Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-02-21
LOTTERY s,cisdfers.

A number of ex-ponitentiary sub.
jects have banded themselves together
in our large cities in the Lottery and
Gift enterprise swindlos, for the pur-
pose Of plundering the couutry people,
and are now, through the influence Of
"grand moral ideas aud the supera-
bundance of "green backs" reaping
rich harvest. Every county in the
State is robbed weeklyof hundreds of
dollars by those unhung Williams. The
editor Of the Bel Air (Md.,) Aegis,
having been the recipient Of one of
their "confdential" circulars, says:
We are about to bethe recepIents
Of a present of two thousand dollars,
as will be seen by reference to the let
ter below, Such a present as this com
ing into our harslsir ssaas. tivhttimes.
is To us matter of very considerable
Importance, and we tender our heart
felt thanks to our benefactors for this
timely and but unexpected aid How
we were discovered by this generous
firm we are unable to say, unless they
are familiar with the fact-which
ought to be known to every one--that
country editors are always strapped.
But be that as it may, we are glad that
these liberal gentlemen have found
out our dire necessities, and have
stepped forward SO opportunely to
drive poverty from our door.
AS much as we prize the bestowal
Of this generous gift of"Green Backs"
we cannot but admit that the air of
disinterested kindness which seems to
run through the whole letter together
with the earnest expressions Of con-
fidence in us, over our ncigabors, is
almost if not quite as acceptable to us
as our chance for the "amount in
Green Backs by mail"
We are required to send ten dollars
to pay the managers Of the lotteries
for "splendidly arranged package of
eight tickets" which has already been
carefully selected" This is small
amount it is true, but in consequence
Of the habit that the people have care
lessly fallen into OF sending bills TO
to people who owe them, about this
time of the year, we found it incon-
venient TO send the amount required,
and therefore wrote our donors to de-
duct ten dollars from our share of
"Green Backs" which are to come
"by mall" and send us the balace.
After deducting ten dollars to 'pay
the managers, our share Of the "splcn-
didly arranged package of eight tick
cts" will be one thousand nine hun
dred and ninty dollars, and on tho ar
rival Of "that amount in green backs
by mail" we will give due notice and
proceed to "show the money" to all
who may desire to make a like invest
ment, hoping, in the mean time, that
with the assurance given below of our
early ability to pay, our creditors viii
be satisfied, and patiently await the
coming of "the amount in green backs
by mail"
Every mans vanity can be flattered
more or less, by circumstances which
ordinarily surround him, but what
must be the feelings of him who finds
himself selected as discreet and re-
liable person" TO whom "a few thous-
and dollars are to be sent.
The sudden acquisition of wealth
has in some instances had very de-
leterious effect upon the mind of the
recipient, but. we will cndeavor to
prevent this unexpected good fortune
from upsetting misunderstanding The
following is The letter of our unknown
but charitable friends