Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-03-02
A FORTUNE TUKN.
Tine Remas h Skle Anek eta French
GOrnet Player, VINO Makes q
Smals Fos tune Ap q single Bsy.

Tine n emas able Lmck Of n French
UOrnet Player. VINO Makes q
small Fos tune AR q single Dsy.
Mr.. G. Clayette, frat cornet of the
French Opera Company's orchestra, is
certainly q gentleman whsse good for
tune many persona will envy. The
history OF the circumstances attending
the stroke Of luck by which he became
the possessor, suddenly, ofhiteep thou
sand dollars, illustrates the tact that
one Is guided to the road to fortune
sometimes by events apparently very
insignificant.
Last Friday, Mr.. Clayette was stroll
ing along Royal street, in the vicinity
Of Cont, when he CHANGED to observe
O gentleman enter the Office Of Juan
Jose Libano, No. IS Royal, aud inspect
acme of the tickets for the monthly
drawing OF the Louisiana Lottery Com,
pany. Mr.. Clayetts stopped and
watched the proceedings, debating in
his mind whether ne, too, should try
his lnek. lie saw q gentleman lay
down o dollar and purchase half q
ticket. The number, Of course he
could not see, but he had remarked
the place in the window from which
the ticket had been taken; he walked
in and purchased the remaining hall
Of the ticket upon which his attention
had been fxed. 1t vas the number
1856. But Wednesday came, and
Mr.. Clayet,e, glancing over the Hat OF
prizes published in the Picayune, was
sstouished to find that ticket 93, $50
had won thirty thousand dollars.
He held half OF that ticket, and con-
sesnsn.ly was entitled TO fifteen thou
sand dollars--seventy-dve thousand
francs, This intelligence he conveyed
to his friends, but they could scarcely
realise that their contrere OF the orches
ira had bsen so successful. They
thought there must be some mistake
Seventy Eve thousand francs for QUE
ldollarv' 1t was too much. They could
not telieye 1t.
Nevertheless, it was true, delightful
" true. 60 far as Mr.. Ciayetts was con
earned, The writer met him on Thurs
day morning as ne came out OF th'
Louisiana Lottery Company's office, OF
st. Charles street. with check on thu
Louisiana National Bank for $1,000
Suffice it to say, 1t was Mr.. lsas'
Kern who rad preceded Mr.. Clay.tt'
Into Libano's office, on Royal street
and purchased half of ticket No. So.
1855. He, too, is now richer by sl5,
1000.
"You are from France, ! believe,
remarked the reporter TO Mr.. Clsyetse
Eyes," he replied in French, "thi
is my first visit to America. cam
from Paris with Mr.. De Beauplan'
Opera company"
"Is this your first speculation in To-
terry tieketsi"
"No, indeed" said Mr.. Clsyette, q
jhsve before bought tickets in the PAR
lottery, bus never won any thing, an
was beginning to think that neye
would be so fortunate as to obtain
prize in a lottery"
"You will not forget New 0rlear
when you go away" =.
Certainly not" he responded wit
g emile; 81 have beaatii1l souven
Of this city," pointing to his check.
In the course Of conversation, M
, Clayette observed that he would ell
continue to play the cornet, but L
thought the notes would sound sweet'
. than they had ever done in the pas
, Before leaving Paris he had had pr
sentiment that some good fortune WI
in store for him, and IT, had come; /
was happy.
Mr.. Clayette is q handsome man,
the prime Of life. 1t was learned tb'
he has travelled much, and at one tin
was. q soldier.-N. Q. Pioayune, Eel