The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-06

%, 2l5. put them in my pocket book,
and did not tell anyone I hadl bought
them. I was little ashamed Of nv foolish.
ness, but the matter passed out 81 nv
mind and = almost forgot bid thetn.
On last "wednesday l lgot a telegram
rom New York telling me ! bad drawn
the ~, OOV prize, knew, 10 could NOT
DO hoax, as no one knew aboutthe ticket
but the dealer and myself. did not want
70 tell Pap, 30 I borrowed fifty dollars
from friend and went on to New York
on Thursday night, arrived on Friday
morning, and went up 10 the dealers Oh
fee and presented my ticket. ! was cor.
daily greeted by the dealer, who took me
all over tho city, out driving, and showed
me everything that was to be seen. At2
o'clock In the afternoon we went down to
500 broadway, where we found William.
son & Co., the general agents Of Simmons
4 Dickinson, the managers OF the Ken.
lucky State Lottery, and there immeli.
diately upon the presentation OF thetIoket
obtained q check, for the money,
which was promptly paid at the bank.
took 5000 IN money and a draft
on Baltimore for $1,000. l knew, by
hearsay, all about New York sharpeTs
aud thieves and was not DESTROYS Of
remaining there long enough for them
to know had so much money on my per-
son. l took the g. 0D0 In cash partly be-
cause ] wanted 70 DO sure that everything
was all right, for I had sort OF lingering
doubt until got the money In my hands.
l came on to Baltimore Friday night, and
arrived here last Saturday. Alter paid
the $50 dollars had borrowed put the
balance Of the cash had, and the draft in
bank, where It now Is. When I was In
New York the dealer from whom bought
the ticket said, II | would allow him, he
would publish the fact OF my drawing the
prize in all the Baltimore newspapers, buI
told him preferred not. or course,
was glad to win the money, but don't in.
tend to spend 1t. l know plenty Of the
fellows who would have got hack and
been out all night and day. have mol
drank one more glass Of beer because
got this money than | did before. l ney
or bought a lottery ticket before and
don't know what shall do in the
future. ] have mentioned to few
OF my friends incidentally that i had
struck this prize, and they have told
others, 80 that everyone who Is aCquaint-
ed with me knows all about It, ! have had
over a hundred Of the. boys come to me
since Saturday and show inc lottery tick
cts they had bought, or aSk my advice
about buying They seem to think It vii
be luCkyif / look al their tickets or lei
them what 10 do. My advice to them al
Is, DO rs you choose I don't know
what | shall do with my money, only
shan't spree il away. | ain differently
situated from many. am not in business
but live home with Pap, and can have any
reasonable amount Of money for AMI
purpose, any time I'wantit. While $50,
900 is a comfortable sum, 1t don't make sc
much difference to me as it would to some
| could always get what money wanted
and | can't do any more now. have
means besides this $4,000. Iregard It u
sort Of business transaction. I woulC
much prefer that you shouldn't put my
name in the papers; but II you have to-
why, send me some copies." 80 '
Mr.. Hess is evidently in earnest. HI
had made no alteration in his usual mode
OF life, and his habits have undergone NJ
change by reason Of the unexpected vino
} fall. He drinks no more beer and in
dnlges In no more excuses; and the fact o
$4,000 falling into his lap in one fel
swoop has not BY any means turned hi
head. n. .t. .-t