Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-18

4 not heard the news, and looked upon him .sa
special iLtoTposition of fortune in nv he'll AZ
| he was speculation, and he was to be made
| the most Of dared not trust him ont of
| my sight lest some ons else should get held
| If him and win his money before got my
| share. Stuck close to him and coaxed him
| into the back room Of q lager bier shop, got
him to bet on Pennsylvania; lie had more
money than had, but be was willing to put
II all Up If L would find means 10 cover It
| agreed 20 raise the balsnce if it took le-,
and deposit IL with jones before three o'clccE.
Lett crazy Buchanan man, and went ont .
borrow the money-found DamphoOl-Dan-
pnooi hadn't got the cash, but when showed
nin what sure thing we had on crazy BQ-
ehanan man, he said he'd get it, and be want
eu me TO let him 60 halves, but appealed
strongly TO his friendship, and be faally
agreed to let me keep all the profits, ard he
would lend me the money out of pure love 4
waited impatiently for him to raise tie funds
snd make his appearance. One o'clock came
and no Dampheol and no money began 20
feel uneasy lest shouldn't have the funds 10
put into JOnes's hands and should therefore
lose the chance-half-past one, and NJ Dam
phool teit much excited and wished was
oelind Damphool with n sharp stick. Two
| o'clock, and D. still invisible; was in an ago
NJ, and feared that Buchanan man would
escape his fats-half-past two, no Damphool,
tolt despaITipg and desperate, but at ten mir-
utes to three Damphool made his appearance
on the horizon just as 1 was meditating CHEAP
suicide. for 1 really had not money enough
70 BUY rope, a dose Of poison or a charge OF
powder But ID. came at last; he had sold
MS opera box, pawned his horse, and agreed
70 70 pay hVe per cent month, but he had got
the cash.
L hurried to Joness and got il safely into
al. hands at two minutes before three; then
went out and danced an ecstatic hornpipe on
n IL
stepped around and told my boot man that
have some money /" 10 morrow" and pay
his little bill-then L sent word to Stages that
Id pay my note TO morrow" and he need
not sue; and also to Snuffkins that be might
stop his proceedings in Court, for I should be
funds tomorrow. / dropped in and bull
lied my tailor for having dared to dun me for
bill only four months over due-paid il in
full with my note due "one day after date"
and told him to seed bis boy round " to- NOR
row" left this deluded man with the idea
that bad just fallen heir TO a large fortune.
Night came, and with it the official returns
to my surprise they didn't look exactly
right, and were against me-hurried to the
Telegraph Office, same story there-thought
somebody had lied to the lightning and was
going TO whip the operator. Found that the
dire intelligence was too true-craEy Buchan-
an man had heard the news-in fact learned
that crazy Buchanan man and two or three
other Buchanan men equally crazy, had in
vented Republican majorities Of thesmorning,
hired the telegraph man to send them on from
Philadelphia, and had then made heavy bets
with the jubiant Fremonters.
Rushed instantly to Jones's 10 draw out
DamphoOls money, but Jones had paid il
over to crazy Buchanan man who wa Just
disappearing in the diStance-rushed after
him, and got to the depot just in time to see
him jump into the last train for BOston-as-
suIned classic position Oh the platform and
put his thumb On his nose.
L had been sold, my friend had lost his
money and must endorse the five per cent
month for L cannot help him. o To morrow"
approaches-how shall L meet nv tailori
Penitenty,
q X. PHILAsDER DoEsrIcKs, p. b.
L 5 Indiana has also gone over to Blu.
chanan, and taken with il my only decent
boots-I pity the winner, for they sTe too
tight across the toes.