday night, ! dreamed
ihat-' Aa $3.50
Dreamcd!' exclaimed Mary. with a
most dolorous sign.
Aye, dreamed a"q a4fa se'.
& Well. 60 on a A42i
i dreamed that l had drawn ten thou
sand dollars in the Plymouth Beach Lot
very
Well, what them p"
why, dreamed the same on Monday
night. and on Tuesday night. and the
number was 5432. Well, 1Isent right
10 Boston on Wednesday and purchased
the ticket, and here It's; you shall keep
it, Mary, and when 60 upto Boston for
the prize you shall go with me-
Poor Mary smiled monrnfully and re-
proachingly. Henry left the house and
went home satisfied that he had made a
RICH. disposition of the ticket.
Day after day did Henry watch at the
pos. Office, TO read the first report of the
drawing but day after day passed with.
out the desired information.
A. length one of the young men was
heard TO remark, that Henry Bradford had
shot out OF the pos, office, as if he had re.
ceived some strange intelligence.
Mary said Henry. here is your fa-
theirs paper, and look at the returns, No.
5 43 2-TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS y 60
Mary turned paIe-the news was unex
pec,ed. ~ 'd&~ !. = $50
Lets 60 10 Boston, said Henry, anG
get the money 1857
The prizes are payable thirty days af-
ter drawing said Mary, looking al the
bottom Of the ticket. =
That nigh. Mary told her mother Of
EIenry's luck.
MIS-. Carver seemed rather startled.
Are you not pleased, mother ? asked
Mary, do you wish to oppose other OBJ
stacles to our union?' @
| Mary said Mrs. Carver, do you re-
collect The most uncompromising hostility
I which your father has 10 lo.,eries-his
utter abomina,ion' to money thus dis'ribu-
ted This prize will be worse 10 him
han poverty. Ever since they refused to
make him manager in the Plymouth
Beach Lottery he has sci down the whole
as gambling, and every prize as the DEVILS
| gift for mischief; and TO say the truth
most people begin 10 hold opinions with
him. ea9a ~ .1l esp
why, mother, everybody did not ask
to be made manager in the lottery
No, no; but people may, like your
father, arrive at correct conclusions from
selfish considerations, and good opinions
may become general without special mo-
tive for change
The next day Mary gave back to Hem
ry his ticket, with an account Of the con-
| sersation with her mother. ga!
Henry was mortified at the result; he
understood and appreciated the feelings of
the 'old folks and in any other persons
case, lie might have approved of it.
Blu: what does your father want ? said
, Henry.-Does he suppose that the mode
adopted to build churches, endow schools.
and finish public works, is too impure TO
supply the needy purse Of one who wish
es to be his son-in-iaw? He is more nice
than WISE
MY faher,' said Mary. may not think
himself called upon 10 be as particular
about what concerns the public charities,
corporations. or in different individuals,
as he is, and is bound TO be, in what con-
Germs The responsibility OF his own family
But if | acquire wealth BY lawful
! means @fl.{ - 80
Henry, father never asked that you
should be wealthy; he though. it proper,
and he makes it a condition Of ouI mar
rage, that you should have some respect
able business, since you have not wealth.
And your father is right said Henry,
but how | am TO get clear Of the odinm
Of my lottery prize, | can neither see nor
| guess, Hs ..a.
Perhaps you will dream it though
said Mary, arc!ly.
Il cal, dream Of nothing bu! schooners,
briggs and ships said Henry.
.Oh if you only owned good vessel,
said Mary, Il don's know but father would
almost forgive its coming as prize
"A prize to priva.eer,' said Henry,
but not in lottery
Henry wandered down toward the
wharve's and unoccupied ship yards.
The war allowed Of little or no work a.
mong the ship builders. The hull of q
fine brig lay a. the wharf. She had been
launched year. and there was none TO
purchase her. She was TOO clumsy tor q
priyateer. y s's SO ' =