The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-25
LUCK
IA FABaAbH A@ mADh MApRY HeE THE
BRsNGaN@ &V AsGSMT OF AN
0A.W ~" IMETR0OK,

One oil our fepo tiers was leisurely saunter-
ing down cam o street, enjoying his after
dinner cigar and keeping ct the same time
sharp lookc ,i1t for anything III the shape Of an
aesm, Whe Al his eye fell ON the smiling coun-
Henances OF Mr.. Uthoff, the furniture dealer,
hold Ag forth his avocation In building right
oprTsiteS st. Patrick's Church. There was moth
Uap extraordinary In the fact of Mr.. Uthoffs
smiling, RS he is q maj, Of o genial and philan-
ahropic turn of mind. end his face Is always
gnpitingiy serene, but the smile that ilumined
mis- honest German phiz was one that he sell
elum wore except on momentous occasions
stleh fss, for instance when his better half
unakes his heart glad by the inevitable yearly
presentation Of .~r
ANOTHER PLEDGE
pf tconiugal affection. SO our reporter went
up:to him. shook hands with Mr. uthotf, and
Inquired iokingly: Another one2'
"No," said he, "No. sir; the last one was
Ain March. and you must wait little more
Before oongratulating me" ~
esAh, / beg your pardon; but why this jolly
muscular contraction of the nerves OF risi-
1sility7"
"Well, TIL tell yoa. oontldentially. [ am,
girawing q proud breath> sir, worth now
$4,000 more than yesterday! Yes, sir, I've
STRUCK the lottery
1t was SO extraordinary to find a man who
had really and Enthusiastically struck the lot
4ery for any amount, that our reporter
a,aiiied Mr. Uthoff over to the sanctl1ln of
the store. and having seated the gentietn an
and taken upon himself an easy position IN
huge armchair, opened an investigation
stItaghtway thusly:
HOW GOULD you
have struck the lottery
sfTt ID thus, answered the happy man, my
wife some time In February, bought q whole
ticket, No. 12,98S, in the 80 drawing In the
Louisiana State Lottery Of March IL. at an
office corner of st. Charles and Gravier. 1t
was bought out of her pn-money and with
out my knowledge She was at that time In
the words Of Billy Shakes, under the pleas"
Ing punishment that woman BEARS This
circumstance is the keystone to the narrative
and came back home, carefully storing the
ticket lii an old pocket~book which she hid In
Che upper shelf Of an old armor In her bed
room. I'll tell you what Is best-come up and
see my wife, she will relate the fact better
than can
SO the reporter got UP and followed Mr..
Uthoff up stairs, and on being introduced to
the lady of the house, was informed that the
tale was true as told by her husband.
SHE ADDED FURTHER
that she fell sick, and In due time presented
her liege lord with q iusty young buster.
Her illness lasted about d month, and ticket,
lottery and drawing were utterly forgotten
yesterday" she continued, "the children
aatmmaging in the armOlr. took out the old
pocketbook and brought It to me. On OPEN
Ing 1t / saw the ticket I had bought six
months ago. AS had to go out shopping, [
took the ticket with me, intending to stop at
5he place where, had bought it, never dream
ing 1t was worth anything much, but simply
TO see whether had drawn q dollar or two
by 1T.
WHEN ENTERED THE STORE
the clerk showed me the list and gracious
heavensl there, staring In great round black
numbers, was the identical 1888 in front Of
the capital prize of $4,000. | Immediately
both repaired to the lottery office, where the
ticket was recognized as good, only that |
was requested to call again on Monday for
the payment. The clerk asked why the |
ticket was not presented within three months
after the drawing, as the printed caution Oh
the ticket is that none is valid unless present
ed within the stated period. The eiroum-
blamed to him, but he seemed dubious what
fo say, and finally told us to come again
Monday. hope IL will be paid"
'"There Is no doubt about that" answered |
Che reporter: the ticket must be paid: the |
printed caution Is worthless, for the ticket Is |
signed by the proper officer of the company,
the number has drawn the prize and no
earthly excuse can be advanced by the COM
pany against the payment Of the prize"
After some minutes spent in general con- |
versation and In admiring the lusty babe of
six months who was the cause of his mothers
forgetting the lucky ticket, our reporter
shook hands all round, and left the Uthoff
family discussing the anticipated enjoyment
OF their future greatness.