The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-12-27
AT wEALTH's DOOR.
But the Poor Fellow Didn't Succeed In
Crossing the Threshold.

Crossing the Threshold.
For many months, writes c. n. Hood
in brakes Magazine, my cupidity had
been aroused by items such as this:
Matthew Mortanbrick, day laborer, work
ing on the new M. Sheeny Cos clothing build
ing. woke up this morning TO find that his
fortunes hadbeen materially changed. month
ago he invested one dollar in the lottery, and
at Yesterdays drawing the ticket which he
held, No. 1895, drew $4,000 Mr. Mortanbrick
was first informed of his good fortune by our
reporter this morning, and his first act was TO
walk deliberately to an old and well-worn hod
which he had carried up TO the tops OF tall
buildings in process OF construction for many
years, and kick it into the backyard. He has
large and interesting family OF children and
will take portion of the money and purchase
place on tho West side and invest the remain
der in profitable business"
Or this:
'Mr. Onspace, the well known and talented
writer, is receiving the congratulations OF his
many friends in the journalistic profession to-
day on account of a little turn OF Fortunes
wheel in his favor yesterday, when his number
90 800 in the - lottery drew $4,000. Mr.. On
space will purchase large amount OF stock
in this paper, and has already been promoted to
the position Of literary editor at q handsome
salary"
had perused great many of these
little pieces of news, and at last com
menced to become somewhat weary OF my
lot, and, to tell the truth, it wasn't such
deuce of a lot, any way. II struck me
one pleasant morning that it would be
very simple thing for me to invest
very small portion Of my hard earned
lucre, and, perhaps draw prize which
would buy me position where my tai
ents would be recognized and easily
The more 1 contemplated, the more
favorably the plan struck me, and at
last l bought, for paltry dollar which
l have since thought, sadly, would have
purchased twenty beers, or twenty sand
wiches, or two tickets to the thea
ter, or one round trip excursion ticket,
or four pairs of hose (my grade), or
twenty cakes of soap, or-but why go on
with that paltry dollar purchased a
lottery ticket the size of a theater ticket,
only not on so good paper, on which was
printed in intricate design in ink of a
delicate crushed June bug shade, the
information that the ticket was No.
91,361 mine, one, three, six, one), and
that it entitled me to certain section
of whatever prize was drawn by that
number at the regular drawing.
laughed at my own foolishness, but
just the same l laid that bit of paper
away with the greatest care. l tried to
forget all about it. was certain that
it wouldn't draw any thing. l never was
very lucky; but my mind kept reverting
feverishly to the ticket. All night
long those mystic figures, "9-1-3-G-1,"
kept burning their way into my brain.
They certainly looked lucky, and any
way, my chances were as good as any
body's. Wouldn't it be a surprise to
some people, if my number should hap
pen to win ton or twenty thousand dol
lars. caught myself frequently taxi
ing that ticket ont and gazing at it long
and abstractedly Along about the
third day it began to seem to me moder-
ately probable that 81, SCI would win at
least $4,000, possibly more, and l be-
gan to wonder what l would do with it
ALL NsE
To begin with, would put up neat
| little house for $1,000, furnish it mod
estly for about $4,000, and then invest
about 1000 in library. Then I'd use
| about $1,000 for little run over to
Europe, and furnish stable for 81, 500,
or in that neighborhood, and invest
$1,000 in SEINE good, paying business,
which it gave me considerable trouble
| to decide upon. Ten thousand dollars
| seemed hardly enough, but then prob
| ably I'd win S15, 900, if | won any thing
and though that sum looked rather
small when | could easily spend five
times the amount, l resolved to be
| very iudicious with my winnings and
try to make them go as far as | could.
Then, too, could buy another ticket
for the following months drawing, and
| perhaps win $4,000 more.
| | still continued TO recognize my old
friends on the street, but secretly be-
gan to sift out good many whom l
would hardly care to know after the
tonth of the month. For twenty days |
was rich. The dreams were SO beauti-
fully golden. All mel All me! 49,
The day of fate arrived, and after an
almost sleepless night l eagerly
purchased a copy of morning paper
which always published list of the
lucky numbers. l turned the pages
with trembling fingers.
"No. 92,36O proved to be the lucky
number winning the capital prize, ETC."
For moment the figures were so like
my own that my heart bounded into my
throat. Then the dread truth dawned
upon me and my heart bounded back to
position some four feet below its
original location. W. ~
There was one satisfaction though,
came pretty close to it:
~ 1880