The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-14
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had built himself house, and there
still remained upon it a mortgage Of
$500; but this sum he hoped to pay in
a few years, if he only had his health.
He had calculated exactly how long
1t would take him to clear off this in
cumbrance, and he went to work with
his eyes open.
one evening James came home to his
supper more thoughtful than usual.
His young wife noticed his manner,
and she inquired its cause.
'What is it, James," she kindly
asked. why, never saw you look so
sober before"
well, III tell you, Hannah" re-
turned the young man, with slight
hesitation in his manner. ~ have Just
been thinking that l would buy a lot
terry ticket
Hannah Lanning did not answer i'm
mediately. She looked down and
smoothed the silken hair OF her babe,
which was chirpng like n little robin
in her arms, and the shades of her
handsome features showed that she
was taking time to think.
now huch VIII II costE She ASKED
at length, looking half timldy up into
her husbands face.
twenty dollars, returned James
trying to assume confidence which
he did not feel.
"And have you made up your mind
to buy itr'
Ne'I' lulhk l SNAIL " nat 10 you
think ABOUT it'
II you shoulu ask my ADVICE l
enouIu 81! 40 Io' ouF It,
but why so;
for many reasons returned MS
"lLe' i'll .reiHDlIu- tome
Hhe "ou'u H't oAehu Hcr husp"hu'
anu sue s"."'A rom IlI'n- MN au-
wee "n',n - l,''-Hu NOT Io.io".
IN ,he hrSt pace she Sai"' 'hlnk
the "no,e s'''hte ol lo'leFIes Is D"u
oht' anu 'heh YOU nave Ao money 10
rlsk.
But Just look at tlle priZes' said
'aili'n' uraWlhg scheiile from MS
poche'' mere IS one PRIZE OF S-o'ooo
ahother OF Slo,uoV' ahother s'poo ana
so on some'hIhs tells me mat II
puS ucNet l shall IRA" large PRIZE
ana theh Just thihk' hahhah' now cas-
HS l couiu pa! "il UP lor my mousse
anu perhaps nave eoou hahusohe
SUN iei'' i,
Inc young man spoke with much
earhes'hess ana assurance but he saw
mat tnere was CLOUD upon his wlfes
prov
IL seems 10 me tEat the chance or
craving prize Is very doubtful said
hhhhah' as she TOOK the Scheme
mere are many thousand tickets TO De
sou
Inc OaDe trled nara 10 snatch the
paper ana Hannah laid it aside.
thllk shaii run the risK'' re-
su'heu 'aihes' s'ahcihE once more over
the paper ana resting with a nervous
ohglhg upon the hSnreS Which repre-
sehteu the hISher prizes Ihefe 5
h"rneS' ne ure" ABOUT SSoo year
ago
les know ~ said hannah, with
more warmth thah She had before
hiahiIested' anu WHIT mas become OF
the money! You know he. mas
hquahuered II al away. An James
honestly by H.
honestly = repeated the young man.
surrey there Is nothing dishonest in
drawing prize in lottery
thlhk there IS Kindly, hut en-
phatically' replied the wife. "All
games OF hazard, where money Is at
sake, are dlshoneSt. Were you to
draw prize OF S@ppO. you would
rob thousand men Of $50 each; or
at least you would take from tlem
moEry Tor which you returned them no
equivalent. Is 1t not gambling in every
sense OF the WordF
on no! You look upon the matter
IN 100 strong Ileht.
PerhapS 90; nut yet so 1t looks to
me- Nhat you may draw some one
else must lose; ana perhaps 1t may be
some one VINO can ahord the loss no
6etter than you can. | wouldn't huy
the ticket, James. Let us live on the
products OF our honest gains, and we
shall be happier
James Lannlng was uneasy. He had
no answer for his wife's arguments;
MT least no answer that could spring
from his moral convictions and he let
the matter drop. But the young man
ell III