Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-05-26

Mother, said Mary, Henry is not
fool
No. said Mrs Carver hesiiatingly, he
is not a fool, certainly
Why then, do you talk so Of him 2 ask
Cd Mary. Bu, here he is coming now
continued the gr
Speak to him plainly. my child said
Mrs. Carver.
Mar, made no answer for she was little
murth. at the ludicfous turn which her
mother had given to Henry's rather dreamy
proposition, though size never had heard
him build any castles in the air out of such
materials.
Henry came with his usual pleasant hu-
NOR, and sat down with Mary, aud, after
few words he perceived hat something vas
wrong.
Mary, said he, have you been reading
the Surrows Of " euer7"
No Henry. but | have been listening to
mothers surrows--her lamentations over
you. she says
Never mnd what she SAYS, Mary as
perceive 1t Is not very good just listen to
what have 20 TELL
Well, what sit, Henry! | hope it is
good
Excellent, capital, it will be delightful
Do then, tell the what 1t IS
Why, last Sunday | dreamed that
Dreamed p exclaimed Mary with most
doioruus SIGH
Ay, dreomed'
'- Well 90 on.
dreamed that ! had drawn $4,000 in
the Plymouth Beach Lottery
Wen, what then 2
WHY, dreamed the same on Monday
night and ou Tuesday night, aud the num-
beers we're ), 4, 3, > Well sent right to
B SION on Wednesday aud purchased the
ucke,, aud here It l.; YOU keep II Mary,
aud hen go up to Boston Tor the prize,
you shall be with me"
Poor Mary smded mourniully and re-
proachfllly Henry lef the house aud went
home satisfied that he had made a right
disposition of The ticket.
Day after day did Henry watch at the
post Office to read tie 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 oul If the post office, as # he had re-
ce,sed some strange intelligence.
Mary said Henry, here's your father ;
paper, aud louk at ,he returns, D, 4, 3. ,.
Ten thousand doiidrs.'
Mary turned pale-the news was unex-
peeied.
Let's cote Boston, said Henry. and
get the mnoey.'
The prizes are payable thirty days after
drawing, sad Mary, looking at the bottom
ofihe ticket.
Tina, night Mary told her mother Of Hen
ry', luck
Mrs. Carver seemed rather startled.
: Are YOU not pleased, molherl asked
May, do YOU wish to oppose other obsta-
cies lo our union
Man, sand Ms Carver, DO YOU rec
ollect lhe most uucompromlslug hosiiuy
winch your father has To lottenes-hs inter
abommauon of money thus distributed -
THIS prIze WIll be worse to hun than power
~ Ever siuc, they refused 10 make HIM
manager IN Plymouth Beach LOTTERY, he
has set down the whole as gambling, aud
every prize as the devils git for mischief ;
aud, to say tie truth, most people begn TO
hold opinions with him.
nv, mother, every body did not ask 10
be made manager IN the LOTTERY
No, no; but the people may, like your
father, arrive al correct conclusions from
selfish considerations, aud good opinions
may become general without any special
motive for change
The neM day Mary gave back to Henry
his ticket. Nllh an account OF the converse
ton with her mother.
llenry was mortified at the result he
understood aud appreciated the feelings OF
the old folks aud IA any other person >
case he might have approved oir.
But what does YOUR fail er want, said
Henry. Does he suppose that the mode
adopted 20 build churches, endow schools,
aud finish public works, IS too impure to
supply The needy purse of one who wishes
to be has son-iu-law. He is more niee than
wise
My father said Mary, may not think
himself called upon To be as parucula' d.
bout what concerns the public charities,
corporations, or lud fiefent individuals as
he Is, and Is bound to be, IA what concerns
the responsibility of his own family.
Bun If l acquire wealth by lawful
means
Henry, father never asked that you
should be wealthy he thought 1t proper,
aud made ii a condition of our marriage,
that Won should have some respectable bu-
slne,s, sluce YOU have not wealth
"Aud your father Is right, SAID Henry,
'but now am to get clear Of the odIum OF
my lottery pnze, / can neither see nor
guess
Perhaps you will dream it, though,
sad Mary, archly.
can dream Of nothing but schooners,
bTlgs aud SHIPS said Henry.
Oh, If you only owned a good vessel,
said Mary, do not know bat father would
almost forgive lis coming as prze.'
A prize 10 a prioateer, said Henry, 'but
not Ia lottery
Henry wandered down toward tht
wharves aud unoccupled ship yards. Tbs
war allowed of lhle or no work among lht
ship builders. The hull of fine brig lag
at the wharf She had been launched
, year, aud there we're none to purchase her
She was too clumsy for prlvaleer.
Mr.. Holmes sand Henry, what is tina
, vessel worth =