Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-24
An Attempt and the Result.

lone OF our prominent tradesmen furnishes us
the following episode in his experience during a
late visit to New York, and as wo learn that
several Of our business men have had adventures
quite similar, we give II for the benefit OF ALL
II was about two O'Clock in the afternoon. AZ he
was going down Park Place below Church street.
he was very cordially greeted and taken by the
hand by very gentlemanly young man who
SAID How do you do9 am very glad TO meet
you; are you well 2 and how long have you been
IN the city ? ! told him he must be mistaken in
the man that ! didn't recognize him "a an
acquaintance, or one whom had ever met before
lie said, perhaps not and did not know that he
had ever been introduced to me, but had often
seen me in vermont,-sad he was the nephew OF
Ex-Gov. Page. asked him II he lived In Rutland
at present. lie said no, but that he was connected
with the banking house OF Forbes & Co.. Boston ;
that he had been abroad, and while In Paris
bought ticket In gift enterprise that he
received notice from the agents in New York. AZ
the result of his purchase, Of having drawn a
painting, which, he was informed, was valued nj
$4,000 to $40 OO0 that he had called on the agents
and was told that 1t had arrived, and II he would
call In an hour he could have IT, lie said Per.
haps you would like to see Il p told him had
no objection to looking at a good painting. As
he said 1t was but a few steps, started down Park
Place to Church or West Broadway, lam not onite
sure which, and down whichever IL was IN Vesev
up Vesey on the south side a few stems and
up stairs to the first floor, (he hurryipg little
ahead of me- and opening the door Of an office
which had the appearance OF a regular business
office, with large safe, tables, ETC. and in charge
nj n fa1l al pAa h,.af II.
The general impression on entering was favor
able The ticket holder inquired IL he had
received the picture, and was told that 1t was at
81 Broadway, and gave him ticket which he
said would put him in possession Of his prize
but he said in connection with the picture there
was money prize which amounted to two humid
red dollars and a fraction, and he counted out
the two hundred in currency and handed it to the
prize winner, which he put in his pocket The
agent then said to him We only pay the round
sum in money; for the balance we give ticket
in small Havana lottery, to be drawn the 9th
OF October. We don't sell tickets, but have this
privilege and took from the safe a book contain
ing what looked from the distance was stand
ing) like lottery tickets, and asked Nephew to
draw one. But he shrank from it, and said he
didn't like to do that he didn't ike to be found
with lottery tickets on him The agent then told
him that he could take his chances there and
have the matter settled at once, and handed him
a card upon which was some number, should
say at the same time uncovering diagram on
black cloth, marked off into squares, and in these
squares were numbers from one up to fifty, but
not placed in regular order. On some of these
were placed a gilt star; on others were amounts
indicated as 81, Sl5, 5000, and so on up to
100000, the capital prize and at the same time
placing upon the table pack Of cards containing
numbers from one up to fifty perhaps, but there
we're eight with only the single Il on them
To draw prize, the explained to the Nephew,
you must draw eight cards, and II the amount of
them when added together is the same as in one
Of the squares with the star 1t il blank; IL it cor
responds to the amount in a square without the
star, it is cash prize. The Nephew was directed
to draw eight cards, and the sum of them rested
with the star. He was again directed IN do the
same, and with like results. All this time had
been standing observer and listener. The agent
said, Sit down, SIR which did The Nenbew