The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-04-17
DRAWING A DROMEDARY.
The Lamentable Consequences OF
a Lottery Investment.

enjoying his newspaper n evening
when he suddenly exclaimed:
"What a piece of luck''
what is it, my dearP" asked his
wife in great establishment. 'Have
the rentes advanced? Have the
Chinese Disappeared Has the assassin
of the Project Of the Eure been dis.
covered? Has the Censorship been
abolishedp Has"
"How can I think about such
trumpery matters when No. 4,444 has
been drawn from the wheel?"
"No. 4,444"
"That's just about all your memory
is good for! l refer to the drawing OF
the Egyptian Lottery, and l have just
seen that the only ticket | had, No.
4,444, has been drawn"
"Indeed, and what do you winT'
81 don't know yet, but according to
this paper my number drew n Of the
natural prizes"
And on this piece of information the
Durands passed the night in weaving
an embroidery Of the most attractive
speculations. The next day there was
a crowd before the Palace of Industry,
where the different prizes of the Egyp-
tan Lottery were deposited. As every
lucky holder Of a. winning number
came out with his prize there were joy
full EXPLANATIONS and congratulations
more or less original in their character,
according to the article won. A sep
peur-pompier received quite an ovation
as he returned to the barracks proudly
bearing in his right hand a green par
rot and in his left a white one. M.
Durand entered, not without some mis-
giyings, the immense arena of the
ground floor. An employe carefully
scrutinized his ticket and conducted
him without a word to the extreme
southern extremity of the hall. He
drew aside a curtain and exhibited to
the anxious M. Durand the prize he
had captured.
1t was a dromedary, a real drome-
Diary, with the regulation amount of
hair and bone, nonchalantly kneeling,
its lip pendant and its eye very much
on n side, regarded him with Eastern
gravity.
"And is that minep' cried poor M.
Dnrand, very badly frightened.
Eyes, monsieur"
"But that's a camel"
mo, monsieur. It's a dromedary.
That's very evident"
"How is it evidentP"
"Hs muzzle is less enlarged, his
head less elevated, his neck shorter,
his hair softer and more like wool-in
short, he has only one hump
$50 the ~dromedary has only M
hump What's become Of the other
oncp'
81 don't know. Has monsieur never
been at the Jardin d'Acclimatationp"
Eyes, but I didn't pay much atten-
ton. shall know now that camels
alone have two humps. How am l to
get the beast away"
'By his halter, monsieur"
Certainly" muttered M. Durand.
Then, sorrowfully remembering the
apPrcciatiyc crowd that surrounded the
palace, M. Durand added:
couldn't ! leave this big beast here
IS q boarder for a.few daysP"
impossible. The palace must be
ready this evening for the horse show"
"At least take him home for me.
When ! say home, l mean my stable.
But what will the landlord thinkp He
will certainly charge me more
Il am ordered, monsieur, to deliver
the prizes and can on no account abb
sent myself"
Must ! then take away this mon.
strous mammal myself"
"Yes, monsieur. Please make haste"
While M. Durand was expostu-
iating n u tho palace policemen
with 2 severe mien and gruff voice APP
preached.
Come, get ont Of the way
quick! Do you hearp You man with
= camel" N
III % not q camel. It's q drome-
dary. You see yourself he has only
one hump"