Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-27
i WOMAN PATS MR. BET.
selling Foriy-two Bushels of Peanuts to thf
Crowd ON Boston Common.

selling Foriy-two Bushels Of Peanuts to the
Crowd On Boston Common.
\ Boston special says Probably the last
Of BOst0n's novel election bets was paid on
the Common to-day. All other unique
wagCrs have been upon the general result,
and, accordingly, have been paid by Blaine
paItisans. TO-day'S loser was sympa-
tliiZer with Cleveland. aud a woman at that
shortly before . there appeared on The
fremont Street mall OF the Common. near
Park street, small striped tent. wiki a
table in front piled with peanuts. Upon a
neighborng tree was hung sign PAY
ing an election bet" Promptly on the
stroke Of 9 a well-drCssed lady took her
stand behind the improviscd counter. hung
up notice, Peanuts 10 cents "A bag"
and began doing lively business with the
large crowd that collected. one OF the
fist corners asked her.
What sor, Of peanuts are you sell
ingy"
cleveland peanuts"
CLOVIS thatY Cleveland wa. elected"
Well" laughingy replied the lady,
e" wagcred $50 against $500 that Governor
Cleveland would have 10000 plurality in
New York state. The other condition was
that should make the so selling PEANUT,
on the Common from.9 O'Clock in the morn
ing until 2 O'Clock at night, and should mol
ca or drink during thai time"
The Cleveland pcanut-ycnder i Mr..
john Mullihccn, who j. pretty well known
in Boston. She j. about hity-tiye year,
old, decidedly stout. and quite disiiu-
eui,hed m general appearance. Her hair
il snOW-w hl,c. and She wear, u IN a pecu-
liar heap on top al her head. She WAS
dressed in Nell-iitting Newmarket. \
large cameo breaSt-pin fastened q white
lace collar around her meek, ana pair OF
black bowed eyeglasses hung upon her
breast. II Na> decidedly chilly al day.
lut she wore no outer grmenl, neither
did She al any time leave her post b.
hind the counter. Trade was 80
brisk that she had TO get the assist
ancc Of q gent ieman and TWO other ladies
mcSt OF the tine IL assist either in making
change or in putting 'he peanuts ~ bags.
Baked bean. could not have I'D ia'ier. and
hCr s,Orh was soCn exhausted. ccptiI
more bushels ,pon arrived. bat the demand
did not kick. Almost every one had
something to 'ay in the way Of a Joke
a. her expense. She TOOK il all in good
part, giving is GOOD a. WAS sent IN mos.
eases. About noon Lewis Hayden, a
local Blaine man ~ some note. came
along. lie sympalhlzed heartily with Mrs.
Mmhacen, and bought three packages.
under the impression that >h- lost on
Blaine. Finding ont to The contrary. he
threw the nlts to the ground and said he
would be ashamed 10 cat Cleveland peanut,
and would not take them home. When
first accosting the badly Uncle Lew, COM
mcndcd her for her patriotism.
The crowd at times numbered several
hundred people. They were very quiet
and INDUCED IN nothing more scriou, than
frequent chppins. Two policemen kept
them from crOwdine up too close rhi.
was the only thing that troubled her.
"1hcv look al mo a though | was Wild
heast," she said.
Toward night the dimes came in in
perfect shower. The supply had to bc re-
plenished Two or three times, aud before
The twelve hours were gone fOrty-tWO and
one hall bushels had passed over the cnun-
ter in 2,l50 paper bags. Mf,. Mulibccn
bore The tiresOme test remark lhly well.
The terms Of the bet were fulfilled in every
particular. She not only went without
food and drink but she did not once sit
DOM al her work. Bu, the moment the stint
was done she hurried TO waiting carriage
and was driven rapidly 10 her home. The
crowd cheerod her a. she left. The gross
receipts were S2l5, and she will probably
bet about $50 bythe operation. After the
bet is paid the surplus will be used 70 sup
ply Observation-Disclosures to many poor
Jmilies. This is the second time she has
sold peanuts. When she was a young I,dy
she made similar bet on Fremont's elec.
ton. In those days she was Il resident Of
the South. rs she lost her bet she paid il
ON playground. In three hours sh sold
twenty-five barrels.