The daily gazette., 1881-03-02
A FORTUNATE MAN.
THE REMARKABLE LUCK OF FRENCH
CoRNET PLAYER, WHO MAKES A
SMALL FORTUNE IN SINGLE DAY.

4 I'M hAAnhADhh bONA O1 n
CoRNET PLAYER, WHO MAKRs A
SMALL FORTUNE IN A SINGLE DAY.
Mr.. G. Clayette, first cornet of the
French Opera Company's orchestra,
is certainly gentleman whOse good
fortune many persons will envy. The
history of the circumstances attend
ing the stroke of luck by which he be-
came the possessor, suddenly, of fif-
teen thousand dollars, illustrates the
fact that ono is guided to the road to
fortune sometimes by events appar-
emily very Insignificant.
Last Friday, Mr.. Clayetto was
strolling along Royal street, in the
vicinity of Cont, when he ehanced to
observe a gentleman enter the Office of
Juan Jose Libano, No. S5 Royal, and
Inspect somo of the tickets for the
monthly drawing Of the Louisiana
Lottery Company. Mr.. Clayette stop
ped and watched the proceedings. de-
batting in his mind whether he, too,
should try his luck. He saw the gem
tleman lay down a dollar and pur-
chase half of ticket. The number,
of course, he could not see, but he
had remarked the place in the win
dow from which the ticket had been
taken, he walked in and purchased
the remaing half of the ticket upon
which his attention had been fixed
II was the number 93, $50. But We'd
nesday came, and MIR. Clayette, glanc-
ing over the list of prizes published in
the Picayune, was astonished to hnd
that ticket No. SO, $50 had won thirty
thousand dollars.
He held half of that ticket, and con-
seqaently was entitled to fifteen thou
sand dollars-seventy-fiv thousand
francs This intelligence he convey
ed to his friends, but they could scarce
ly realize that their confrere of the or.
chestra had been so successful. They
thought there must be some mistake
"Seventy-hve thousand francs for one
dollar 70 1t was too much. They
could not believe it.
Nevertheless, it was true, delight
fully true, SO far as Mr.. Clayette was
concerned. The writer met him on
| Thursday morning as he came out OF
the Louisiana Lottery Company's of
fee, on St. Charles street, with check
on the Louisiana National Bank for
$4,000.
Suffice it to say, 1t was Mr.. Isaac
Kern who had preceded Mr.. Clayette
into Libano's office, on Royal stleet.
and purchased half of ticket No. 93,-
$50. He, too, is now richer by $l5,-
900.
You are from France, l believe,
remarked the reporter to Mr.. Clay
cite.
Eyes, he replied in French, "this il
my first visit to America. came from
Paris with Mr.. de Beauplan's Opera
Company"
lis this your first speculation in lot
J terry tickets ?"
"No, Indeed" said Mr.. Clayette, q
have before bought tickets in the Pari:
Lottery, but never won anything, ant
was beginning to think that l neve
would Es so fortunate as to obtain
prize in lottery"
"You will not forget New Orlean
when you go away ?"
"Certainly not" he responded with
smile 81 have a beautiful souvenir 0
this city," pointing to his check.
. In the course OF conversation, MI
Clayetle observed that he would stll
continue to play the cornet, but b
! thought the notes would sound sweete
> than they had ever done in the pas
, Before leaving Paris he had had pre-
y sentiment that some good fortune wa
. in store for him, and he had come
was happy.
Mr.. Clayette is a handsome man, |
D the prime of life. 1t was learned th'
D he has travelled much, and at one tim
was aoldier.-N. o. Picdyuns, Fsb. l.