Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-29
daion and dispatch,
.argcst Circulation in City and State
$500.
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Leftcr from 1he HOIdcr--TIOW the
News Came 10 IIim-HOW he Acted.
and ala abOut "a.
The following letter was addressed by
the fortunate holder Of $4,000, in the Chi
clgo Opera House drawing 10 his half
brother, Mr.. Daniel g. Taylor, Of St Louis:
PRAIRIE Du ROCHE, Ill, Jan. y,
lS67.-DoaT Ddnid ] was very much as
tonished last evening, at about seven
o'clock, by the sudden appearance Of two
men making their appearance in our bed
room, where I sat reading by the side Of /
my wiie's bed, with the sudden announce /
ment that l bad drawn the Opera House in /
Chicago. ] don't think that ! was at ali I
excited by the report. ] had a slight ac-
quaintaHce With Mr.. Burroughs, one Of the 4
men the other, from Waterloo, was an en-
tire stranger The onlY document they
brought wat the copy Of the Republican, Of
the 22d inst, which had so many accounts |
Of the matter that hardly dared believe
any Of them. However, I bore The con
gratuiations Of my new friends with COM
mendable iortitude, and dismissed them
with suitable Acknowledgements.
After the lapse Of half an hour. / was the
recipient Of sundry calls from ueighbors
and friends in the village, all highly ex-
cited. The report had flown like light
ming. and the whole neighborhood was in
an uprOar. / bore a hand al receiving the
company, answered their numerous ques-
lions with IS much dignity as ] could as
sumo, and in a state Of semi-unconscions-
ness Of what IL all meant, started OF 10
commune with Frank on the curious APP
pearance Of things.
/ had been there but a few minutes when
"a halloo was made, az the door, for Mr. Lee
Is Mr. Lee here p Well. ! went 10 the
door and acknowledged that ! was that
person, and went AZ him with the question
Of What do you want ?" "Why," said the
poor frozen fellow, 81 have a dispatch Tor
you, from Belleyille You have drawn
The Opera House" ] received the dOcu-
ment, and, after asking Sally the privilege
Of reading it by the light Of her lamp, 1
read as follows:
4. H. lee, Prairie du Roche, Illinois
Crosby's Opera House yours. Hold your
ticket j. b. CHAMBERLAIE.
] mentally returned thanks 10 my new
friend Chamberlain, and returned home
considerably perplexed and not yet fully
conscious Of the reason Of my being in the
hands Of so many new Friends who all
seemed TO show so strong desire to show
me attention. But happy thought struck
me ] viii look At my ticket and see if
there really is anything in it, Well,
Daniel when ! found il, there the figures
stood as plain as day, $500, and no mis-
take. In tlIe meantime, Joe and ma had
got hold Of the matter and, to my nm
unbounded astonishment, they received it
At once as a fact. had uudresscd myself,
for it was growing late, and was sitting in
my long-iailed night shirt, discussing the
events Of the evening, when a laundering
knock at the door announced that all was
not over vet Ma went 10 the door and
quickly returned with the intelligence that
"a man" wanted 10 gee me- and
hat he said had drawn Grossly
Opera House" The devil said
4, 81 wish they had to swallow
the Opera House" and after dressing my
self, went down 20 receive this new messen-
ger. He bowed TO me, / thought, as though
was a man OF property, and in suitable
lyle delivered his credentials. / looked
carefully over a very well written letter Of
six lines, and derived such information as
induced me 30 believe that the lucky hold
or of IS, COO was about TO become man Of
property, sure enough, for the letter came
from Messrs. Pettes & Leathe, sent as
they say, " by instructions Of Mr.. Crosby
himself / found this last messenger
pretty well informed about the matter, and
after seeing him eat a hearty supper, and
arrive nj that condition when people gem
orally are confidential and good natured, ]
took him aside and asked him " II it was a
fact AID no mistake" lie gave me the
most solemn assurance that there was no
mistake about it, and that "John Meyer
Of somewhere Randolph street. Chicago
was q humbug."
Very well, Daniel, as / am really the
pozsessor Of ticket No. $4,000, / suppose
that Opera House belongs tonne, and / just
say 20 you that il is for sale. suppose
somebody wants 10 buy it, and / have 10
ask you 10 sell il for me. II is impossible
for me to leave nay wife in her present
condition, or ! would 60 up TO you at once
J must wait until she gets better, whether !
get the Opera House or not She is very
~, indeed, but / think her symptoms are
favorable for improvement
At al events, write 10 me on receipt Of
this.
Youl friend and brother, A. II. LEE