The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-02-18
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ii yukab not MITCH dcquaI1ee4 N9tA
~ 1iG yf DaMs fOFteass vdleeesAee .
Lottery fkGe q nsisinofe, nes n1A{ ysesn
[ago, ~ uishsd y pafehass ~ ess
3 FL sI..iss as' sss..s, 81 go ocoss 8. =:
asked whettsf he vohl9 hass half . tieksa
q whois onsf 3 s's.ss.ss
uholq one, q be suyes eo5d Aodkes
ssthese,s 10 iusein plagueing cae's ~ With
hall prize giye 9 she whels "a none-
twensy shonsand dollars ~ IN.
He paid ~ CASH took hie t1cs ~ md
ysnt Ayss. DasisE ~ lptssysL hssxesn
~ pnfeha4e and ~ dtayInkt ~ pea4 IA
eoatin..ils - l1Sasy ! taeses 90
3 8. -: uss'c caiv ~ ss 80. y @ sn
ssd silrsr s. 81 bnshsl 8 s biI1s,I y
ths asre-apd 81 tall - ~ elesp a. ~
wealth he 80 abess. .to poesees. ~ M
eFiee-hi Day dFeans - ven - az 49,.
ing ones-wsfe of richeps ~ ApeeMleeed
% the pl1aeuens - Hon1d ~ -
Aenre hesvonld sot - stAe N1eld = l4id
,ssieas llAse = eIseyiae - 80
his wealth. He weald pesehase hAeeee,
hosss1 sassi.sss; hs .ssla 7. =. .: -. =.
and, shove all, be would ~ 90 naeh eesa-
cake and spread with - noeA netase9 -
be had i mind to. He would 49, - I'm
handsome vIfes 1ne 1ankefy 1aDithA
Tallboy, Who had 10 long Banled A1s gallant
epdeavors, would no mess tern m her nQes
Eat Es.f M0dgst ahss y1ca aAhlss lo0oF.
Hodge, Esqujre. He would bring the
proud Anssy TO seFns q be.dta9S would
eat live tom cat, that's all.
Tie df6wink t00k place, a69 1lSd48 after
Q sleepless night. called = sse sloiteEyss@ce
for his prize, Walking n With The Eat 4Ad
dignity OF . man who Gomez 20 receive
money, and not to pay 4, be laid he sickes
on the counter, and Said s ssas
"Nov, Mister. ! will tske that llttie poal19
II it's conyeniepts" aar ssessg
isChange r.
G Ay, that prize" W - sss'es
ssBut, si1, you've drawna bjasts hsM5af
ssl've drawn blank !! ! wendeflif i hAxe3
Il tell what it ID Mister, hadn't AothipS %
to il. But purchased prize roshsf day
OF twenty thousand doilss; and ahavs
what Pm como sftef--ep na0e. .spt 5dDr
fooling." So s.ysa p..Ss
"But tell you, sir, thai your ticket has
drawn blank. !" aes 20 ga
'Weil, Il don't csrsif ice drawn 6ladk-
et-that's NO concern ot mine. AL ls~spt
il the twenty thousand dollars / bought ard
paid for not . week ago." ..ssx
stBnt consider, dear sir--" eaet1 -
ssConsider ! I tell you lwont eonsidssSA-
.'m n0ne o. yur considerin' ehape alEAys
go straight ahead--no quips and qpiikA tor
me none Of your ramfoozling.
81 tell you, cir, you're mistaken. = 'nat
ssMistaken!Ps Well, j m deucedly me-
taken-l thought you was en honest map.
But you see there's no nse in tsi6ing With
me-I'm man after my own heart.
purchased the highest prize, and I'll have 4,
by the holy poker. Ive gut sscart hsesas
the door. Here you Mhipper snappef,
bring in that ARE large trunk." !" .s...,
"But repeat sir, that You have no money
to receive, Fam sorry 70 say it.S .sf1A.
"SoI am bloody sorry you sbouid say IT.
But tell me, Mister. will you count out hat
'are money or not ~ g sstas
~ cannot" ~
edo you see this sledge hamnaer?'' faisihg
his brawny 6st. !iss sss aaes issai
81 see il" 5 50. s .aas.tL I
Do you calculate to pay It in GOLD or
silver, OF bank bills ?'' 80 go
"Here is some strange mistake, sIrs ana
it you will allow me to explain, can ssa-
vince YOU a.a
"Very well.but it you don't convince
me, you see this death maul," AGAIN elcva-
ting his fist.
The lottery man entered into an expisna-
ton Of the freaks OF Dame Eortupe,sed as
length succeeded IN convincing h,s cnst9mer
that his expected prize was actually z Dlank.
Still, the disappointment was 90 great, shas
be could not hear 1t With calm m'ad' sed
he exclaimed: a.aY saas
swell, II that doesn't bent AZ my great
snakes-to nav the sum Of ten dollars for