Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-04-16

post office, TO read the first report Of the
drawing; but day after day passed without,
the desired information.
AT length one of the young men was
heard TO remark, that Henry Bradford had
shot out of the post Office, as if he had re-
ceIved some strange intelligence.
"Mary." said Henry, ''here is your ia
theirs paper, and look at the returns, No.
2-TEN THOUSAND DoLLARs"
Mary turned pae-the news was unex-
pected.
Lets go to Boston," said Henry, sand
get the money"
"The prizes are payable thirty day. az
ter drawing" said Mary, looking at the
bottom of the ticket.
That night Mary told her Mother OF Hen
RVS luck.
Mrs. Carver seemed rather startled.
"Are you not pleased motherH asked
Mary, ''doyou wish 10 oppose other obsta-
cles to our union?'
MARY" said Mrs. Clrver. edo you re-
collect the most uncompromising hostility
which your father has to iotteries-his Ut
ter abomination to money thus distributed?
This prize W II be worse 10 him than power
ty. Ever since they refused TO maze him
a manager in the Plymouth Beach Lottery
he has set down the whole as gambling,
and every prize as the DEVILS gill for mis-
chief: and to say the tra most people be-
gin to h Id opinions with him.
''Why, mother, every body did not ask
to be made Il manager in the lottery
''No, no; bat people may, like your IA
Their, arrive at correct conclusions from sell
fish considerations, and good opinions NAV
Encouragement without any special motive
for change"
The ncxt day Mary gave back to Henry
his ticket, with an account Of the converse
ton with her mother.
Henry was mortified at the result; he
understood and appreciated the feelings of
the sold folks" and in any other PERSONS
case, he might have approved Of it.
''But what does your father want!" said
Henry 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 wishes
to be his son-in-lawl He is more nice than
wise"
My father" said Mary. "may not think
himself called upon to be as particular
about what concerns the public charities,
cOrpota ions, or in different individuals, as
he is, and is bound 10 be, in what concerns
the Responsibility Of his own family"
But ii | acquire wealth by lawful
means"
"Elcnry, father never asked that YOU
should be wealthy; he thought it proper,
and he makes it Il condition of our mar
riage, that you should have some rcspecta-
bic business, since you have not wealth."
"And your father is right" said Henry.
"lut how | am to get clear Of the odium
of my lottery prize, can neither see nor
guess"
Perhaps you will dream it though, ;" said
Mary, archly.
Il can dream of nothing but schooners.
briggs and shi s." SAID Henry.
"Oh ii you only owned a good vessel"
said Mary, II don't know but father would
almost forgive It's coming as a prize
~ prize 10 prirateer," said Henry.
.'but not in a lohcry."
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and unoccuPied ship yards. The war al
lowed OF little or no work among the ship
builders The hull of fine brig lay at
the wharf. She had been launched a year,
and there was none 10 purchase her. She
was too clumsy for prIvateer.
"Nt. Holiness" said Henry, ''what is
that vessel WORTH"
"She is worth twenty thousand dollars"
said the owner and builder; '.she cost that
as she is, and she will bring twenty-five
thousand the very hour peace is declared"
"Would you like the money tor her at
a price?"
Nothing would be more acceptable.
But there are mol fifteen thousands dollars
IN the country"
The remarks of Mary about her fathers
respect for ship owner had been running
in Henry's head ever since they were Ut
tered, and he beckoned aside the owner.
"Mr. Holmes said Henry, Il have
commission to fulfil, and, as you know
am not much of business man, must
ask you TO consider proposition which
am about to make TO you, and 10 answer
me explicitly.
''Let us hear the proposition"
''lwill give you ten thousands dollars for
the brig as she now lies"
land the time Of paymentr
within forty day. You cannot want
the money sooner; the river is frozen
over, and you could make no use of the
cash before that time"
Mr.. Holmes turned TO Bradford. and said:
"lou know Henry, that am aware that
you have not the means OF payment, and
also that you are not person likely to be
employed as an agent IN such business.
and yet have every confidence in YOUR
word"
Henry explained fully to the ship owner
the state of his affairs, and exhibited 70
him the lottery ticket, No. . 432.
But" said Mr.. Holmes, "there NAV be
some mistake about the matter, or some
failure OF the lottery, by which should
lose"
Henry explained his motives and wishes.
and in two hours he held in his hand bill
of sale OF the brig Helyetius, which, as the
papers were not obtained, he Immediately
renamed M,py Tho condition ,r,S ~,