Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-03-08
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BUYING A PRIZE.
A countryman, not much acquainted with
the tricks of Dame Fortune, walked into
a Lottery office in Baltimore, not many
years ago, and wished to purchase the high
est prize, which was exhibited before the
door, in glaring figures, 10000? He was
asked whether. he would have half ticket
ora,whole one I? $3.50
sAwhole one, to be sure said Hodge,
sthere's no use of plagueing ones self with
half prize give us the whole or none
twenty thousand dollars, say T.
He paid the cash, took his ticket, and
went his way. During The interval be-
tween the purchase and the drawing, his
lead ran continually on the twenty thous-
and dollars. He could not sleep O. nights,
or if he slepti it was only to dream Of the
money, of gold and silver by the bushel,
or bank bills by the acre-and to talk in
his sleep of the wealth he was about to pos
sess. His reveries--his day-dreams as well
as his sleeping ones--were of riches He
speculated on the pleasures he would enjoy
-on the figure he would cut in the world.
He laid various plans of employing and
enjoying his wealth. He would purchase
houses, horses, carriages; he would live IN
fine style; he would have servants to at
tend him, and above all, he wonld eat as
much corn.cake and spread with as much
molasses as he had mind to. He would
also get him handsome wife. The haugh-
ty Tabitha Tallboy, who had SO long BAT,
filed bis gallant endeavors, would no more
turn up her nose at Mr.. Hodge-the rich
MIR. Hodge--Peter Hodge, Esquire. He
would bring the proud huzzy to terms;
if he did't he would eat live tom.cat,
that all !
The drawing took place, and Hodge, af-
ter q sleepless night, called in at the lot
terry Office for his prize. Walking in with
the gait end dignity Of q man who comes to
receive money, and not to pay it, he laid his
ticket on the counter, and said
tNow Mister, I will take that little change,
if it's convenient
Change
FAY, that atprize.'
but, sir, you've drawn blank
Tue drawn blank! wonder if have?
ftell You what it is, Mister, hada't moth
ing to do with the drawing didn't touch
finger to it. But purchased prize the
t'other day of twenty thousand dollars and
that's what I'm come after; so none ofyour
fooling.'
TsBut I tell you, sir, that your ticket, has
drawn blank
well, don't care if it's drawn a blank
et---that no consarn of mine. All want
is the twenty thousand dollars, bought
and paid for nota week ago
But consider dear, sir
Consider! I tellyou I wont consider
I'm none of you consideriu' chaps l al
ways 60 on straight ,ahead-no quips and
quirks for me-none Of your bambooz-
ling .s.ee .. ri
s~1 tell you, sir, you're mistaken
Mistaken! Well, lam ducely mistaken
Il thought you was an honest man. But
you see there's no use of trAing with me
Pima man after nay own heart. I purchas-
edsthe highest prize, and I'll have it, by
the holy poker. I've got a cart here at the
door. Here you whip.snapper, bring in
that are large trunk .-..
"sBut repeat sir, that you have no mon
ey to receive, I am sorry to say it.
$50 am bloody sorry you should say it.
Butte me, mister, will you count out that
are money or notY'
Il cannot .....
Do yous see this sledge-hammer /" raising
his .braWny fist. -
I see it. a. ..e...
Do you calculate to pay it in gold and
silver, or bank bills p
Here is some strange mistake, sir; and
ifyou will allow me to explain, I can con-
vince you
sYery well-but if you don't convince
me, you see this death-maul,' again eleva-
ting his FIST.
The lottery man entered into an explain
alton of the freaks of Dame Fortune, and
length succeeded in convincing his customer
that his expectedprize was actually blank.
Still the disappointment was so great that
he could not bear it with calm mind, and
he exclaimed
well, if this doesn't beat all my great
grand-mother's relations, then there is nc
snakes-to pay the sum of ten dollars fo'
the highest prize, and not get cent al
last
Such thing will sometimes happen.
3 dts alfred hard though, I'll be hanged
if it amt. At least, Mister, you ought tc
circumfund the money
Il can't afford that
well, just pay the carman, then
Il am sorry to say can't do that; but
if you will purchase another ticket, l think
I can promise you better luck next time
The highest prize is thirty thousand dol
lars
Thirty thousand dogs tails don't give
me any of your palaver; I've been cheated
onc't, and that's enough for me; I'll never
get catched second time. Here, you cart
man, you may load up this ere trunk again
I'll never trust these lottery-sellers an,
more-if I do, hang my gizzard, that's all.
IL L. e