The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-12-10

the same result. Fortunately she did
not play high. Here is an Englishman,
however, who does he is the center of
all attraction, and n little crowd collect
behind him; he is winning heavy stakes !
How slowly and monotonously the
croupier speaks. "Gentlemen, make
your play; tn game is made; red wins
and black loses" and so on while the
game lasts. Tlere is an instant's inter-
mission between each phrase; at the
first the players hasten to throw down
their gold on red or black, and there are
perhaps twenty different gold piles on
the table. Here a woman standing and
new to the game timidly throws down
three Napoleons on black, Immediately
drawing back and gazing around as Il
fearful OF being seen. There n Spanish
millionaire throws down negligently A
handful of gold. My lord, the English
man before alluded to, handsome
young fellow with forid face, throws
a 1000 franc note on red. After the Sec
ond phrase, no one is allowed to throw
any money on the table or change the
position of that already placed. Cards
are dealt in breathless silence, and the
winning color pronounced red My lord
pulls in with little rake the bank note
NbANiA ttNuS W ~ pic Vi DtilS unU6r
his elbow, leaving the newly won roll
of 1000 francs in gold on red again, and
tossing ten francs in silver to the bank
as the rules require on the gain of a
thousand. The lady of the three napo-
Icons looks sad, and her mouth quivers
rs they are raked. in by the bank. 1t
would not be merciful TO say, Serves
her right, why did she playp" I've seen
Christian men and women, who went
" only to look on" come away without
a cent.
Suicides are not very frequent, as the
losers, thanks to precautions taken, be-
long generally to classes that can afford
to lose. In cases of suicide the journals
OF the department register the fact very
briefly, in a line or two. Probably as
each journal receives 300 or 400 francs
for the short advertisement to players,
it includes Il tacit agreement not TO in
quire to deeply into tragic events. These
journals do not demand the suppression
of casino which brings thousands of
rich visitors to the shores OF the Medi-
terranean. During the month of Febru,
ary, 1879, $1,000 visitors came to MoN
naco.
At Nice, a gentleman and lady wer
pointed out to me who had lost, it wa
SAID, SOu,WO francs made by fifteen
years. toll in India. They seemed sad
enough. The lady was resplendent in
silk, but her partner seemed desirous
of making economies in his linen, and
perhaps making it up in that way ~
The bank, | am told, handed him back
800 for travelling expenses to England.
The bank at Monaco is not likely to
break in spite of dreamers. Temporarily
it is occasionally forced to stop, as a
couple of years ago when an Englishman
won in one evening $4,000 francs. l
think, however, that the banks capital
is more secure than that ofmany Ame j.
can stock companies; also that the
players have perhaps as much chance
winning as stockholders of said compa-
nies. A croupier at Hamburg, in amo-
ment of confidence, told me THAT in
the end the bank must win" The eld-
est daughter of Mr.. Blanc, the deceased
director, married, year or so ago, the
Polish Prince RaGetsky. and the young
est, the journals here inform us, is en-
gagged to Prince Henride Bourbon (Sieil-
ian branch havinga a dot of fifteen mil
lion francs Mr.. Blanc, the famous di-
rector, died a short time ago, and was
universally loved and esteemed in the
principality, thousands attending his
funeral.