The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-29

In the reign of George l. the footman of
lady of quality dreamed that two particular
numbers would turn up prizes; he bought
these two tickets on the following day but
they both turned up blanks, and he put an
end to his existence In his trunk was
found a memorandum to the effect that,
when his riches came to him, he would
marry Grace Farmer, that he would make
her wait upon him. and that he would eat
and drink all day long. Toward the end of
the same reign, a mathematician, familiar
with the theory of probabilities, demon
strated that in particular year, the chances
were 81 1893 to l against particular num-
Der winning the 100000 prize IL ,669 to
against $4,000 prize, and to against any
prize at all. But all such warnings were of
no use. A bankers clerk was one day found
raving mad in the street; he had bought
ticket bearing a favorite number, and was
robbed of it; on the day of the drawing of
the lottery that number came up $50, 900
prize, and grief and rage were too much for
him.
The days of George III. were full of odd
incidents about lucky numbers in the lot
terry. One Mr.. Barnes, a grocer, bought four
consecutive numbers; fearing that this
would be unlucky, he exchanged one of
them; but by an annoying freak of fortune,
the rejected number turned up f20,0
prize, which fell to the lot of one Capt.
Young. About fortnight before the draw
ing of one of the lotteries, three friends de-
termined to buy a ticket among them; but
not being able to agree upon the number to
be selected they requested little girl to
decide for them. She fixed upon No. $1,000.
They did not like it, thinking the number
too obvious, not sufficiently mysterious.
She refused to amend her choice, declaring
her conviction that the number would prove
lucky one. Whereupon, setting her down
silly goose, they bought another ticket
but No. 10000, as it happened, did turn up
a prize of 100000.
An odd incident was connected with a lot
terry ticket early in the present century.
Baron DAguilar was requested by friend
to purchase for him No. IA, 068, which he
felt certain would prove a lucky one. The
Baron could not fulfill the commission, for
he found that this particular number was
already sold. The number came up prize
of 100000. So far there was vexation for
Baron ID. Aguilars friend. On the other
hand, the lucky winner Ga draper in Corn
hill) remained long time without his mo-
ney, owing to a blunder of his own. He
had bought ten tickets, and had entered
their numbers in notebook memoran-
dunn; but he wrote IA, 688, instead of IA 06S
and remained long ignorant Of the fact that
that ticket had proved lucky one.
The owner of White Conduit House, some
lotteries and became impoverished. Meet
ing friend one day he said he had pre-
sentiment that particular number would
be a great prize money was lent to him to
buy it came up prize; he squandered the
treasure and died beggar. A man, and his
cousin a married woman, dubbed their
small means to buy sixteenth of lottery
ticket she went to the office to buy it, tax
ing with her little girl the girl being ask
cd to coIo ho bar T..
she could give no particular reason but ad-
hered to her choice, declaring that the num-
Der would be a lucky one. 1t came up
prize of 910,0 600 the man went and receiv-
ed the aliquot part, f625. Having some pc
culiar notions about the property or non
property of married women, he pOcketed all
the money ; but the law afterward compelled
him TO share it with her Charles Lamb
tells a story of gentleman who had pur-
chased No. 1862 passing lottery office, he
saw placard announcing that that number
had come up a 100000 prize; he walked
around st. PauPs to cool his agitation be-
fore entering the office; on going back again,
he found that he had mistaken 10,069 for
1869.
The law had frequently to decide cases
about lucky numbers. A lady Gust before
the abolition of lotteries in 1920 wished to
purchase the number of the year in which
she was born, 1872; finding this was sold,
she bought one differing from it by only,
namely, 1922 She was in the hall when,
as she declared, No. II ,092 was audibly an
nounced as e30, 900 prize and she brought
an action for the money; but it was proved
that her ears or her imagination must have
deceived her. In another case, one Mr.. Nc
Kellar owed some kindness to his friend Mr..
Bethany He bought quarter of ticket,
and said that Bellamy should have half the
proceeds, if it turned up prize. This was
done twice over, but both tickets were
blanks. Bellamy's daughter then dreamed
that No. would be 100000 prize this
number was not to be had but something
told Bethany to multiply his daughters
number by ITSELF and add TO it." This
made n. No. q was bought, and it was
drawn F2O,0O0 prize. Mcclellan declared
that he had not repeated his promise after
the second failure, and lawsuit was main
tanned to decide this point. Bellamy also
claimed an additional per centage " for the
ingenuity of his guess about No. 27."-
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