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I have sold off my horses, and I have not touched dice nor card these six months; I would not even put into the raffle for the last Derby." This last was said with the air of a man who doubted the possibility of obtaining belief to some assertion of preternatural abstinence and virtue. RANDAL. "Is it possible?
"I was down for a few minutes, I do believe," returned Manual; "there is the path of a bullet across my scalp." "Humph! on the head!" said Borroughcliffe, dryly; "the hurt is not likely to be mortal, I see. Well, I shall offer to raffle with the first poor devil I can find that has but one good leg, for who shall have both; and that will just set up a beggar and a gentleman!
So, too, in raffles, the entries are constant, "for glasses 20/," "for a Necklace £1.," "by profit & loss in two chances in raffling for Encyclopadia Britannica, which I did not win £1.4," two tickets were taken in the raffle of Mrs. Dawson's coach, as were chances for a pair of silver buckles, for a watch, and for a gun; such and many others were smaller ventures Washington took.
Then John told the story of Mr Crawley, a considerable portion of the story; and in his telling of it, I think it probable that he put more weight upon the necessity of his mission to Italy than it could have fairly been made to bear. In the course of the narration Sir Raffle did once contrive to suggest that a lawyer by going to Florence might do the business at any rate as well as John Eames.
I had several good offers to sell him; but at the suggestion of some gentlemen in Sheridan, all of whom were anxious to obtain possession of the horse, I put him up at a raffle, in order to give them all an equal chance of becoming the owner of the famous steed. There were ten chances at thirty dollars each, and they were all quickly taken. Old Brigham was won by a gentleman Mr.
So Mr Toogood sent his compliments to Sir Raffle Buffle, and begged to inform Sir R. B. that Mr John Eames was away on very particular family business, which would take him in the first instance to Florence; but that from Florence he would probably have to go on to Jerusalem without the loss of an hour. "Stupid old fool!" said Mr Toogood, as he sent off his reply by the messenger. Near the Close
It was preposterous. Brace opposed his arguments appealed to the crew to their sense of justice and fair play let lots be cast, said he, and let him take his chance with the rest that was the only fair and honest mode the only way worthy of men. Bah! these were not men. One and all were but too glad to grasp at any means that would deliver them from the perilous raffle.
Lead on to that raffle, though fwhat the mischief 'tis doin' so far away from uts home which is the charity-bazaar at Christmas, an' the colonel's wife grinnin' behind the tea-table is more than I know." Wid that I wint to the shed an' found 'twas pay-day among the coolies.
"I mean to say, as long as it will play, you know." At this rather stupid remark they both laughed, without so much as looking at me. "I don't want to make myself in any way unpleasant, your ladyship," I said; "but this instrument was offered for raffle as being worth five pounds, and it's not worth five shillings." "Come, now," said Lady Sandlingbury, "I will give you five shillings for it.
Postwhistle, who was a stylist in her way. "How did you get him? Win him in a raffle?" "Jones, the agent, sent 'im to me all in a 'urry. An assistant is what I really wanted, not an apprentice; but the premium was good, and the references everything one could desire." "Grindley, Grindley," murmured Clodd. "Any relation to the Sauce, I wonder?"
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