How A Trap Didn't Catch A Senator

On the return trip of the Legialative excursión party, from the Upper Península, not a few stopped at Chicago to look about the city. Among the latter was our esteemed senator from Manchester, J. D. Corey. The day waB passing pleasantly as he went from place to place, and became absorbed in the enterprise and magnirkence of that great city. Of course he had no objection to otter, wheu a mau upon the streets extended to him a hearty greeting with a " Why, how do you do, Mr. Corey, I am glad to see you." Rather nonplussed at the strange countenance, Mr. Corey replied that he was well but that he had not the ability j ust then to recall his f rieud's name, uot rememberiug that they had met before, With commeudable alacrity the stranger stated that he had the pleasure of being known as J. W. Knight, cashier of the First National bank of Auu Arbor, that he had run up to Chicago on a littlo business, and was glad to meet some one from the vicinity of his own home, although he had not the pie asure of a personal acquaintance with the senator heretofore. Mr. " Kuight " entertained his friend for a short time with the latest news from Washtenaw County, and in return asked many questions about the excursión to lake Superior. With a little margin ot doubt running all around his friend's conversa tion, Mr. Corey listen ed atteutively till it beoame necessary to move aloug the street. As he had iudicated an incliuauon to go, his compamon remarked that time was hanging heavy upon hls owu shoulders and that he would walk along with him. They had not proceeded far when the sign "Lottery" stood out before them, when Mr. "Kuight" suddenly remembered that he had lately received inlormation that a ticket he had purchased inthis institution had drawn a prize, and so iniormed his comrade, addiug: "It you wil] wait a minuto I will step inside and see it ray mformation is correct, or ust step in with me and see what my luck is." Inside they went, and sure euough there were twenty-five dollars awaiting the lucky " cashier." Encouraged by his succe&s he said he thought he would risk five dollars in another quarter of a ticket, as ha shouldu't lose anything in the end any way, and as " we are away from home, what niattet'ö it if we do xpeculaie a little." Fortune was on his side again, and the gentlemanly dealer paid over to him h'fty dollars as the price of his investment. This was encouraging, but the fifty dollars would be paid over, in accordance with the provisions of the ticket, only on condition that another ticket should be purchased. A whole ticket would cost only twenty dollars and a rich harvest inight bo the result. " If you will go in with me, said " Knight," we will divide tlie iiroflts and theu leave the iustitution." Now this hardly agreed with the reputation of Mr. Kuight of Ann Albor, that he ahould be 60 willing to do lottery business, and henee matters looked a little suspicious, and because of his own conscientious scruples he quite kindly decliued to be a partner. It waa not possible to withdraw now, so the ' cashier " bought the ticket and which pro?ed to be a blank. Ot course there was no enthusiasm in buying lottery tickets alone, so he refused all invitations to " to try once more." The two men stepped into the street and Mr. " Kuight " iminediately excused himself, saying they would probably meet agaiu soon, and hastily departed to find some other aeqttainturice. Mr. (Jorey came to this city last week to take a look at Mr. Knight and discuver it really a (jame had boen attempted upon him. It need uot be said that he found his suwpicion s confiimed and that he took much pleasure in relating his adventures to the astoniahed cashier who did not know betere that he had anotlier self roaming about that great city and making such suma of money in lotteries. - F. S. Day, of Allegan, Grand Patriarch of the Encampment branch of the I O. O. F., waa in the city Weduesday eveniug and installed the officers of Aun Albor Encampment. He left yesterday morning for Kalatnazoo, for the purpose of iuatituting a new encampmeut at that place.