The chances of sudden wealth floated like dazzling Will o' the Wisps on the horizon, illumining the gray perspectives of the future.

The lottery took the poor ticket-holders out of themselves, and gave them an interest in life apart from machine-cotton, lasts or tobacco-leaf.

The English laborer, who has been forbidden State Lotteries, relieves the monotony of existence by an extremely indirect interest in the achievements of a special breed of horses.
"_Nu_, Pesach, another glass of rum," said Mr.Belcovitch genially to his future son-in-law and boarder.
"Yes, I will," said Pesach.

"After all, this is the first time I've got engaged." The rum was of Mr.Belcovitch's own manufacture; its ingredients were unknown, but the fame of it travelled on currents of air to the remotest parts of the house.

Even the inhabitants of the garrets sniffed and thought of turpentine.