The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1873-02-15
KISSING FOR LUCK.
How lhc $50, 900 Prize Ii !ac De-
lT0it Lottery Wa, Won.

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The telegraph yesterday after.
uoou brought this message:
DWu0U, January u.
The drawing OF Tic Harmonic
Gilt Concert ia taking place at the
Opera House to-day The frst
prize, $4,000, was drawn by Mre.
lIugger, Of Cleveland, Ohio.
As the novelist might say, there,
hy hangs a tale" Although Mrs,
lluggor appears to be the sole vim
uer Of that handsome sum Of money,
sho is really only entitled to half tho
prize, the lucky ticket itself being
in possession Of her partner in this
enterprise, a man, BY the way, who
is not her husband, Md this is how
Ii all came about
Matthias Curth is saddler, and
tor soma time has bsen in the BUSH
ness at No. $40 Woodland avenue.
lie is not the shrcwdcst IN his trans
actions, aud his Willingness to give
credit has brought him TO financial
perplexity in fact, so much was be
embarrassed that while there is due
him the sum ofSl 400 from dilatory
customers whom he has accommo
dated, he found heavy debts pressing
him, and nothing with which %
meet his obligations.
In the same building where Cnrth
lives Frank llugger keeps saloon.
One morning about two weeks ago
Curth stepped into the saloon for
his matutinal beverage. lie was
feeling dcspondeut; sut after having
quafed his potion, which was
handed him by Mrs. Huggcr he felt
more cheerful. lie had read tho
tempting announcement Of the
"Grand Gift Concert Of the Ha-
n0ric Society at the Detroit Opera
House on the 2lst ins ant. 1t oc-
cured to him that it wonld bs'a
fine thing it he could, by small in
vestment, win rich prize, lie pro-
posed to MIS-. llugger that they two
buy ticket. No, she thought she
would not. While Curth wac try
lug 70 persaa1e her that they might
draw a large sum, Mrs. Huggsrs
mother cnteredthe saloon, and after
hearing Cnrth's statement she
strongly urged her daughter to ac-
capt The proposition, and agreed to
buy Il ticket herself also. Finally,
yielding to solicitation, Mrs. lIugger
said she would take a half interest
with Curth in ticket. 50 he and
she kissed for luck, as the German
custom is, and the three weat down
town to find plee where the
tickets were Oh sale. After search.
ing for about two liours, they a,
length found bookstore WHERE
aiftconeert coupons were spaculatod
in. Garth bought two for himself
anl the old lady purchased one
Then Curtl aud Mrs. lluggcI
kissed again to make the luck more
. binding, and selected their partnei
ship ticket, after which they went
home.
, On the night before the DRAWN:
: Cnrtl dreamed that his partnership
ticket had drawn Il prize Of $500
! The vision seemed SD real that h,
! firmly believed it would come true
and actually plsaned how he wouls
Z, dispose OF his hall $3.50 betor
leaving his taom on the tollowin,
j morning. lie then went to the 81
loou and informed Mrs, Haggsr q
. what he bad seen in his dream. II
. was so enthns astc and 30 pesitiv
= that the ticket would draw u priz
9 thai some outside Itr go who hap
7 pcned 10 be In the room made spol
Of him. But Ii. felt so sure Of min
!; ming that he offered to bet the drink
y for the company on ltis success Th
i bet was promptly accepted, much I
q his qualification.
e In tho attegnoon,l in more tha
u fuliillment ot the dream, Mrs. Hug
J, ger received 4 telegraphic dispatc
9 that this partnership ticket ha
.. drawn the grand prize, calling II
Of the handsome sum of $40, COO.
In buying lottery tickets hereaitt
nt w prcsusne il will be fashionab
e.. tor purchasers to kiss other men
wives before the Investment, t. j
be sure drawing tho capital prize. b
er then, you know, lightning nsv
strikes twice III the same place.
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