The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-02-03
Taking q Chance J
One Mans Less 10 Another
Mans Gain

came in one morning ana SAFE:
PA, we made clean thousand on
that last deal in futures" The old
governor reared back and replied:
Speculation, Bill, speculation is
the only way to make money and to
make money fast" A few days
latter Bill came in with q hang dog
look on his face and plaintively
said: Pap, the bottom has drop
ped out of cotton. We lost two
thousand on those blame futures"
The old man lowered his jaw about
two feet, brought his fist down with
a bang and said: Gambling, Bill,
gambling pure aud simple. No
more of it; no more of it.
Thus it is. One mans loss is an
other mans gain.
| took ten cent chance at tur-
key; won the turkey and sold it for a
dollar. ! took two-bit chance at u
pair of pants. Got the pants and a
negro stole them.
/ walked into the store of our
good humored grocerman, Walter
Hamilton, aud asked the price of
hams. He said; "Fifteen centsF'
/ said: Fifteen cents for one or
two for twenty. fivs?" He replied;
Being as it is you, yes" / told
him TO send them no and collect at
the house l went out feeling grand.
| thought Two hams for a quar-
ter" L walked up to my Office and
said 10 my clerk: Well, 1 put an
other hundred into the futures. ="
Yes, / heard you did, he replied.
'Who in the thunder told you so"
/ demanded. 81 answered the tele-
phone Just now" ne said, and they
demanded you to come over and put
up another hundred. That was
enough. l dropped into my seat. |
felt like thirty cents mo speeula-
ton, no speculation; gambling out
and ont, 3" causticauy said. l held
my wounded pride and falling spir-
It's together awhile by padding my
face with both hands. Some how /
never felt my apostasy till my purse
was gone. ] stepped out upon the
streets to get some fresh air and 10
get away from myself.
Our handsome barber, John Free
y a
Ibid you take "a chance at a piano
at Corsicana2" Yes, why?" / ask
ed. 81 saw ia the Dallas News that
you got It" be said He said that
he would give me check for $50
for my chance. | told him, no sir.
1t woul1 take $500 60 lift that piano
Oh but / felt good / began to ride
a high horse. | talked TO every
body. / saluted the men, raised my
hat to the ladies' and subscribed S2j
to the preacher on my good luck In
speculation. / sent So to Corslcana
to crate and load my piano. That
was the last, except the darn boys
around town are still trying TO bay
that piano every time they see me
strut q little
] went TO the house still on a high
horse ny wife met me at the door
with a frowu on her face resembling
the shady side OF q cyclone. What
In the name Of all the crazy Moses
did you send those hams up here
for when We have four entire hogs
lust -alted DOWN." she demanded,
AS best / could / said: why, my
darling, I took them because they
we're cheap. ! could get one for If |
.cca cents az two for twenty Ave. !
Two for twenty cents, thunder, !
lightning and blue bIazes, she |
shouted amphasIzing her remarks /
with the broom stick dangerously /
lear my head. " \ on maudling idiot, /
had 10 paw ~ so for those rotten old |
Iams all this Christmas money
lad ON account OF your being a
Dol she blurted out, making a
Using cjrcumhex with the broom
landle
After my wife got over her tan
rum ana 1 got over my scare We sat
own TO the table 90 ham and gravy,
each other with our
houghts 4 man came Co the front
DOR and asked 10 We wished 20 buy II
turkey for Christmas dinner. My /,
rife asks ed him the price of his tar
eys he said Eight cents -
he asked how many he had He
splied 4 ten. She said We'll, /
elieve / will take all you have at
1At price She told him 90 turn
Rem into our big wire ieuea chicken
ard He tarned loose ten Of the /,
finest turkeys 1 nearly ever
aw As hs turned loose the last
ne, any vile with mach ado, hand
d him eighty eents The man look
q little hlaak aud said shall
harge TIE feat Go GAa old man4'
be spurtsd up ana said "Ao, ia
esd j pay iny own bills. ha pays
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