Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-27


A gentleman Of this city, M exactly .
rounS man, nos yet m old Or, overheard
IN Irish servant girl At the house which he
was houored a boardcr, discussing with
i fe1ew buvans ths psopFiety Of iavesling
dollar in UBsien's Chicago gin Enterprise.
She declared she had "dhfsms," and that
10 sad dream che purchased No 6,39l in
! lottery, and that number Was the identi.
~ enc which drew the big prize, and she
was determined 10 try her luck If she could
get ths, particular number to test whether
dreams we're really warnings for good or
evil, or rot. The gentleman endeavorci to
persuade her out OF the notion Of squandcr-
Ing Der hard earned money. but to 20 pur
RSt Shffcrsisseb. And stihding ~ 20
~ her "a. wss'tt}.Ise h'msesfr.
The drawing took place some months a.
tsr, and the 0sntle0a4 use eurlsiesd On.
reading the kss 70 find that 6,39l was IN
reality The lucky number. end that y ha6
Absolutely, dawn the 6rst psiss Of &c, 900.
He va Joeessed Sbs = peuSaiA but 1ecev<
eripR. reviewed The situation. Mary WAS .
- locking gil, end with ,Svspss sdscstien
and training would make - good lady a
AbSheet. Really hapdsomA ed possessing
~ viseaiv. spsiG 4ntea I'D qsicknsss
she only needed an education TO ena.le Tier
70 rsn1 high In socisty stature bad done
much to Her, asd besides she Wis the On
doubted uosssssos Of $4,000, though she
did not know il. Suppose be should marry
hcrs The idsa plsasSd HIN, and chat eve-
ming be took the preliminary steps. He
proposed, she assured herself hst Ne w@ IN
earnest, nc -sptcd, asd the sect, msrning
they were privately married.
50 fer, so good The next thing, 70 get
hold sfwap the tle,ooe Ne dslicstely told
hcssof her good fbrtuhe, and asked FOR the
ticket that he might send Il u Chicago and
realize the grcenbacks thereon. Mary was
astonishcd not only asto nished, bu. sorry
like wise. Was the newly made husband
astonished and sorry-whcn Mary informed
him that il was true she did ds0m that
1891 would draw prise. end chat slue did
want 10 send for Il, Aed bad detsrmlped 10
do 40, but that after rthe iss,er vas writers,
hiA asggmepts against lotteries. and biz 49,
tJfknet thA shc vas throwing hwy her
monet, tAads bucA q itAprslsioi upsn her
tAat -, osA " ihp lssser asd ss-posksted
"0h, what ran was there r. Our friend
lsAd vie. bot no go, 900 We ars glad q
be ale TO say tbsti hsaetal, bohntatly -
Is q, d. re- s e. into 'p.s~' neither did b
& Ne Va u Sosns sstsat vsessn i.sd, but he
dstssained tssoahs ~ nnst II Il Hs Old
not bstssy his disappointment, neither did
~ 1T hsr ksuw h1w muclhs feit Vie iosa
tof ''(hat b had Aot," but turned the matter
on pleasantly. a = hish-toned gentleman
ne discovered chat be had On affection for
his wife-more for her than for The 90, 600
and his plans were formed on the spot
|nQI NJ DIIs9 16AstGn sGbeatiok siis.
~ apo3o nioi teee6isa the polish
deemed necessary ~ society, that she may
nsvs inEtbs ,fphWc a vhioh hss husband
4 a. orAaiAsAN SeasibleN mani Thee ID
no doubt that hs has secpspd agood wife,
and u he mieaed y enc. ldttsy be. Dew !
prize in anothcr So mote II be.
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66f the C0in1ng 116oas.
Correspondence Of the Rutaio Express.
I, -. .NlAcAsA FALls, Aue, 90.
The note Of preparation has sounded, and
every thing isous(le 80 hurry hers. Thu
first Of the eohing month ID Is bring witt
Il the grandeat ball this FlAcs has ever sesn
Nhears lAahei ies lions before, but III
viti( q = President and Cabinet, togetle,
with q real live Queen, 10 something sssf
passing AZ revncs gDriss Dudgng frou
the extensive scale On which preparation.
are bsleg ands, TIE scssin honor 81 IN,
Prince ri Wales, Sir Norton Peto and th,
Other distinguished visitors who have here
toforc turned the place upside down, are 1,
be pafcd into ltiAieniRcancc. =
fnS plupsscsuts ~ the international ar,
sparing no pains to make the occasion o
~ Pesialpss -. msRni6ccntly sessea
~ Mid 9entidA cds &c q dsys sinsg
my be \ cst fnt. eS(etary ossasd, III
CsFdek An1 lot(ig ytsitlss wssc 70 be here
RI did NOT then Know that Q6cen Emma, q
the Sandwich Islands, VAS also to come q
!; IL: he :.S a.! 80 se'l "'g!'''' NJ 49,
| Preparations to rscsivs 4 vast crowd Or
being made, although tho tickets are place.
At ten ded1ra UgsXtn, 'yod shalt, how
ever. her mere j. de- duH ~
~ oa1g Snake II soa0 Ce>Aar River
From the wsverIy (low.) Phoenix.
One week ago lhss Hunday, I've Of u
boys belonging to the IAGnir Office rcpor,
cd that they saw huge serpent pass owe
the dan, cod 30 down Me sisss; they sal
he vas two feet in diameter, and fifteen q
twenty feet long. We supposed they vet
''yarning" and did not credit the report
On AeadAt Mr.. Glaslcf Aad Mr.. Mason wcr
down the riscr some two miles. when the
.hcasc splashing in the water. and lookin
in the direction they saw . huge monsts
swimming up stream, II fcst long and abo,
IS inches acssls me hesd and when swiu
ming, throwing up WIVES n his wake like
l4ge b0ot. 49, r. at.8
A day " two Afterwards Mr.. Me(3ettsic
who lives on Dry Run boyou found him j
us pQaalO Patch and Dad severe battle ~,
I Nun, hut Having no&hing bat : club he ha
vcrv little etTest speo him. lilo tiral,y. le
him, but, when Ne returned, Ne had gou
late NJ Gvss $ed aecsed. gsa.,f -
What the monster q OF where he cam
! ftoan y 4 mystery. II 10 10 seen agei,
ssms sdeet shoad b made to capture bic
EAe 0spahaasaa- 0assy Dooaed
The dscayed and siEete Republican part
isevidsntly on itxSdallep wnaA mia b Il
condition when one Of ito leading organ
the Springfield (Mass.) Republican max,
~ fcle9iQe iataA1snfsssissi aa
.ll st. p. f.pab - p.r4 i for Il