The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-27
When Beggar
Lady Won.

A young Baltimorean and his wife ccie
! brated the second anniversary OF thei
marriage by coming over TO Washington
on Monday morning last 10 see congres
assemble, and they remained over a da.
for the purpose of having a look at tn,
Benning racing. Despite Tuesdays vi
cious weather. they went out 60 TN,
track. II was the first time the youna
man had "seen em run" since his mar.
riage, although before that solemn event
he had been an often bitten victim OF the
horse bug" Like all men who have
sworn of ON fooling with the thorough
breds. however, lac had kept a pretty fair
| line on the runners by assiduously
| reading the results from all OF the tracks.
| so that when he went TO the track on
| Tuesday he thought that he had a fair
| chance OF breaking about even with the
! layers OF odds. Ills wife had never seen
"A horse race In her life before. and when
\ the horses ciamped around through the
mud IN the first race she exhibited con-
siderable excitement, despite the cheer
less surroundings caused by the weather
conditions Her husband, however, didn't
look particularly inspirted when the
number OF the winner was hung up. His
face were ~ sheePish aEiH. iR-faet,
Why. said his wife. noticing his cha
grined look, didn't the horse that you
bet on VIM"
mo he replied "IIe was beaten a
head on the wire"
Wen, IL looked TO me as IL they both
passed by just at the same time" she
said, with rather an aggrieved air II
don't think 1t ought TO make any differ
ence II one of them Is just teeny little
bit ahead OF the other, do your"
Well he explained. there's got TO be
a winner. you know. unless the race is a
dead heat. which this wasn't"
Il don't care one bit." she replied. IL
think that horse that the old things in
the judges stand say came in second is
just as good as the one they say came
In first"
They wouldn't admit that, though. II
YOU were 10 tell them" said the hus-
band Funny l couldn't pick the win
ner Ia field OF only four horses, isn't IL?
Wen. IN run oa>sn to the ring aud see
what the betting Is on the next"
She looked as IL she had something to
say, and she said IL before he got away
Jack" she said. In wheedling tone.
let me bet a teeny weeny little bit too.
wont yoh? IL makes II so much more
exciting"
Jack" looked at her with grin
You bet. eh?' he said What dive
suppose your mother 'ud say TO me II /
she found out that l let you bet? And. |
say, isn't IL enough 10 have one hoodoo |
loser I'm the family? Can't YOU have Just /
as much fun roofing for the one / bet /
on?"
"Oh. bat Il would be so much nicer IL I
could bet just teencby weenchy little
bit on one of the pretty things that
picked out myself The program" she
oh that's alD~imaginati ton and you"
Please" she said. still more wheed-
Iingly.
''oh. well. then. beggar lady, go ahead"
he said, stripping off a s5 note from his
roll of bills, and then he rushed down
the stairs TO the betting ring.
Her eyes sparkled an she looked over
the names OF the horses for the second
race on her program,
'Beggar Lady, she exclaimed half
aloud. as her eye caught the name of
nne OF the horses to run 'Why. that's
lust what Jack Just this minute called
me- Beggar Lady,
At that instant one Of the grand stand |
messengers passed by with his list of
'dds against the horses in his hand She
stopped him.
Can Beggsr Lady run real fast?" she
Isked him, demurely.
II don't know. mann" answered the |
messenger, smiling. "The fillys never
un before In race. This is her first
ime out"
"well. IL she wins how much do I get
or this?' she said. showing him the five
lollar bill
The passenger and glanced at his list
" prices
"Beggar Lady's one o. the outsiders
ma am" he said. she opened at 40 to
III give YOU that IL she wins you
'et back t2O5"
The little woman paled little.
Goodness gracious--Nery well, then" |
landing him the flve-dollar hill. 81 will
'et you on Beggar Lady, then"
The messenger dotted down the bet and |
he young woman's initials. Immediately !
lfter which another grandstand messen-
ger rushed pp to him and said something
'ad registered the betting transaction !
vim the young woman approached her
gain
We'll YOU just were IN time ma am"
las been hammered"
gether trodtoxt--n shrdluhrdushrdlu |
Hammered" exclaimed the young wo-
nan why, the brutcs. Is the poor
hing"
oh" hastily explained the messenger
! mean that they've been knocking her |
rice down In the ring. and now she's |
MY five 70 one, 80 that IL looks like she
na(E a(yam be whats hats, called a 'sood thing "
woman. and Just as the messenger went
way her husband came up wearing an
asy smile OF confidence.
There's only one in this" he said TO
us wife In cock-sure tone. pointing 10
;enaide. name on the program. "and
hats the favorile. Zenaide'l II win romp-
ng all the way. ! bet 80 on her-got $50
q $50 against her
can Zenaide run 80 much faster than
III the rest OF the horses I'm the race,
henF she asked him With big eyes.
Sure" he replied. tits a cinch A
ot OF yaps down IN the ring think they've
.ot good thing in this Boggar Lady and
hcN are more than eating ~ M PLAYED |
ne MY down from ~ 10 10 I've TO one. |
nd they're still hammcrpg at a. I've |
cen too many of these good things go
wrong I'm my day though. no more good
hings for me- Friend " mine ont IN the
'addock told ma that Beggsr Lady-shc's
'cNcr faced The starter before. by tho
'ay-stood rafting good show 20 land
"a the money. and advised mo 10 string |
iCw along pn her. one. two. three across !
he hnard-hnI MOI fnr me- ZnnuIhc.s = thn !