The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-26
a talk at him over the dress makers shoul.

| DAahy one tnat has earned double YOU
money hasn't saved penny"
Simon listened.
"Fifty pOundsl' said he to himself
"Why don't she buy lottery ticket, draw
prize, and stop .sewing2 l would"
lie looked earnestly at Sally. The colol
came into her thin checks.
She was not often the object of such in
tent regard
Could it be that this young man admired
her2
Sally Corkintlahl felt sure that this was
So when Simon offered to sec her home tha,
evening.
That was the beginning of it.
The end was that wedding which had
awakened such astonishment at Painsted.
The wonder that industrious Sally Cork
lndahl had married such an idle fellow,
who certainly could not take care of her, was
only matched by the wonder that hand.
some Simon Wheeler had married that
plain, utterly unattractive Sally Corkin-
dahl.
Mrs. Wheeler resented it highly.
''Slncc you've chosen common seam
tress, and married her without hint to
me, you can take care of her." she said :
II won't"
SO Simon had sauntcred over to the one
room which Sally hired, with his portman
tcau in one hand and an umbrella in the
other; and Sally still went out to work.
While Simon sat at the window and looked
at his paper.
lie had told her he expected to come
INTO fortune, and she received his state
mcnt with the crcdullty of love, and was
content to pinch and toll in The meantime.
She had placed her savings book in his
hands.
All she had was his by the laws of her
love, and before their wedding-day was
over Simon had bought his first ticket.
1t was that that made his heart beat so
wildly, not the touch of her honest hand
upon his own as she met him IN the gloam-
ing; but he said to himself .'There
shan't DC any more drudgery for Sally
when draw the capital prize"
There are twelve months in the wear ::
each month the great Gumbo Lottery had
drawing-each month Simon Wheeler
bought ticket and drew blank.
Sally knew nothing of il.
The anniversary of their wedding came.
On that day Simon bought two tickets, and
in due course of time drew two blanks.
lie was always kind to his wife, forever
tai ked of his expectations, and praised her
industry: forever looked at the paper, and
made little sums in lead pencil on Sally's
pine table.
At tile end or two years Sally began to
feel little anxious, at the end of three a
little weary, at the end of four alarmed.
Forty eight months had passed by, forty
eight drawings had been made by the
Gumbo Lottery, and forty-elght blanks had
been drawn by Simon.
One day he made his purchase with trep-
:datiOn, and returned home trembling: he
had spent the last pound of his poor wife's
hoard
lie had bought his fifticth ticket in the
Gumbo, and for the first time his heart
failed him; he had always expected a
prize before, now he only looked for a
blank.
He went into his small room. Sally sat
at her table sewing She looked up ut
Simon as he entered, and her eyes flied
with tears.
''lusband," she said, T've got to ask
you about the bank book. | hoped TO
leave the money lie and then add to it.
You've got it safe, suppose"
"Yes, the book is safe," said SIMON,
wi h a dreary oppression.
"pd like to see it, If you don't mind, "
said poor Sally. "It seems as if it would
be sort of comfort"
Simon took the book from lis pocket
and handed it to her.
She opened it and glanced at it.
Then her face flushed and she began to
cry: -.
''Don'tl" SAID Simon. "Don't, Sally |
don't cry. meant 1t for the BEST
''lf you needed 1t, yo, were welcome.
1t belonged to you as much as to me-" said
Sally; 'but you might have mentioned it.
I'd have been prepared"
s'l was 80. sure" said Simon. "So
sure"
$50 sure of what 2" asked Sally.
''Of the fifty thousand pounds" said
Simon; ~ expected it long ago."
"You've never told me what you expect,
ed it fron1," said Sally. "Do you eve,
think it will be left your Was it youi
father g money ? If you'd tell me could
think it over. What was lt7 You wouldn't
deceive me, and you are not crazy; but
can't think what you mean by expecting
fifty thousand pounds. And, oh, I am sc
worried, Simonl''
perhaps it may come yet, Sally" said
Simon.
Hn took his handkerchief from his
pocket as he spoke and wiped his wifc's
eyes with it.
AS he did so bit of yellow paper fcl
into her lap-the last Gumbo Lottery ticket
bought but an hour before.
She caught at IL and her face flushed
again. She looked at her husband Will
the CLEAN of anger in her eyes, and cric(
out, sharply:
els this it2 Is this the sccrct-the for
tune you've talked Of? Arc you crazy en-
ough for this9 Have you been buying
tickets in that cheating lottery all thcs,
years, and Is my last pound, that see 20,
have drawn from the bank to-day, spen
for that thing2"
Poor Simonl He stared at his wife fo
a long tlme without answering; then IL
said, slowly:
'"rhink of it--forty- -ninc blanks, ant
every time expected prizc-t!.e capita
prize. Think Of my disappointment
81 can't think Of anything except tha
I've married fool" said Sally. 81 coul,
kill myself when think of it. believ