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of the

an?uvres and intrigues, as to make the result turn out to their advantage, at the expense of those parties concerned who are ignorant and inexperienced, or, as they term it, "green."

an was sufficient for the daytime. For the night-inasmuch as it might excite suspicion for them to be up at unseasonable hours to watch the operation-they resorted to another method. They bribed one of the seamen of each watch to find out the result of each trial during his watch, and to give them the answers in the morning. When the last time for heaving the log, previous to making up the accounts for the day, came, which was at ten o'clock, they took that result, and then, shutting themselves up in their state room, they made a calculation, and ascertained pretty certainly, as they thought, that the distance would be about 267 miles. It might possibly be 266, or 268; but they thought that they were sure that it would be one of those three nu

's refusal to sell it. They of course also failed to get 266, for that ticket was not to be found. They could not make any very open and public inquiries for it, as it was necessary that every thing which they did should be performed in a very unconcerned and careless manner. They, however, made repeated inquiries privately for this ticket but could not get any

ze. This was the mate of a merchant ship that had put into the port of New York in a damaged condition, and had there been sol

e. This he could very easily do, for it was customary to have the observation made not only by the captain, but by one or two of the chief officers of the ship also, at the same time, who are all always provided with sextants for the purpose. The results, when obtained, are compared together, to see if they

hin two or three of the right one, and then buy three tickets-that is, the one which agreed with his calculation, and also the one above and below it-for perhaps a sovereign or so apiece: he would thus get the ten sovereigns by an expenditure of three or four. His plan, in fact, was similar to that of the Colonel; only his estimate was to be based on the observation, while that of the Colonel was based on the dead reckoning. They both performed their computations in a very skilful manner, and they came to nearly the same result. The mate came to the conclusion that the run of the ship would be 266 miles;

oth the Colonel and the mate resorted to, to induce Hilbert to sell his ticket. These efforts attracted no special attention, for all the others were buying and selling tickets con

ilbert went and asked his father's advice about accepting this offer. His father hesitated for some time, but finally advised him no

d around the paddle-box settee, a gentleman came up one of stairways with a slip of paper in his

n, order! I've g

ike quiet was restored. The persons assembled were all very much interested in learning the result; for, in addition to the prize

d that he could be heard, he began

orty-eight,

laimed the company. "The dista

inued the reader,

the company. "Wha

reader, in the same tone,

ately made for the missing ticket. But nobody knew any thing about it. At

uncy, who had come up on the deck after luncheon, and was now sitti

e! Where is your ticket?

s tone, without, however, moving fro

Charles, went to the place where Mr. Chauncy

r ticket?" s

the deck passengers

ell, it has drawn the prize

I believe," sa

ontemptuously. "Nonsense! There wa

ctly like Chauncy. He gives half a sovereign for a ticket, then r

ith him, went away, laughing vo

on getting the prize; and the vexation which they experienced at the disappointment was extreme. Some of them had bought up several tickets, in order to make sure of the prize. These were, of course, doubly and trebly chagrined. Some had been offered good prices for their tickets, but had r

wever, both of them, by Mr. Chauncy. He accordingly walked forward, too; and he reached a part of the promenade deck that was near the smoke pipe, where he could look down upon the place where the woman was sitting. He reached the spot just as the two men came before her, one having descended by one staircase, and the other by the other. When they met each other, close before where the woman was sitting, they each understood in an instant for wh

nel!

said the

manage the negotiation, with the understanding that they

o was looking down upon this scene f

s drawn the prize. The Colonel

or two other gentlemen standing with Chauncy as witnesses of the scene; and the Colonel saw at once that his scheme was defeated. So he made a virtue of necessity, and, taking out

vexation and anger which he experienced in t

icket, sure-and I believe I should have taken it, if my father had not advised me not to do it. That would have come to almost fifteen dollars, and that I should have been sure of. So much for taking my father's advice. I hope they'l

vice is, that the interest which it excites, and the hilarity and mirth which attend it during its progress, are all open to view, while the disappointment, the mortification, the chagrin, and the remorse are all studiously concealed. The remorse is the worst ingredient i