The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

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when a number was announced some
body in the audience would. CRY out
that he held it. Amid breathless ST.
lence the thrOng would await the un-
folding of the little package that fixed
the amount OF the prize. Almost in
variably the spokesman held up a pla-
card inscribed seventy-fve dollars.
The audience would laugh, enjoying
the. joke in spite of it's monotony. The
lucky fellow probably held only a
tenth part of the winning number. and
was therefore entitled to the magnifi-
cent sum of seven dollars and a half.
Realizing that his chance was all up,
the man" who drew prize would
| stink out OF the house in fit of pro-
found disgust, and envying those still
| in suspense.
Here is another point for ticket-hol-
ders to look into, if they ever get a
chance, which, considering their lives
of humble toll, is not very likely. The
managers say that only three.fourths
| OF the tickets were sold, and accor-
| dinghy they reduced the prizes to that
extent. But was just exactly one-f fourth
| OF the tickets left on their hands un-
purchasedT 1t their statements is on
~ an appr0xlmatiOn-and can it possi-
bly, be anything else ?-the matter is
important. Five per cent. of variation
from their statement would mean 5000.
600. The ticket-holders had a right
to know exactly the number of tickets
lett unsOld. To state it roundly at three
tourths, shows how loosely the humbug
is conducted, and how powerless the
victims are to protect themselves against
important departures from the scheme,
as advertised up to the very morning of
the drawing.
The iOlliest people saw at the hotels
at Louisville were certain agents Who Who
pecketed 1926, 900, commission allowed
for the sale of tickets. They we-e a
most fancy type of commercial travellers,
ana not one OF them did | see at the
drawing. They had sold their last tick
ct without a pang. .-s... ~. -
VI course here there was a sensation
IN the audience when the caDital prize
was drawn: Human nature. even when
duped and disappointed, is yet appre-
clative. But if anybody wants the rhe-
GorIcal and yefmilion account of mani
festatlons OF this kind he will find it in
all Its nrlsmatic glory in the Louisville
Papers-those noble palladiums OF, the
honor OF the Commonwealth of the
great ktAentufky 4 Lottery Bubble; champ
ions ions OF. OF human nan progress, and of one of
Sro Sro iAapSp $SICSuy, SWluuleS OF the era.
Mention must be made of the fact that
the drawing was interspesed with brassy
orchestral music, and ended with a con
Get. For the glowing eloquence on this
branch of the performance the reader
Is also referred to our philanthropical
Louisville contemporaries, one of whom
boasts, with truth, no. doubt, that its
edition Tomorrow morning would cx-
ceed fifty Thousand. copies. They will
probably develop desire in their des-
cr-ptiYe gush about !" The Great Fourth
Drawing Of the Public Library of Ken
tucky"' to flash the, auroreal splendors
OF the 7 ext drawing on the minds eve
as it we e.. Bus less has been deranged
IN Louisville for a week, so great has
been the lottery buzz. Tonight its hum
bier citizens sleep once more in peace,
distracted by none of the burdens and
rsesponslbnit entailed by the owner
ship of banks of diamonds and cubic
yards of green backs.
The only remaining question is what
will the Liabraryn managers do with
their $3.50, GOO profit? How many dog
cared reports on the Sutro tunnel would
that sum buy at three centsa pound
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