Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-05-17
The Lottery Ticket ana the Prize it
Drew.
By MARTHA. n. puTT.
from "1eisrre M,mentg."l

By MARTHA a. butt.
! tFsom Leisure NJ mental
"What makes you so dispirited and do
| lorous of late, Roland?" remarked dark
eyed sister rs the young man alluded to
entered the parior and took seat on the
sofa. Really" she continued, fastening
| her dark eyes on him, while mischievous
smile fingered on her fair features and her
delicate foot tapped the plant carpet pet
ulnntly. Il cannot tell the day when ! saw
you look SO solemn and gloomy us you
now do; in fact. brother, you look as mel
uncholy as a weather. beaten gable on a
rainy day. Now should really like TO
/ know the cause of this, and il there is any
remedy or antidoie that can prescribe,
shall be most happy to do it. / am sure
/ the day never was fairer, the sky clearer,
! the meadow more beautifully carpeted
with loft green grass, nor the peach trees
fuller of gay blossoms, than now. Then
why this sombreHess, if may be allowed
the use of the epithet, OF your dePort-
! ment2"
When she concluded, Roland looked up
as grave and awe. inspiring rs deacon
when cxhorting his congregati ton to repen-
tance, and inquired, in corresponding
{! tone
"Havc you got through, sis,er?"
Through? No. | can give you whole
lecture if you wish; how do you like the
tone of my remsrks?"
81 have nothing particular to say, cith-
er pro or con, because they were anticipat
cd. Ycu charge me With being gloomy,
and l, with equal proprieiy, rctort by cali
ing you querulous; because if am merry
and jubiIant, am foolish in your opinion
and estimation, and when am thoughtful
and serious, you say nm as doleful ns n
funeral train. Now, is this not true sis
teri"
~ must, like the culprit at the bar of
justice plead guilty ns to part, while to the
remainder will plead the general answer
whereby ] UuuLTUveTT euClt uITeg'tTIUE "u1
deny the same"
"Ofa verify, Amelia, l should advise you
to enter some lawyers Office and com
mence reading Blackstone and Kent. as
you quote legal phraseol"gy rs ducntly as
an infant does the Hebrew tongue" said
Roland laughingly.
4! "Aynst TO your Joking, especially at the
present time, as wish to learn the cause
f, of your late conduct"
/ ..Therc it is, again; when do make a
/ pleasant remark, you repudiate it imme-
/ diatcly; but don't feel disposed to enter
! into any alteration with youi and Will
as YOU appear 10 be so anxious to learn 1t,
: tell YOU why have been somewhat
thoughtful for the lust month or so"
4 "Now you begin to talk rs brother
should; and, by all means, go on"
! 'To crafty your womanly curiosity,
then was just Illuminating over what
/ have lately done, aud"
/ He dropped his head and paused, as
though the thought was terrible and too
/ painful TO relate.
= ,:-l,, +l,ic viT r
mGnuuvre, and said, iu an agttNted man
ner-
.,Go on, brother; tell me ALL You sure
. Iv have not committed a mur-"
/; The remainder of the word WAS uttered
in au inaudiblc whisper.
/ After sighing nervously, he raised his
head and replied. .--
ssNo. 'Melia; have not committed. any
thing that is strictly criminal, other than
in a moral view, and even then, might oe
s.You have excited my curiosity. to its
highest pitch. so please tell INC .'bout the
matter, so that, if necessary, can aid you
and if it is so that it will not admit OF aid
that can sympathize with you'
"Thank you, sister, for your kindness
but do amazingly hate to tell you any
thing at all concerning it, MS it in no wise
relates to you; and. furthermore, lam sorry
that have been the unhappy means o.
arousiug your curiosity"
"Oh. plague take you, brother, for thu:
tormenting me. never thought you were
so cruel. Pray tell me all, as you have
told me part"
"Well, have taken A." .E
"What, brother. what?" she eagerly ask
ed, interrupting him.
.Do not permit yourself to become 81
excited; have done nothing so very out
rageous." =,
remain silent till you get through"
GAS was saving. l have taken"
t,Nobody's life, I hope; have you, broth
"You appear very Npprehensivc and mis-
trustrul lest should have done that whicl
i is wrong; so much so, in fact, as to total!
dirccard your promise to cesse Interrupt
ing inc while relate that which gives yo'
so much uneasiness and dissatisfaction
If YOU will cndeaYOr to keep as quiet a
Won conveniently can, will proceed.
Perceiying that her eagerness had iet
her too far, She slightly bit her lips ant
requested him TO tell his story, ana she
''d0 the hest she could.
$40 commence anew, have lately takel
a chance in lottery which hfs caused al
this $50 called) 'seriousness.
vi II am sincerely sorry, Roland, that yo'
have been again allured from the path
strict integrity, by the tempting induce
ments held out by these lotteries. Don
Won remember you promised me, not lon
ago, that you would never risk any NOR
t in these fraudulent concerns? ~ sho%!
think, too, that your experience IN ina
sbnsiness was sufiiciept.to steel yourshear
against them all. Y'0u know the mennc