, 1864-11-06


hest,
Sex S,e Of s!ts, sss, the zsion is l0st'
TOE GREAT PRIZE.
A Story Of the French Lotteries.
From London sociery.1
"Wby ate yougo come]y, o widow La
Blanc? Or rather, why Is not my poor purse
little rounder and comeller, to match your
owD1 IT'S fond Of money you are, widow
La Blanc, while am wanting you to be fond
Of me. And you seriously mean to purchase
tickets in the Grand st. Simple Lottery :?
H{ou should happen to win the Great Lot,
Will Yon have mb than Tor your lawful hus-
band5 1cu can well afford to mayry me now;
] am cure you could afford TO marry me With
four thousand pounds additional
hat absurd nonsense! Don't talk such
ssuif: ,,, Do you think shall ever marry
"CertaIn1y; you ~in probably marry me,
else You woufd't allow me to talk to you as
! DO. Just look at yourself in tbs glass, and
tell me whether that charming tace ought
to wear Widows weeds forever?"
Meft away with you, and promise to Go
II will; but On the sole condition that on
my return you fix the happy day"
'tDo you wiah me to r1ng the bell, alter
the Eng lish fashion, ahd order the seervant to
"a perfectly needless proceeding. dear
friend. ! know your door too well, both
inside and out. But you may kindly walk
with meac5osa theclaWn, IS far as the gates
with pleasure. Antoine, whom you
knoW, Is once more out Of work; and SO
have taken him on again a7 an extra hand
for little while. He shali drive you into
town. These are my ORDERS For the ten
francs, which coiei, Jou will have the good
ness 10 brig me back forty tickets"
"Why need SO ut ail: instead Of spend.
Ing the afternoon with you? Could not
Antoine fetch them quite as we'll as can a''
Impossible I should not wish creature
beside yourself to be 3 sare Of my folly. It
might aaso be q temptation to HIN, and lead
Hm to risk money that he can very Ill
spare"
.'As II lie 8ere not tempted already |
Where can be stir, which way can he turn,
MttRf6t stumbling on tho offer of .Qne
Hundred Thousand Francs for T 1euty- five
figures IS and 10o, COO They haunt you ike
the ghost OF q, time which you cannot drive
out Of your head, In every newspaper there
they are, in large Characters among the adver-
tiaemente, and IN small type amidst tho
putting p.rag graphB.- They stare at you from
cry street. You see them even when You
shut your eyes, like the Image Of the sun at.
St zRfh oT Ii Ike Aatsns hs aea po
bssn tempted to bny lottery tickets. he has
sand POUNDS for twopence halfpenny il q
t'mptation which is sure to attract great
nany-a very great many
4's.y simplctons, boldly, at oncc.''
The Widow LIE Blanc and myself were
country neighbors, residing, on the frleud1t-
est footing, about three miles out OF aa iua-
portant French town which we Will here
designate az. Belport. The widow was very
mu4 her ease In her worldly affairs, and
In ese5y other respect; and she loved to sur
round herself with persons who pleased her,
whatever might be thejr grade ID HE. One
OF tGeee favored few Va Your humble SER
want. Two sslll humber pr0t19t's were q
and bis wife Lonise-1, don't think ever
heard their surnames mentioned For me,
they etlll remain Antoine and Louise, pnre
and simple, to this very day. The wifa rot
up all the widows linen-and 1t wasn't a lit
lie all-besides making hsrEen gener-
ally useful. Louise had been Antoine's
9e TO- e 5e 'Tssahsa1f conase4b.oa before Aes BE
serving bis time In the army, he duly and
truly married her. They were now hand
Bome, but hot tempered couple, belonging to
the class Of lovers who can live neither with
or without each other. He WAS hasty, and
she Was jealous, whether with or without
Cause Is no business Of mine. Nevertheless,
they might haye shaken together into toIer.
nble connubIal harmony, 6nt tor the pres
ence Of mothe1-In.laW in their dwelling,
stipulated before the marriage The mother
fought tor all the dauehter's "rights" more
1e1cely than the daughter herself, especially
for the French Workwomau's right Of keep
irg the common puree in her sole custody.
In person Louise is tall and buxom, with
black hair, flashing eyes, and richly tinted
skin Antoine, OF the middle height, Is
model Of herculean strength and activity,
improved by military discipline. Since his
1ather uneettled in his ways, folio wing this
occupation for two or three months, and
that 1or the three months folio 1iny. Be 1t
observed, ito Tighten the reproach of Hnsteadt-
rees, that the matority Of French workmen,
especially II they have served In the army,
nre more vereatale, hare more trades to their
back than El Elgl!shmen belonging to the
same class Of society.
These changes OF occupation were not d.
mfniehtd by their frequent domestic broils.
When the house was too hot to hold the
unD, he naturally sought cooler retreat and
temporary y ork elsewhere. # thetr disputes
were mentioned to the widow, The mostly
took the husbands part, chidIng Louise for
her. want Of tact and temper, and warning
her OF theprobabls consequences. She found
him employment from time to time, and
often contioed to him mtssfons which she
would not trust to ordinary laoorers. A1da
very .nseful paly teehnic he really Was- Hls
campaigns had taught him numerous accom-
plishments-one of which WIS the faculty OF
lnsing, almost fmpefceptlbly, with elmer
impatsive.
Thus it occurred that Antoine happened to
nave to drive nc into Belport, and TO fouoR
AOOnf To- YYrr}1x aaQ ArnFtP6E
otoer places, we went to tho booksellers Tor
go come neW publications expected from Paris
ne literature in the window was aau con-
~ eeutd py dropping ecreen OF lottery ucE-
s.s, IN long strips OF several tickets each,
nnoeeplas " d ing the everlasting and cmnipresent
lou,ou0 francs.
G RAND ST. SIMPLE LOTTERY.
TIE WnoLE French EMPIRE.
CAPITAL, oaE MILLION FRANCE.
tudsic D5a1o ong at tAs Rotd ds Huls, caroi0s.
UNDER 5uTre,A1Ncs of ARhaorlty.
20 loss IN coin already paid into the bank.
Gross LoT, 10000 FRANCE.
one lot Of 49, G0D IT,; two Of 5000 r.. one OF 3,un
~. IT,: and 80 Of 1oo Il.
All dsts Lets Immediately 1g This tieks. evesa shancs
Nor vas this ALL Not % onT HtR1se VIZ IL To- ook
TO beshnd for IS centimee, but the possibility |
Was pnt that, by buying 275 tickets, their
tot1pnate owner might win the whole a15
!ots; and Why not, it 5ou please? What
m(athematical law exists which absolutely
tos1l1s na pa o the coincidence Probabilities nay
olnue5 are, OF their very nature. upcertaln-
eaa liee: The act Of drawing is sure to be fairly
eonaactea. eoa,aac The result Is matter Of pure
y from falling In one direction as we'll
as another. Antoine read the magnificent
R5;ah p11m,se, s.,ag sna gaz.d at the goo5iy show,
mnn.h n1Eh eg.oent,y brought the water into Ills
md ID shame, he said nothing and I'D nothing.
are tNo classes o1ottery gamblers
md those who indulge in tGe Teaknesa W 81
siealtn; ~ snsh For ny own 4a1t make 10 secret
sn,na ~ Susn sn e4nssa Enscsss: Why ahou1d1 The
ny means prejudlclaly. Il Is q perfectly
hs pasn4s o ISas 1as q sm6g hagf
[or 70 tho vast majority. lottery tickets bear
ths ssme relation to The gambling table that
bRo1ttaFy bont dfsms % to the social drinking
cepttbly, Nobody knows hnT nr whither