The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-20
LUCKY AUBRIOT.
The Man Who Won the Grand Prise
Chased Out Of Paris By Nosoriety.

The Man Who Won the Grand Prise
Chased Out Of Paris ny Notcriety.
Paris Coz New York World
In an evil hour, however, it occurred to
me tina. ! might as well go and see Au-
briot, and then learned there was not a
word Of truth in them from beginning 10
end. say in an evil hour, because the
facts are nothing like 90 picturesque "a
the fancies. He il, or rather vas work
man, and one Of the soberest and steadi-
est: he never was an ass. He maintained
MS natural steaainess and nerve all
through a change OF fortune as wonderful,
considering his circumstances, as any
thing recorded in the ARABIAN Nights
found him at his lodgings on fifth floor
in the Rue Cardinal Lemoine-quarter OF
the Luxembourg-a dirty street dirty
house, but a clean home. On one side Of
the FIRE sat his old mother, on the other
side his wife, the adopted child, q niece
they have no children Of their own-was
in the next room. He assured me with
great indignation that he had never for
gotten himself fox single moment under
the excitement Of the news. He thought
very little about the great prize on the
day Of the drawing. He went 70 his work.
a. | have said, and on coming home
cleaned himself up" and 'ook bis family
out for an airing. The newsboys were
selling the evening papers containing the
winning number Of the gros lot. He
bought a paper, and put it in bis porke'
and forgot al about It till be was undress-
ing TO go 10 bed. Then he took IT Out and
ea...l . hat he IN stoGr,
hours as yet inasmuch AZ tine winner o.
the qros LOT vas himself. He changed
color with excitement. be owns 10 nothirc
more. II was the public went mad. not
he. Since the publication # his name
and address il seems he has hardly had q
moments peace. All the oesck-brsins d
the oounxy-so give them thesf courtesy
| title, though suindleTs would perhaps b
the better vofd-haye been at HIM for q
! dip in his lucky bag. He could have got
| nd Of the ssm twice over In loans OF q
hundred franes apiece 10 deserving vidous
| who offer their note OF hand for security And
blessing for interest. He has been ask.
ed 10 a..is. in the starting IN life Of al
least sixteen hundred and thirty boys, var
ra,sed TO turn out we'll. About Ike
number Of blushing mAsdens await moth
| ing bu. his generous AID in the matte: d
dowry 10 become the baSpiest Of wives.
Three hundred and seventeen ingenious
SPECTATORS undertake 10 show him hos
.nm. varying from one % Sly thousand
francs may h> dsubied. trebied, 4uaas7-
pled By tarn Of the hand He has been
invited TO pierce sro isthmuses. 20 build
three bridges. found seventeen asyisns
and save nine hundred asd sirfy psssons
from suicide. The more rsvisseuf Of tbess
tor-s vcre not content with writing; fsey
cane IN rerson 20 Ct The aasven 20 tse1'
letter. Poor ArtEoIt cocld n<ves maxi
SIRE of meal N peace Cntai has sdTen;
the Baroness B1r3esfCousts. a chan
table fame. nay be considered 10 have ths
widess experience n this ksDd .! tn
mingled folly and knavssy 81 tie World
| Aubslcs- however, might socz surpas'
her bat for one thing. Re . sosnS away
to uhrre the viskea erase from tro1bsins
namely. country ho<ne unkno-a % III
rsa3<rs Ct the daily pspen- To tel tn
p;zin truth about 4. be 10 running x-zy
Ha good lock kzs ohzsei ham %. q Para
His nnr<her is rs,~Isessi. ard ke y 70
Ing 10 take her ssd The -bo;s family 3