Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-03-04

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sether and compared notes. and Mhs 4 glow 1
md hnttsr s0f atting sxcite nens-shsy were
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Ms Msertsfy lliss Ann y ID Miss
Rachel Pettigfsst m1dle . flint &c treating
HE whole subject with derision: bus Amelia
Psstigrew very candidly confessed chat she
VAS attracted ~ the novelty Of the thing,
and il the rest 81 the girls would agree she
would cheerfuIly fall IN with Mi. Rollins
huu,or. Aud giris1 why should ne not p
she inquired, aone Of us viii get good hus-
band, and wemay be equally suroi that UNI
less We consent to be wooed in this quarterly
manner, some other than one of our own
dear selves will be the winner. Pasays any
person acquainted with Rollins might have
known that if he ever got married at all, it
would be done up in true Rollins style, and
as for his part he can't see any particular
Improperly in our owning the soft inpeach-
ment, and making ourselves grand hyme-
NAL lottery at Mr. Rollins earnest conyen-
fence Besides, girls it is rather pleasant
reflection that Mr.. Rollins sights none of US,
and after the lucky one is married and set
tied, the three remaining in single blessed
ness will have that blessedness augmented
in this late trophy to our waning charms.
The ladies went off in fresh ordinations
at Miss Amelia's playful grafton; but it was
plain to see that they were beginning to wa
yer; to think more seriously Of the. matter,
and before they parted, it was-"well, after
all, no one is to know anything about it but
ourselyes-and if pa consents-and it ma
consents land, in short such is the tendency
among the fair sex for lotteries and matri-
mony, that Mr.. Rollins carried his point
CHAPTER VI.
HOW THE LOTTERY WAS DRAWN, AND WHO GOT
THE PRIZE Ts
1t was cold but pleasant evening in the
beginning of December, that our four hero
ines and their lover were assembled in the
cosy back parlor at Dr.. Anodynes. The la
dies looked somewhat excited, but the wor-
thy Rollins was as comfortable ard selfpos-
sessed rs duck in mill pond. He seemed
to regard the approaching transaction in no
degree outre, but as regular business-like, and
as Just the only method left whereby a gen.
tleman with a capacious heart could be ex-
tracted from dilemma "Be satisfied, la
dies r he encouragingly said, 'the result will
be right ! love you oil, but my supreme af-
lection will be conferred on the prize | draw,
for she will of course soon become my lawful
and welded spouse and l would now say
for myself and in the name of my dear wife,
whatsoever she may be, that our friendship
must be permanent and unbroken.. At this,
the ladies in futter of amiable confusion
simpered little but just then the heavy
tread of DR.. Anodyne was heard, and their
hearts went pita-pat little. The doctor
entered into the spirit of the occasion, and
with the most ludicrous but becoming gravi-
ty put twenty tickets in box Each lady
had her name on five Of these, anil the doctor
said that he should take eleven out singly,
after shaking the box after each time q ticket
was drawn, and the lady having the largest
number of the residue, must according to
the stipulation, step to the Bishops Office
with Mr. Rollins and settle.
In the first drawing of the eleven tickets,
Miss Rachel Pettigrew and Miss Atterbury
had majority of tickets, but an equal
number of them, and SO there Was u neces
sity for another attempt. In the second
series of drawing, what a tiutterins of hearts
| there was when the eleven tickets were al
taken from the box. As the doctor deliber
ately opened them, even Rollins betrayed
some emotion, and as it was announced thai
a choice had been effected, and on the doctors
requesting all the parties to draw nigh the
table, the scene was worthy the pencil of {
Cruikshanks The result was: one lady, on.
ticket; two ladies, three tickets each; one
lady, four tickets and this lady was Mis-.
Harriet the doctors lovely daughter. Mr.
Rollins instantly sprang to her side, and his
fair companions regarding her as the HEAVIER
selected bride bestowed those sweet caresse.
which none but female lips and hands car
give The marriage came off in Il few weeks
with great eclat the three young ladie:
standing as bridesmaids, and three old Gro
MES of Rollins, each one with wig on hi
| pate, serving as groomsmen. The match wal
pre.eminently happy one, for Mr.. Rollin!
! got u most devoted wife, and Kiss Harriet al
exemplary husband.
The poetical feature of this veracious his
tory is that while any one of the four ladies
would gladly have married Mr.. Rollins, i
was only Miss Anodyne who had ever truly
loved him. From girlhood up, she had cher
ished secret affection for him who twenty
three years ago had won her youthful and
susceptible heart, and now having fairly wor
| him in lottery, he was to all intents and
purposes her lawful property. 1t is true
She was sometimes inclined to a little ieal
ousy at her husbands regard for her three
friends, but as Mr. Rollins protested that the
decision of the lottery had concentrated his
| affection on her alone, she became content
The three single ladies, gratiied also that
they had not been showed aside and neglect
ed in this grand matrimonial scheme, ever
after maintained for MIR. and Mrs. Rollins
the strongest attachment, and all the parties
were as regular aud constant in the inter,
change of friendly visits, as they were prior to
the marriage. 81