The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
cAPRIcEs or FORTUNE.


Cssfsws Hsppealsgs Among These
Who Invest IN Lottery Tickets.
rSORTuSE II never 70 capricious -
when she IL turning a lottery wheel.
ard whole library might Be written
OF the strange oranks she has played with
those who have woced her Ia this gs1tse.
Gae Was In strangely eaprtci0uz mood.
says Tsd-Tsits when ~ paeaaee her 20 cen
vert DaEslin shop assistant into . man a
fortune AMI the founder Of a noble family
Lake White, the father Of the nrst Lord
Annaly, ~as a poor Manxman who had
drfff.a 10 Lub3ln to- serve behind the
coanser Of a b0ckxelIess shop. In tho
hope Of adding 10 hts scan;y earnings he
bought a number Of lottery tickets fof
sale, bat found himself nBabie 70 dispose
Of them all At the last moment he de-
cided to send the nnsoid tickefs to Belfast
In the hope 81 finding better market
there; hat when the coach had been day
on IN journey he received letter inform
Ing him thar tho despfsed tickets had won
valuable prizes. Although the news came
in the dead Of night. Luke White got up
immediately. saddled a horse. and raced
madiy In chase Of the coach. He rode
through the night and the whole OF the
foiluwiag day. and overlook the coach
within a few miles of Belfast. He rescued
tbs bundle Of tickets and, returning home,
exchanged them for prtzes Of the value Of
si00.00o.
An amusing story II told OF q wicked
trick which fortune played short time
ago on lady. TIE lady and Der husband.
who we're travelling called al the shop of
q country draper TO make few pur-
chaaes Tacy were about 10 leave the
shop when an attractive bonner arrested
the iaasy's attention and she induced her
husband to buy II fer her. When IL came
TO payment. however, the husband found
TO his eisniay that he had not sufficient
money TO pay for II. In this dilemma ne
Offered tha draper an eighth share ticket
In q German Iottsry which he had in his
purse and finally induced him 10 accep, IL
In part payment. A few days later the
lady learned 10 her disgust that the lottery
ticket bad won an eighth of $1,000. and
that her darling bonnai'' had thus cost
her the record price OF nearly $500
It was happy inspiration that tempted
q young lieutenant on the Italian battle
ship Lepanto 10 turn his attention 10 the
Spanish Christmas lottery couple Of
yUars age The ship was cruising off tho
coast Of Epain. and IL occurred to the lieu
tenant TO iniuce al on board. from cap
tain 10 cabin boy. 70 join IN purchasing q
lottery ticket. The ticket was bought.
and, 10 the delight az all. was fortunate
enough TO win the FIRST prize OF 3ie5. 900.
which was divided among the lucky own
ers on Christmas day.
A very curious piece Of good fortune Tell
last year TO the LOT Of a poor widow who
kept a small shop In suburb Of Berlin.
Ono evening as abe was serving GUS
toner YQrkiuSnlan stepped into the shop
snd begged permission TO high: his pipe.
Drawing piece Of paper from his pocket
he twisted II up. lit It AT the gas jet. and
after lighting his pipe threw down the
spill and walked on; with a word Of
thanks When sweeping the door the next
morning the widow took up the eharred
paper osi, 81 Idle curiosity. and, unfolding
a. saw that "A was lottery ticket only \
fraction Of which had been burnt. She
folded II mp put Il away In her pocket.
and had almost forgotten II when the re-
suit 81 a largo lottery drawing caught her
eye in the paper. She then remembered
the erumpiea Ticket in her pocket, and on
producing Il found &c her amazemens and
delight that ihe rejected tickle, had won q
prize az 5000. Sae claln.:l the prize, and
although she advertised widely for iss
original ywner with the intention OF shar-
Ing II win Elm. she has been left In uniis-
turhed possession Of her fortune