National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-06
SCENES In FRENCH LIFE.
row A GRAND LOTTERY rRIEr was
WOW by a IADT.

Tho Passion For Gambling In ra11s-Tnr
Story Of Hotel Cashier and n RsssaAn
Countess--A Lecture by Father Hyscinihs-
PARIS, Mssdny, Aprn 16, ISL
When wrote the other day about modern
passion for gambling might have ADDED some.
thing nbout the gambling that is constantly going
on here outside Of the clubs. There sre No
greater gamblers in the world thhn those whp
stake their money every day upon the Bourse, On
upon the Petit Bourse during the evening And
the passion 10 not . whit less strong rDmt tbe
people Who invest their small economies 10 SOCKS
Of yarious sorts. All try to get somstkins 10
annual drawings to the Paris loass and number
OF pr,, y. a.. In the first place the lncay nsmb.r
the date Of the loans: there II q smaller Juiss Cd
10000 banss, several Of 1,000 francs snd . ssrirs
Of numbsrs are drawn e be PAID OF a. the par
drswi.g aiss, AID grad prize Of 500 QUO frNnns
Lat yesr this vas drawn By mas In TrisEse.
Who came en- here to nsgstisre u. Az the Turkt
about nelr paying the prizss drawn m thsir 1oi-
tery, bat be finally got ssne taakers 20 rske u 81
~. R.: .nss Ey,,s aUS ~ way ~ Discount
man at this ums,) for III who iuvsst spIe 'i TO
they have ths sIsitsnent at.s.aa.t spep invest
msnt In . lottery. A curious ease has just come
before ose OF oar tribunals, growing oui Of tne
OF these drawings. 1kree years ago a RusHiar
lady came to Paris ssd took rooms al the Byron
hotel, where abe WAS very we'll recsissd sbs
wa, LADY q certain age prstSpe ing 70 s.A
the Caucasus. She had money, and lived In
style. In very short time she TOOK \ fancy 10
the lady cashier OF the hotel, and thu pscxrpe
| sxcsedingly intimate. The cashier vas an IN
married lady Of thirty odd. who wns dresning
Sua hss no w ,h. sssns ssr Nancy
who vas to be her husband should chance along.
She had waited years for ham, bsk every yesr
more md more an objsc, to Ss Desired. She cum
nded all this to the ausslsn lady who gave her
couraEement and hope, ana the tive spent many
Naturally, The grands dame was lnfsrssd Of iis
| economies laid aside for the marriage suttle.
| ment
bills paid with less regularity, and dunning lri
tiers became frequsnt Finally, she began "a
One day she pretended to have recsived Nm on,
der fros her husband TO return at onre TO Rls-
sis, but lacked the $50 francs necessary f0r 1bs
friend, giving her . 500 ronilc bono TO cUrel
this snd other sans, promising TO redeem u
SIX gsn,h THIS gsD,od Scvr.s m
bond did net draw = prize. Tke cRshfnl
then wrote for her money, md In reply re
an sse 70 f ssrp lff i ssasst
year rolled by, aHd at the pext drawing tlIi'
Identical bond drew the grand prize q aonco
more than realized, so tar as money wcnt, fU
she had never gone so far as TO fancy herself IN,
e sns r.c.v,s a ,S mi ta%
solid Fresch money. Bat she had scarcely Do
posted 10 the bank Of Fsnnce in her own nam,
bond and the 200 900 roubles. She pretended TIM;
the bon1 had simply been len rs s-rurlty ir
debt. The case came before the courts lAst week
and the Russian lady lost her casa Hrr nn
thoriration to sell the bond was regarded NJ
Sufficient title, and II mase no dinrropce whrthts
tribunal aecd.S Inc p tS ann aa IA.
| II drew In the Russian lottery vere the 1rxtti