The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-10-26
A Bride Prize
b. IVAN TRocLoFF
Copyright BY American Press Asss.
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Russia. stepped out o. the sleigh that
bore him and wenf inside Amer co.
gazing q room o. the landlord be threw
% his long oveFeoat lined with fur.
weni 70 q are o. blazing logs ana
warmed his hands. then. turning his
eye. was caught b. q notice tackled on
the wall Il read;
The fourth drawing for the year q The
mafrimoniai lottery uti take placs a the
tosn han tomorrow ssenins. Nov. u a.
o'cl0ek
The stranger turned 70 the landlord
aRd asked for an explanation o. the
strange notice
-In this place. said the landlord.
-four tines . year ne have q lottery.
One o. our girls Il PAT % a. q prizs.
FlVe thousand tickets are sold az
Fubls . ticket The holder % the win.
niRg ticket Il bound 10 marry the giri.
the money serving as her doWry. II.
h0vsver. she via not have hin they
mag divide ihe m0ney between them
IN ease the maa who wins 4 already
married 10 may turn over the prisa % |
any fFiend be MAJ select
lis not fhia . singular enstomY'
That may b.. but 4 Il . very good
one. We have IN smoisnsk eFery year
q nsu iof o. girls that have cone 70 q
marriaeeabie age Who are without
dowFiea ne lottery provides for -four
% lhem-
-And Who 4 shs prins far ths pr,.ent
dnWingY-
Scala ogioe-
TIE stranger started
DO you know fhs giriY asked ne
landiord
-Yea No Tts name Il familiar %
ne Bot there are olheEs a. this name.
How shouid know her. being
stranger d emo,enskY-
-ahe has pot always iiFed hera-
-Afo the ehances al taksnr
= have beard that not baif have
beea disposed o. he girl Il nof vel
knoau. she keepa aioof and Il known
70 b. averss % tsking q husband IN
this way. BOT enc o. cur phiianthropic
eitiEena MI pay for aii chances Dot
taken Jose before she drawine-
The next errning the town bah VAS
crowded uifh those who had cone 70
49, ths dFawiag The prize vas prcseot. ,
. gifi win the fair hair and eyes o.
Ruasian SIC Locked aad-lndeed. more ,
me oae 70 b sacrificed than 70 b
made . bride neioea the drawing .
he philanfhropic eltiEen he landlord 1
- s...l..... - - A.. a..s..~ af.arraa
rpmained unaoid that BE- miEhf pay for /,
hen. ne and fhnae ahouf him we're !
SURPRISED a. being informed that al 4
tickets had heen sold. THIS they con \
Iidercd remarknbie aince The day - !,
laru not over 100 had been taken.
A great deal q tine vas taken % y
'rpparing for ne drawing Tickeis =
'ad besn made bearing TIE names q !.
~ loo Who had subscribed. but ufRce
,ooa q the day of the drnuin9 $500 !,
bore must b. made 10 compieie The !,
600 A dozeu peraons were engaged
D an anfcroom making tickets while =
hose IN the hall waited The latter =
penf the tire chatting and sfrolllng
ack and form before the prire. ogiing
q. 90 her face wns the melancholy =
'hose deformed pefsoua whose de- .
'rmiiies are exhibited n museuma
his act the spectators wonderinE. for :.
! these drawings ihr prins SRI Usually
'oked proud ard happy -
4 was quite late when the door OF :.
ie anferoom was opened and . has. =,
4 fuli Of bim % paper. on which
ere written names o. those who had -
absorbed Tor chances. was brought y
/ The coutentB a. the basket were
nptied into = huee WHEEL which was -.
volved. and when Il stopped . ia
aa opened and the master Of cere- "
onics. blindfoided. put 10 his hand
"a drew forth q name There was ~
enthless silence an the announce III
ent Then be announced: ~
Paul zabieskiF' ~.
Al eyes were turned upon Sonia Or. ~
Z 70 observe the effect the name ~. ~.
ouid have upon her She was cit. ~
g where she could readily b seen. =. 7,
, to the speaking Of the name Of the !.
N who had won her she seemed In :.
ferenL but the moment the words !.
- out IN the ball q change came 80,
r. her She started look Of sur. ~ ~
se came into her eyes. A rose tint ~
rted IN each cheek and spread itself
over her face A light came into ''' y.
! eye But most noticeable Of al
a q look Of wonder. -
he wonder was reflected In the -
IS Of those who looked upon hers. "ss
rat did this change IN her meant .o
10 was this Paul Zabieski1 No one -. -.
sent seemed 70 know him "a.
rom the outside Of those surround .,
the wheel and the prize . young ~.
b came forward. approached the ~
!, knelt before her and. taking her ~
"a in his. kissed II. Then he turned ~
he others: o,hs
am Paul zabieskl In Poland 49,, v,~.
ia Orion and grew up together - ,
became lovers. But her parents her
loved to this place ! have become ,eo,
ncccssful merchant and came here en-
lortIay 70 ind her. I subscribed for 80.