The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-03
Nv Lottery Tiokets.

70 was Saturday night, and ile little
woman who bears my name and mends
my stockings, was sitting in her low
chair by the Gre, zealously putting a
patch upon the knee of little Toms
trowsers, turning the piece OF cloth this
way and that, and holding her head on
one side to watch the effect. But the
stripes would all run the wrong way,
while the colOrs were prOvokiugly bright
compared with the faded garment.
"Never mind that, Mary" said ];
"here's q chance to throw away your
PATCHES Hurrah for a lovely country
seat on the Hudson, fifty shares Of
bank stock, a house in town, or any
thing else you wish, and all for a
dOllaru'
"Now, Thomas" said She, and when
she wishes to be particularly severe she !
always calls me Thomas, "What are /
You talking about?"
"a gift enterprise, Nollie; tickets
only a dollar, and sure 10 draw prize /
] read the heading aud displayed the
long list Of prizes. "What do YOU think
OF that G' shouted !, triumphautly.
''l think,' she said, laughing, "that
IL you make so much noise you will
wake the baby" Then, seeing that ]
looked annoyed, she added: "Bnt ] DO
not think that lotteries are just right,
especially for church members. DO
you ?"
80, nonsensei ] never saw a church
fair in my life that did not have grab
boxes aud lotteries. / shouldn't dare
90 cay how many dollars ! haze spent
on them, aud never drew anything
either
She looked roEui=hiy at me.
Don't you think, then, sou are
almost too old % begin 9"
O.. D
80 is uo great malter-oulv "a dollar"
"I know, Tom" aud The wise little
woman looked grave, "nut We haven't
many dollars 10 throw away, aud she
held up The baoy's socks with a good
sized hole 10 each heel. "Aud little
Toms school bin comes iu next week %
! laid down my paper aud tried 10
speak coUviucingiy. ."NOw, Mollie, %
i- all very well for q man 20 jog ou day
after day, earning and spending just 50
much, but DE likes 20 venture once in "a
while, just for the excitement Of the
thing, ID nothing more"
"les; but, Tom, don't you remember
the share iu the oil well ?''
"Ae-e-s,' said I slowly, for 60 was
rather an unpleasant topic of converse
lion to me. l bad invested The little
sum ieit me by maiden aunt, IN an oil
company, against MaTy's good iudg-
ment. Capital. a million OF dollars, more
or less Oh wells flowing DAY and night
on the land OF The next company, just
over the fence. I was much elatel and
promised Mary, among other things. a
new black silk dress we had seen dis
played in some show window. Well
they bored and bored, throwing up a
great deal OF dit, and a great deal of
water put not drop ul oil, and Just as
lHty Were about TO begin new spout.
lle treasurer or some one else ran away
Win The funds and that ended the whole
aAAlr. Mary, like "a good little woman.
neFer repfoacued me, but when / came
"'i's one Jay ana found her turning her
OH mefluo inside out and up-it.. down
! felt, well, I can't tell Just ho.y. Iu, /
thought Of that black silk dress.
"And, oh u she continued. -,.oiirt ,,.,,
remember the patent for tie flour--iff-
pr?' and she laughed outright. Sodif
], when thought Of thesDectacle I pra-
scented when chauced to turn TIE Grams
the wrong way, and the flour dew in
every direction.
But had made up my mind to buy
one OF these tickets; 50 though Mary
sighed she said no more. I Invested, on
my way down town, Monday morning,
and thought while I was about IL
might as well buy one for Mary, aud one
Tor little Tom, too. ] showed them 20
her when / went home 10 dinner Al
noon.
Not three : o, Tom, how could YOU -
aua she looked really grieved; while J.,
tulhAihg it pity il I must account for
every penny l spent, assumed the dig
IlLel AR which the occasion seemed TO
eulau1i 'l ana the meal passed in silence.
"e"t nome a' ui 7lt 20 find her seyyin,,
a9 usual -tt conscience gave an un-
comloftaole twinge as She looked nm
pleasantly and then turned ~ fhe l,rasf
basket OF work. II she only hal a sevr-
ing machine! Perhaps L .aould Inv,
onei and / grew quite happy ,v-r m.
thought, imagining her surprise ,vng I
sent it home unexpectedly. She ,,Y..i
not think me uuwise then in ha.ino
bought the tickets.
Little Tom interrupted nv reve-f,
with: so, father Old susan, who used
20 work for US, has been here to-dav
She has burned her hand so she can't
10 anything, Mrs. Briggs gave her q
dollar. Mother said she couldn't give
her any money, but she put some salve
Oh her hand and gave her something to
eat.p I did not look at Mary, but con-
trived 20 turn Toms thoughts into an
other channel.
Nor was ! any more comfortable, on
passing through The hall next day, to
Overhear her ercouveTsation with friend: