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mer from st. Lawrence county, on his way TO the
great west with his family had got as tar as Oswe-
20 on board the propeller New York. He went
ashore ut Oswego to view the town, fort, &c. and
while gratifying his curiosity, was accosted by
ihree men, one of them very drunk, who proposed
TO him so very advantageous bet, that our honest
farmer, Ellhu Thompson by name, thought 1t would
look like casting away the gifts OF fortune to decline
and /" went into win" Of course. But the poor man
found out shortly that he was . done badly" ana
the rogues, drunk and SOBER made oil with singular
agility. The dsquiet and despair OF MI lhomp.
son may be imagined, which mad such an effect
upon the police officers tina, they besurred them,
selves with 40 much activity that the loser regalned
his money and lett for the west on Saturday morn
ing "a wiser and happier man Inc rosues
were committed tor trial.