The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-12-14
From the New York Dispatch
THE BUrTON-MAKER.
A TRUE SKETCH

daughters. The vile was plain, devoted,
faithful body, End sat all the day long sewing
by the side of her husband. The gitls were
laughl 10 help lbeir parents as soon as they
we're old enough, aud the one who is the
subject of this sketch, was shown how To
cover the bone of metal mould with cloth OF
silk, and soon became very expert a, the bus
mess. Albert, every member of the family
was industrious, the tailor made but little
money, and continued poor.
One day hashily dressed young man
presented himself in the lille shop.
lis MIR. Carpenter in?" asked the slran-
ger.
THAT'S my name," said the tailor.
Very we'll, Mr.. Carpenter, my employer
Nj. Jones, The broker, desired me to call aud
inquire The numbers of The ticket you bought
n ihe Maryland Monumental Lottery"
''Did you buy lottery ticker, husband?'
said The wife, in tone of quiet rebuke.
"Falner, have you bought lottery tick
et?" cred The childIen.
The tailor pulled ont greasy old wallet. ,
ftom which he took little piece Of thin red
aud white paper.
The numbers are 5, 9, 81" said the tail
OF, addressing the clerk.
THAT ticket is worth, the discount of.
eleven thousand, four bundled and fifteen
dollars, and nineiy-two cents, and MIR Jones
will be happy TO cash it for you," the clerk
said, bowling politely aud quitting the shop.
There was no more work done nv the tail
or or his family that day. Carpenter went
out and obtained the money for the ticket,
md when he returned, the wife and daugh.
ers gathered round him and looked with
amazement a, the thick pile OF one bundled
dollar city bank mites.
The iailor's first impulse was TO celebrate
his good fortune by getting gloriously drunk
But his vile quietly inlerposed all objec-
lion.
81 am ,old," she remarked, "ihai none,
drawn ia lottery seldom lasts long. There
is enough there, husband, 10 make us happy
Tor iile."
Aud there shall be FIVE time thai amount,
my wife, exclaimed tho tailor.
A new passion was suddenly born within
mis- bosom. A tenth OF The sum he had drawn
woul l., the day before, have made him SUI
p'emely happy; now the whole only wheIied
lis appetite Tor more.
The tailor sold his little stock in trade,
Quilted The shop-bonrd for ever and moved
with his family over to Long Island. near ia
rnaica, where, Tor six thousand dollars, lac
bought twelve acres OF land, upon which was
a plain, comfortable house. He was II
sh;ewd, thought ignorant man, and with ih-
remaining five thousand dollars he began la
spt culaie.
Two years later began that reckless sys
EN- of oserirading aud speculation which
terminated in almost general bankruptcy in
1897. Our iailor suddenly found himself
great man. The hall of a township in Maine,
or which he paid four thousand dollars, b.
sold for ihiiy-five thousand and pockeled
he cash. His twelve acres near Jamaica
were found 10 be the centre ola space which
''naiure evidently intended as The site Of
great city" lie sold OUT for fifty thousand
dollars. An India Rubber company which
ne established, failed in three years, an utter
lpss 10 the stock holders. bni il was ascer
tanned thai our tailor had not owned a share
Tor mnre than a year. lie sold out in time.
with clear profit of lille rising ninet,
thousand dollars. Every scheme which lac
Oh. ginaied, or was concerned in fel thorough
bui he was the gamer by all. Finally when
The babbe burst, in 1897, and two thirds ui
the business communily were ruined, while
The industry OF the whole country was struck
with paralysis Our tailor was millionaire .
| Waen English sovereigns were Ia per cent
premium, and bills OF exchange on London
much or more, The papers announced The de-
parIure for Europe, in the packei-ship 81.
James, OF Samuel Carpenter, Esq, lady,
four NJ IS Carpenters, and three servants.
1 How long our tailor millionaire and his
family remained abroad we cannot say
But in 1914, they were The cccup,nts of
magnificent house IN University Place. and
Toved in The highest circles of the ton
The eldes, Miss Carpenter had married
French count with an ugly name ani "a
uglier mousache. the second daughter
was the wife OF a young lawyer of dsin.
guished family at The South. The third
married wealthy merchant OF this city !
\ husband had been selected for the fourth,
our heroine, but The young lady, unlike heI
sste rs, had resolved to make her own selec
ZION. Not that she was attached To an,
particular person; but she did no, wish TO
be passed over, the goods and chaItels" of
man, whnse only recommendation was an
) arlslocraic position. Her father was enrsg-
ed at the refusal OF his younges, daughter
To wed the man Of his selection. But he
gave her six months 10 decide Those six
months she passed in retirement in The
country. But her resolution remained un-
changed. tl p
! The ex-iailor was in terrible passion.-
lie told bis daughter that the gentleman
WIN ,yas anYions ~ call har 40 lie ,unuId