The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26
A Fat Take.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

IhhuucipHia hcCoru. 90 Hl'iII
Lightning struck in the top story
Of the Record building yesterday,
and what were previouslyitwo typos,
whose crowning idea was to secure q
"fat take' and roll along easily In the
world, were transformed into capi-
talists, who reckon their pile by the
thousands. This was the "fattest
tade" they had ever gotten hold of,
and, like all things of the sort, came
by chance, and was dropped out Of
the wheel of fortune as It revolved in
tho drawings of the Louisiana Lot
terry Company, In New Orleans, on
Tuesday. - la.5 & .ub
Thomas +. Lambert and James e.
Gather, two of the compositors en-
gqged ON the Record, are richer by
81, 800 than they were a week ago,
Last Saturday Gather induced LAM
bert to go Into partnership with him.
and each contributed ono dollar. The
money was sent to NJ. A. Dauphin,
3l9 Broadway, New York City, ,Tor
two half-tickets. Then the typos
went out for walk In the Park, and
to exercise the great privilege ac-
corded all we'll behaved citizens, of
standing afar and gazing with admir-.
ing eyes on the beautiful forms of the
imported lambs. 3'
During their pedestrian tour they
built air castles, in a joking manner,
and laid out their plans of how the
money which they would win in the
drawing would be invested. They
picked out a spot of ground which It
was intended should be purchased,
and transform It into a base ball
ground and place for athletic sports
in the summer, and skating rink in
the winter. When the couple reached
Girard avenue, near the connecting
bridge, along came train.
| "There goes the train TO New
York." shouted Lambert, "1et's 60
over and wait for our money"
All these preliminary jokes were
like the boy coming through the
woods in the dark who whistled to
keephis courage mp. The typos were
throwing of innumerable puns, so us
to get the worth Of their dollars in
fun. na -f'' o.! l'
On Monday the tickets were re-
ceived, ono numbered 4l,003 and the
other 2l,046. These the purchasers
put in their pockets AND determined
to await the issue. They did not lose
anv sleep while waiting for the result
lof the drawing, for printers as usual
thing are not very expectant men.
| Yesterday afternoon Lambert was
at work distributing type into bis
case, preparing 10 help in getting out
to-day's paper, when Gather walked
into the composing room with
a copy of the New York Herald in
( his hand lie was too full for utter
ance--that is, lie was overcome. No
not that kind of full. He did moi
speak, but placing the paper before
Lamberts eyes, he polluted at the ad'
vertisement which announced ths
number Of the ticket that had drawr
the capital prize Of $50, ,0O0-4l ,0O3.
For o minute Lambert could no
realize what lie saw. He squintct
his eyes, and then moved over towart
the light so as to be ceatain that h,
was alive. Then the two men shook
hands, and agreed to 20 and get thu
ticket, but before doing SO another
compositer offered to bet Lambert S:
to his three days "string" (wortl
, about $S) that he did not hold tn
, right ticket. In short time tn
ticket was produced, and then Lam
, bert added 81 more TO his $500. HI
, divided his latest gain with his part
/, ner, so In addition the two men OBJ
, tained. the price of their investment
Whether they have drawn anything
! by their other ticket will not be as
certained until the full list Of draw
, ings is made known. @
, The air in the composing room wa
| too confined for such capitalists t
, breathe last evening and they bot
, walked the streets to compose thei
nerves. In the afternoon the ticke
+ was sent to New Orleans by III
. Adams Express Company for collec
J, ton. This Is the first time that Lam
? bert has invested in lotteries. He
I married, about thirty-five years, (
: age, and has round, genial face.
! is his intention to give $1,000 to b.
father, and the remainder Of hi
7 money will be deposited in one {
= the city banks for the present. .ari
Gather is q "sub" compositor, an