The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-11-12
CHAPTER *


One morning, few days later, Joshua
was walking moodily up the village road
with his hands in his pockets He was
rejecting. IN spirit of great discomfort.
on the hardships OF his situation.
Here am l." he said to himself -eixh-
teen years old, aud father treats me like
boy Of ten I'm most man. and ell
ne gives me FOR pocket money is twenty
ive cents week There's Dick Storrs.
whose father isn't a quarter as rich RS
mine. gets dollar week. He's only
sixteen, too
One important difference between HIM
self and Dick Storrs did not occur to
Joshua Dick worked in a shoeshop. and
il was out Of his own wages thar his faith
e allowed him a dollar a week. Joshua
earned nothing al all.
Its mean :" reflected Joshua. There
amt boy Of my age in Stapleton that's |
so meanly treated. and yet my fathers |
the richest man in town. wish I knew
what to do TO get little money!
At this moment he saw Sam Crawford Il
approaching him sam was perhaps a
Year younger than Joshua he had for
meriy lived IN the village. but was now
IN situation in New York. and was
only in Stapleton for few days.
How are you. Joshua - said sam.
I'm going round to the ice cream saloon.
Won't yon come with meT'
Yes. II you'll treat l haven't got any
money
You ought to have The old mans
'ot plenty"
That's So But he's getting meaner
very day
Look herer' said Sam. suddenly: 7
ave an idea Did you ever buy lottery
icket?7
No" answered Joshua.
There's fellow l know in New YORK
hat drew prize Of thousand dollars.
I'D how much do you think he paid for
ticketY'
Il don't know
Five dollars How's thar for highr' :,
How long ago is thaty' asked Joshua.
scoming interested
Only two months ago"
DO you know him.
Yes, I know him as well as know -
a. He Is clerk in store just opposite :.
rs When he got the money he gave =
II dozen Of Us a big dinner. We mad =
jolly time
"A thousand dollars for Eve. - repeat = =
Joshua He was awfuIly lucky =
The fellow was speaking Of ga -
terry papers regularly. III ask hin u
one. and send it to you IS soon as 1 -
back TO the city =
4 wish you would said Joshua. -
COULDN'T it be something great if 3
I'D draw a prize OF a thousand dol =
-" 20
IN bet 1t would. It would make you
ependent Of the old man. You wouldn't ID
: much for his twenty-five cents 90
X then un
oshua and Sam vent into. the ice 10
I'm saloon, which was kept open dur OF
the summer only. in a small candy .
e. b. a maiden lady who made a ans
ity income from such limited patron ina
as the village could afford. Joshua me
d bis companion with f1rtber ors.- pro
:, to all Of which be readily replied,
Ugh it is doubtful II all the answers
z quite correct But Sam. having :.
in the city few months. wished
e thought to have very extensive you
Iaintance with it. and was unwilling hat
dmit ignorance on any point. son
ariy the next week Sam returned TO and
iuties in the city. and Joshua await tom
mpatiently the promised lottery Ia :.
Sam did not forget his promise. -,
the third day after his departure a ~. ~
: came TO the village postofHce, d. Du
d you
Joshua DrummOnd. Esq,
-StaDIeton.v !.
lis was promptly taken from the Of y
By Joshua. who had called on an az Pre-
} twice a day for this very paper. II -
I'd to be printed on yellow panor fun,
fairly bristled with figures. indicat- .,
the large sums which were weekly .,
ibuted all over the country By the
EoIent managers Of the lottery. Here NOu
q scheme in which the principal prize tiai
but a thousand dollars. However. Dea
tickets were but a dollar each, and
'usand dollars for one was certainly
ndsome return for a small outlay. e
e were others, however. IN which the the
1pai prize was i've thousand dollars, Mr.
, ,l,,. .lexels were In due proportion, paps
''nais esch. ~
80, 49,. ~ ..'usns = over me can
.onev was IiksI~ - eo,,,a a. I'm I'm he'll
gh the lottery Il he could oplv man delpl
to raise money enough to buy a
: But the problem Of how to get
ecessary five dollars he was as far "A
er from solving. "isn'
Tile in this state Of mind be hap co.
one day to be in the store at noon, ~T
lone. Nichols the head clerk, wish wort
go 70 dinner, and was only waiting
alter 70 get back from an errand.
wish Walter would hurry up he On
lied. MY dinner will get cold" inati'
take your place till be gets back. sta
sichols." said Joshua, with extra venti
~ kindness for him.
Ich obliged. Joshua said the sales
I'm do as much for you another ms
/ don't think you'll have long to nad
Ere
sooner had he gone than Joshua. yet Z