The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-13
A Newspaper Correspondent at .
Fair.

A correspondent Of the Louisville Dem,
erat gives q bit Of his experience as 70
lows:
4 My last letter was dated at Chicago.
don't expect to date another from that CT
terprising city. Ny malevolent star mus
have been in the ascendant, else neye
should have wandered out to Chicago.
had no particular business there, only :
hs'i, and was under the impression that
could catch them in . bucket at the nv
drants, utterly forgetting all about the erea
lake tunnel.
Ny first visit to Chicago was in nv ten
der years, in 1856. It was the time vheI
Chicago took such sudden rise by mean
Of jackscrews. BY these machines the,
raised the entire city, house by house. som;
two or three feet.
Know oil about various coplidence
games, but consider myself Just o. likely r.
be taken in BY the simplest of them Is Ii.
veriest greenhorn Of Posey county. How
often these sharpers must have bewsIled
their luck at my not having plenty of mon.
ey.
With all my experience, I dropped into
. lair held Tor the benefit Of some coun.
founded society or other. thought
would expend dollar or two, and see
what va: going on. So bought a ticket
and cid in. ! went TO a table where re-
treatments were sold. and called for some
oysters, chicken salad and coffee. A bean.
tiful siren, with big black eyes. little white
hands. and . most bewitchinp mouth.
spread the edibles before me. DOM
know how's it was, but felt strong
ainnlty Tor that minfstering angel at once
while eating and drinking, and devourine
her with my eyes in the meantime. We
struck up scattering conversation. A.
last l arose and handed her . fye-dollar
bill. She put it in little box and forrot
TO give me any change, but instead thereof
a sweet smile unto me, saying:
Are you stranger to Chicagof'
es, madam, am from Kentuckv."
"ls it it possible! am . Kentuckian.
also." ~'s"'
"Ah! knew It,"
The reply was whispered, but Il produc-
ed . faint blush, q dropping Of the hssu.;fnl
eyelashes and gratified smile.
"Wou!d You like to walk around the
room and look over our fancy articles I"
III YOU will show me. quoth the spoony. |
she took my arm, and raising herself 6y |
u TO her toes, she murmured swe sse not
strangers, you know.
We wandered through that room. talk
ng-sweetly talking--of things that had |
'een, OF things that were, and Of things That |
night be. Pretty soon we came to q sil-
'er tea set that was to be rallied off,
" ould l take chance OF course would.
hen Q wonderful cake, with q valuable
ing concealed ir it, appealed 10 the cupidi.
y OF the chance-takers, was persuaded
0 take q chance in the cake. And 40
hings gIided on until concluded that If I
ooK many more chances my chances for
citing home would be rather slim. So
etased to attempt fortune any further.
anon costly work-box met our ewes.
ut l brayely resisted all appeals, until the
tile black-eyed scoundrel took me on :
ew tack. Leaning heavily on my arm.
pa absolutely resting her cheek on nv
louder with thos, wicked eyes and eli.
cry tongue she said.
Wont You take chance for mef Oh
ell, Hutcher, folks preach about the faii
Adam, but l never blamed him. thouoh
aont think the fellow had half the excrse
had. needn't tell you that took the
'ance, and kept on taking chances Tor the
'princpled and beautiful wretch that hsd
in tow until / had not q dollar Iaet-io
es, l was penniless, snd then it began tn :
WIN on me that the young lady vas work. .
Tor the success Of the fair, and that
. made q 6rst-elass fool Of myself, a. : :
There was !. bankrupt in money, in : :
patat'on' in self-respect. I had been !
ooed yes. robbed: for where is the =
Terence between o pair Of Derrinqers and = =
'a'r Of black eyes in a robbery! You u
rt With your money because YOU can't
p IT. know that society looks with
''ent eyes upon these female euerillas .!
% haunt these charitable fairs. bat il is Ct
opinion. when all the robbers come to a,
ie their final trial and receive their final
'tence. that little Chicago rubber viii Z
e her place by the side Of jack Shop \
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