Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-11
UNEXPECTED FORTUNES.
An OPt1cIan and a Magician Awai
 and Find Themselves Rich.

An Opt1cIan and a Magician Awake
 and Find ThemseIves Rich.
 'fMonday night I was poor and Tuesday I was rich, said MT. Charles H. ScheHreen 8 few days ago to a Courier reporter. That he had very recently been poor no further evil dence was needed to convince the reporter than the almost poverty-stricken home in which he had been found in Russell place; that suddenly he had been made rich the re- porter had written proof in his possession, as had also Mir. Scheffreen, who, with well founded delight, showed his visitor receipt, signed by the cashier of one of our largest banks, for negotiable order for thousands of dollars, which had been deposited for collec- tion that very day. fYes. I am indeed for tunate man. But had faith and knew it would come sooner or later. How many children have IF There is this little girl, :" said the elated speaker, pointing to pretty blaekseyed little Jewess, perhaps ten or elev- en years of age, land five others, besides 8 daughter who is married. Yes, I have had 8 tough time of it, and had it not been for the hope of some day having just this luck I cannot tell what should have done. 1 left Russia five years ago with my family, think ing should have no trouble at all in making good living. I found it much harder to get along than I thought I should. Selling spectacles and eyeglasses. which is my busi- ness, is very hard work; there are so many doing the same thing, and many days made no money at all.
 ''There is one thing though, my friend, I have always made money enough for, and that was to buy ticket each month since l have been here in the Louisiana State lot tery; and, sir, you see what has come of it. Hal hal I told my wife," continued the an imated speaker with chuckle, "I should get it some day, and have, havei"
 MT. Schefreen seemed very anxious that the public should know of his good fortune. Uria eaT1l6 al in Rn1t0n buy ticket,' he said. ''I have told every friend have seen, and many of them have already taken my advice. Yes, put it in the Courier by all means; let everybody know it." A strange incident connected with Mr. Scheffreen's drawing 8 part of the second capital prize of one hundred thousand dol lars, and one which would seem to indicate that nothing had power to prevent him from getting it, was the fact that, although he or dered his ticket several weeks before the drawing, by some accident or other it had not reached him as late as five o'clock on the Monday afternoon immediately preceding the Tuesday on which the distribution of prizes took place, and it was the new ticket that he ordered at that late hour by telegraph which proved to have on it the lucky number.
 On the same day that MT. Scheffreen drew his fortune MT. O. F'redericks, of Norman street, who held another part of the same ticket, was also equally enriched. Mir. Frederioks, who is travelling magician, was away from his residence performing with a dramatic company when the reporter called, and therefore could not be interviewed Enough, however, was learned about him to assure one that the money was as much need ed as it was welcome With none of his cards, or any of his other magic parapherna- lia, has he ever produced such a wonderful transformation as his good luck did for him on December 18th with the little engraved ticket issued by the Louisiana State Lottery company.-Boston (Mass) Courier, January 1st.