The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-13

know the history of Mr.. Crosby. Here II
is, from an I-witness: - ,....
Mr.. Crosby was born in Q hard town,
small by the State Of the Camden anu AM III
bow railroad. He is, consequently, Q LOT;
eiener. He was born small but young, anu
Mt an early age was sent out 10 PICK up
cbins. He has picked up q GOOD many
aimee. and bye and bye will be called upon
TO "pass in his chips"
while mere boy he manifested great
disposition for running up and down s1ai =.
and wading in the mud. TINS Is mny' III
after years, he went to Chicago 70 i've.
AS the plays at "McVickers" were :r,,
"played out" he conceived the glgant,scs
idea of building an opera house. put 1ne
"tickn part was too much for him SO ne
got up ticket to sell to people 10 10
"sold."
The opera house was "set up !" So,
apparently, were the people who bot TICK,
cts in this great skeme. 1t was moral
lottery, believe. Weather 1t was or not,
Crosby found plenty Of newspapers TO
elbow" for him, and he raised the
wind"
/ wonder that the papers have never
given the particulars Of this great skim.
It's interesting. /,
The first drawing Mr.. Crosby ever had
was the drawing Of q cup OF tea. This
furnished grounds for his following career.
Mr.. Crosby's pants were cut by bis tailor.
like other peoples. Mr.. Crosby's &C
uuaintance were also "cut" by his tailor,
after he failed. But he painted for swear
ing of the green"- backs, and so he INCEST
ed in this skim, which was evidently "maid
ont of whole CLOTH" But | propose to
"throw wet blanket over it,"
When the opera house was drord, COM
mittee which had been previously before
selected on account Of their entire lgno-
rance and innocence were sent to Mr..
Crosby to inform him that he bad drord the
three principal prizes next to the opera
house, and that tho opera house had been
drord by Mr.. Lee, a friend of his, who
would consent to sellit for 100000! ut
cost $500, 900, but this isO.)
But to my subject. Mr.. Crosby was sur
prised. How could he help being sur
prised at men coming to tell him something
which he had only known six months! de
couldn't. He wasn't.
The man who drord the opera house was
then telegraphed from Chicago to Chicago,
III, that he was the lucky customer, where
upon he writ the follerin' letter:
My brother
l have got the ticket No. OOOO, which
draws we'll. Tell Mr.. Crosby I'll sell out
to him for what | promised to one year
ago.
When he gets up another lottery and
wants to give away the droring ticket and
divide the spiles, Pm in.
NV friends have all been in to see me,
and l have promised to make 'em "ded
heds," with the exception of the press and
the clergy.
When | was told that had drord the
opera house, l kept my seat, and was not
so much surprised as they thought would
be. OF course I didn't know the ticket
held was going to draw, but wasn't sur
prised. (Mr. C. told me not to be) lr
large skins like this, things must be on ar
equality, like the whole human race
(which isn't on anything of the kind, be.
tween you & y.
/ intended to have cupola put on the
opera house in place of the mortgage
which is now on to it. This may enable
people to "see it in different light from
which they do now. Yours,
INC0GNITO LEE.
P. S.-Tell Mr.. Crosby | will put my
name to the paper certifying that the lot
terry was fare. l.. LEE.
From the above hasty report, Mr.. Editor
YOU will see that "straws show the wind
blows" and that "fgures won't lie," al
though Per Simmons did "put his foot in
it." and lie in consequence yesterday.
He says he was sober, but between you
and /, he was SO disappointed because he
couldn't draw prize, that he thot he
would draw blood, and SO fell to work
about it.
am going to get up grand skeme
The first prize will be Araminta, my step
wife. I'll give away the winning ticket
Who's in? A. HEAD.