The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-12-11
My First Lottery Ticket.

One evening was sitting in my little psrlor. A
bright fire was burning upon the hearth, Which
sent a cheerful ray over every part Of the little
ROOM All around was quiet and still. Baby was
sleeping in its cradle, cezily tucked in its ample
blanket, while only its little nose was visible be-
meath its folds, needing only jog now all then
with my foot when it nestled. Ol the opposite
side of the earth, upon loungs, lay my little boy
of seven years, forgetting himself in sleep The
book which he held in his hand gradually looscned
in his grasp, apd fell with rustlipg sound upon
the carpet
The noise aroused him for moment, aud, quick
ly opening his large blue eyes full upon me, and
meeting only my smile, rubbed his nose and turned
upon bis side, while his eurls cleaned in the fire.
Light like sunset cloud. Oh my little darling
thought, may you ever be Us free from sin and sor-
row Us at this moment aud may you, in your fu-
ture walk through life, ever thus have guardian
friend near to protect you from evil, and smile
away all imaginary fears Thus my mind wander
ed, weaving bright dreams of happy and useful
future for my boy.
Presently the entrance of my husband dispeled
those dreams. arose and brought forward his
favorite chair and took his hat and coat as did
so some papers fell upon the floor; among them
was one printed in large and small type of brilliant
celotS
What is this Robert ?" said I.
40, that is circular of the lottery to be drawn
in Maryland next month"
lotteries! | hope that you are not going to
meddle with lotteries, are you ?"
20, no. don't care anything about them. Ton
Smith gave that to me as left the shop tonight
and you may read it to me while toast my feet by
the fire but first would put Eddie to bed; h,
will be much more comfortable in bed"
So saying, he lifted him from the lounge, ant
together we undresscd him, and putting on his long
warm mighty, not, however without numerous man
ifestations of rcltlessness and impatiencc on tn
part of the sleepy little fellow, and laid him on hi
little bed. then proceeded to comply with m
, husbands request, aud read to him the difleren
schemes, of ten thousand, fifteen thousand, an
twenty thousand dollar prizes tickets from on
dollar to sixteen to be sold sngly in packages.
, Many were the inducements held forth in glow
ing language to the purchaser-particnarly c
! nackages-to pcsseyerc, and fortune might b
= won.
Il declare, it would be omething worth th
= while to gain such sum by only investing ier
r dollars, Ten thousand dollars would be quite
snug little sum- wouldn'tit -
;, But, there, it always seems to mic to be sinft
: for people to engag, in schemes SO exciting an
t uncertain it would be well enough if they wei
sure of winning at the first trial anl be willing
d stop there, but they seldom do"
n That you know, Kate is uncertain, for it is a
# owing to chance but you remember the old ada.
= nothing venture, nothing haye?'
y al think that the adnge of the bird in the hano
' would apply equally as well in this case, and
e much the safest to rely upon"
o "I never was much taken up with lotteries b
lie still, if had money to spase would join eli
d of two or three and take package, the risk is n
er so great as in buying single tickets" said my HI
IT band and but little more was said on the subje
that night
1t Tue next mlraing, after Robert had gone TO t
v. shop, again perused the circular the more
IN thought upon the subject the more anxious | "
SO for a trialin the scheme. How grand it would
if could without my husbands knowledge, pr
m chase a ticket and draw a prize of ten or ifte
ir thousand dollars. And it would be all mine, to