Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-02-11
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4 - tFrom the Boston FIag.l
THE GIFT ENTERPRISE
Drawing a wife in a Lottery.
By CARL cANTER.

Ny name is Nathaniel Bugbee, Per-
haps you have seen me, at some time
standing behind the counter of my en-
ployers, Mcssrs. Haberdasher & Co, who
sfor freyears past have been selling gstheir
go1ds at an ALARMING SACRIFICE as the
columns of the daily papers and large
I,lacard in front of the store have con-
st;in intly made know d to an interested pub
lie. As the uninitiated might find it
difficult matter to understand how such
way of doing business could be profit
able TO the firm, l will just whisper in
confidence, that the alarming sacrifice
> alluded to Is always on the part of their
customers. 4aF -s ---s -al.
This, however, has no direct bearing
upon my story. Let me only say, in
addition, while upon this point, that my
salary, although large enough for my
n.own; maintenance, has precluded all
thoughts of matrimony in the present
expensive style of living. Therefore it
may easily be inferred that must either
resign myself not to marry at all or find
some one who to a heart .superadds a
fortune
4. The reader understands my position
sufficiently to understand the feelings
with which read an advertisement
of the following purport in the papers
some time since. Uo
H5i The advertisement in question set
I; forth the advantages of a certain, gift
yienterprise in a neishboring city, enum-
Grating a brilliant list of prizes, closing
Iiwith-what do you think :? No less
than the hand Of young lady, together
with twenty thousand dollars ? The
o. conditions were that if upon acquain-
oItance either the young lady or the win
ming party should see fit to decline the
matrimonial alliance intended, the re-
!, jecting party should forfeit all claim to
the twenty thousand dollars which
should go to the rejected. '.-..
e.. The price of tickets in this tempting
lottery was only two dollars Boston
agents, Messrs,, Shave and Co., State
Street. Having fully made up my mind
/. to invest 1 called there on my way from
dinner.
-4sf,a'.H Have you any tickets left ?'' 1 in
I quired, with some anxiety.
"a few was the prompt reply. evil
you have one p
tYes, believe So"
80 I accordingly passed two dollar bill
p to the clerk, and received a ticke
marked IL, 500.
Rather high figure I remarked
b carelessly. -.
eyes," said the clerk, 'sthe tickets ar,
going off like hot cakes. They are in
great demand among young men," h,
said, smiling. ''Some takes as many Al
fifteen or twenty to make their chanc,
~ surer." @
Isc L was about, upon this hint, to follo7
their example and purchase few NOR
when 1 luckily rejecting that board
bill due the next day would take up al
-Eo my remaining available funds, and pru
IDENTIFY denied myself -et
sc; Dear reader did you ever have ticke
in any lottery orgift enterprise? If sc
you can understand my state of min
for the month which must intervene be
fore the declaration of the prizes. /
was continually speculating upon m
chance of success, and what I shoul
3 do if, on being declared the lucky win
ner of the first prize, should find tn
lady whom had won intoierably ugl
and unprepossessing. In such cas-
would the sum of twenty thousand dol