The Baltimore County union., 1868-03-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
MT LOTTERr TICK ETS.

W y LWA EN 1lNh NsNN,
II was Saturday night, and the little woman
who bears my namc aud ncnds my stockings
was sitting IN her low chair by the fire. kcalously
putting patch upon the knees Oi little Tom .
trousers, turning the piece VI cloth this way aud
that and holding her head on one side to watch
tue effect. But the stripes would all iun the
wions way. while the e'iurs were provokingly
bright, compared with the 't1ed garment.
Never mind that, Mary, said l. "hrrcs },
chance io throw AVA! Jour patches. llurrah
fot - lovely country seat on the Hudson, ifly
shares Of bank siock, house Ia town, or any
thing you wish. an9 all Tor dollar g
" Now, Thomas, said she--when shc wishes
10 be particularly severe, she always calls inc
Thomas" what ATE you thinking about o.
- gif, enterprise, Mollic tickets only a
dollar, and sure to draw a prize" ! read the
heading aud displai rl the long list Of prizes
" " hat do you think ~ that - shouted I, tai.
umphanlly
g. think, said shr iaushingly, that IL you
mnkr 50 much noise you ~ill wake the baby -
Their seeing that looked annoyed Hat do
not think that loiiefirs just right, especially
for church members. DO yoa?'
~, nonsencc never saw church fair in
~, life that did not have grab boxes aud lo'ie.
tir. I shouldn, lar to say how many dollar,
have spent on ihrtn. and never drew any thing
either
Size looked foguishl, At lir. aud said ' Don I
you ihink you are u.usi too old Ia lesin -
" Il may well br inca any one aud II is co
great matter dnllaf
know Tom. ap4 the wise little woman
looked grave. hut w.havea't many dollars to
throw away, aud shs held up the babys socks
viii large. sired hole ia each heel. IAN lit
ilr Tom school Lill comes in next week.
laid down IN! paper and tried to speak very
conNincingiy. " Now Mullie, II is all very well
TO Jog along day after day. earning and spending
just 30 much but one likes to venture once 10 u
while, just for the excitement " tie thing, II
nothing more
YES, Tom, don't you remember the share in
the uil well p
Ye-e-s, said l, slowly. tor Il was rather an
unpleasant topic Of conversation 10 me. had iu-
vested the little sum left me by a maiden aunt in
an oil company, agnius, Mary 3 good judgment.
Capital, a million Of dollars, more or less. oil
wells flowing night and day on the lands of the
neXi company, just over lbe fence. was very
much elated, and promised Mary, among other
things new black silk ifess we had seen display
cd IN some show window Well they bored
and bored and bored, ,hvWiHg up great deal Of
dirt aud great deal Oi water. hut not "a drop OF
oil aud just as they wegc about 10 begin ia -
hrw ,poi, the Treasured, or some one else, ran
away with the funds, and that ended the whole
alai. Mary, lks poor little woman, never
reproached mt, but when came home one DAY
and found her turning hcr old nierino inside ou,
aud upside down, ! ielI-well I cant tell just
how but thought Of that black silk drcss that
she Was TO have.
And Oh ~ she continued. q don't you re-
member the patent hour-sifier aud she laugh
ed outright. so did I, when thought Of the
spectacle presented when ! ehanced TO turn The
crank the wrong way, and the flour hew in every
direction.
But had made up ny mind to buy Que OF
these tickets 80, thought Mary sighed, she said
no more. invested on my way downtown.
though ! might jus, as well buy one tot Mary
aud one for little Tum. too. showed 1hem 10
her when ! went HON, 10 diGneF.
Not three q. Tom, how could yOu!' aud
she looked really gtiesed, while |, thinking IL a
pity II must account lor every penny spent.
assumed the dignihed air which she seemed To
demand. and the meal passed ia silence. ! vent
home at night 20 find her sewing rs usual. Ny
conscience gave m uncomfortable iwinge rs she
looked up pleasantly aud then iuraed 10 the
great basket OF work. II she only had u sewing
machine. Perhaps ! should draw one, aud
grew happy over the thought, imagining her
surprise when sent Il home une xpecIedly. She
would not think me unwise then in having
bought the tickets.
Little Tom interrupted mi revetir with-"o,
father, old Susan who used 10 work for US has
been here to-day. She has burned her hand so
she can't work. Mrs. Briggs gave her dollar.
Mother said she eouldn'i give her any money, but
she put some salve on her hand, and gave her
something 10 eat" | did not look at Mary, but
contrived 10 turn Toms thoughts into another
ehAnnel
Nor was any more comfortable the next day,
TO overhear when passing through the hall, In
con veTsation with friend, No, she was say
ing, No shall not subscribe 10 the reading
club this winter. can't very well spare the two
dollar.
Well, tie dag went by without our saying a
word more about it. grew little nervous as
the time OF drawing the prizes drew near, aud
opened my morning paper with some ,rcpida'ion
At length my eyes were greeted with long lis,
of the fortunate numbers which had dawn the
large prizes read them all over caTciull, irom
frsi 10 last. But in vain. my numbers were not
there.
In a day OF two another list appeared, which
| read with the same result At last among
those which drew a prize worth less than one
dollar, found my own.
"Tom," said my friend whose Office was next
~ mine, don you think Jones was fool enough
to buy ticket IN that enterprise 2
WINGED, hut said nothing aud he went on
Z" What do you think he drew 4 dauby print
Oi Washington, aud pair OF eighteen karat
brass buttons! lie consoles himself with the ad-
age live aud learn but think a fool and his
money, etc, more appropriate.
made some reply and lcfi him. ! thought
would not carry home the newspaper that night.
| was ashamed 10 have. Mary see H. But rs we
sat before the fire after tea
why, Tom, said she, ." "where's your paper
| had intended 10 say that forgot II. but defy
any one 10 look into Mary . clear brown eyes and
tell lie. SO just told her the whole truth.
believe II she had scolded. or said, 81 told
you so,' should have put on my hat and len
the house hut her only remark was, Never
mind, Tom well know better another time
DO you wonder that ] think her wonderful
little woman made q gfca, resolve that
night, and have not boughia lunch downtown
nor smoked u cigar for a month. Even my pipe
and paper VI killikinick are laid away on a high
shelf out Of the way Of temptation. And when
Mary asks mr what has become Of my pipe, look
sober and reply that think smoking disagrees
with ns but laugh 10 myself as ! think Of the
sewing machine that will stand in The corner by
the window before many months, and the rest
that will come 10 those busy fingers. ! even
stepped iuio Brown 4 Smiths 10 inquire the prize
OF their bes, black silks But tina, dare no,
think OF at present.
Il has been, after all, good lesson but
think Il will be my last, as II was my hrs, cxpeT.
iencc In lottery tickets.
So
REGULAELY SoLD.-Two gentleman FROM New
York, one Of whom has been In California nearly
a year aud the other just arrived, were accident.
ally overheard 10 the fCloslas coSversailon at
the Suiter House, sacramento. The new conner
was lameniing his condition, aud especially ofhis
beautiful daughters who were just budding into
womahood-- when be asked the other " he had q
family.
"Yes, sir, I have wife aud six childrn IN
New NOrk--aui never sAw QUE VI tllen.
Amer this the couple sel . few mlnnles 10 VI.