Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-14

He had now won $4,000, and ,he.sbank
was exhausted of funds.
Ifyou excellency will be good enough
20 wait few Moments said the manager,
sin five minutes the bauk will be able to ac-
cept any stake you may proosc.'
4 will return morrow replied the
Prince.
And he left the saloon without address
ing another word to soul, and without
taking the slightes: notice Of the pretty wo-
men who pressed around him.
The next day he returned to the saloon.
On that evening and the two succeeding
days he played in the same manner, with
out combination and calculation Of any
kind, and always with the same, results.
Coun! DeLacrossc was completely thrown
in the shade. Nothing was talked of at
Baden Baden but the Princes extraordinary
luck. Letters containing an account Of it
were published in the journals of Paris and
were copied all through Europe. The pro-
prietor of the saloon Lad been heard to say
that if this continued. much longer be
would be ruined man.
Count DeLacrosse, attracted by 4 senti-
ment of natural curiosity, had been presen.
every evening forming one of the numer-
Gus crowd which surrounded the fortunate
gambler. <
On the fifth day, at tue usual hour, the
Prince Of FaIckcnberg arrived at his post,
and as usual, placed $4,000 on the red.
This done lie crossed his arms with the
utmost nonchalance, and awaited the re-
suit.
A few moments afterwards murmur of
surprise ran through tue saloon.
The bell had fallen into the Black pock-
et For the first ,imc the Prince had lost.
And he had won SO often that people &C
tually began to believe that it was impossi-
Ele for him 10 lose. Even he himself ap-
peared to be as'onshed he then took $40,
000. from his pocket book and staked it on
the red.
One,o those Inspirations by which gam
/ bless ruin or enrich themselves in second,
entered Count deLacrosses mind.
The vein Of luck has changed said he
to himself, NOW is my time
And yielding without reflection to the in
stinct which sctuated him, lie put $4,000
ON the black
The Prince knitted Ills eyebrows, but this
mark Of ,esn,meut was only momentary;
and he bowed to the Count 80 one ssIutss
an adversaryyin duel. ~@".
Make your game, gentlemen said the
creupier, in hi- nasal and monutonous voice
The bali went spinning round and lodged
in Il black pocket. =
so, So were the only words the Prince
uttered, aud he stakei' $40, 900 on the win
ming color.
There was great curiosity depicted or
every face to know what the Count would
do. -E us -
They were not left long Interpretation
for he put $4,000 on the color the Primo.
just left that is to say, on the red.
Again tho ball. revolved and entered !,
red pocket. ..f, ,.,r ,s,.,, ~ H.: =.
The Count was not deceived the Prince
turn q, ,lack was sas terrible as It had bee,
fortunate beforas hd.is very short time
I aowing 10 LIE obssfaaey ST the Polande,
I who sIwsysdebled Iiisstnkes and lost ever,
time the Frenchrnan become the possesso
Of tile immense sum which the Prince bat
won, and ;;!so Of that which he had bsough
to Baden with him. = =
Excepting the slight knitting Of the.eys
brows weshave befOrsmepipned, the Ptino
showed ao signs of eme.is sps when l,i
last bank a6iss sst6SSsr iii
cronpiers gsa I D tss coun
he said 10 sesaas Which di
, not appesr "a s.
!, ALLOW my; siiS u 3; li q 81 riage
that .yea bay I ssssa ssls5l HON
!, ioaassty, fortsaSSs ass 81 fsbies snoug
to fs.pte saa cnptdilY n Iy:diposed Poi
tsosaS = ,,:s s'' i sE .a5''yS, ss1s =. ss
b IL The Gopps acceptsf the offer ss,p..
j se:Yen hassshesn Fsry; ipeky, sir. said ;tb
Prince, when they veafipstallss ii ID
!; vehicte, nd.sItho1gh sops shsse vo.Fssaetl
played eainst me, siacei n sas the bad
s. who ,,aittjfv w;th NH p,ona1 AZ tL;;6