Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-22
A FORTUNATE TURN.
The Rem ark ole luck OF "a french
Cornet Player who Makes a GEasaal
F0rtuae 2m O SinGle Day.


Mr. G Clayette, fra5 cornet of the French
Qpers Company's orchestra. ig certainly 3
gentleman whese good fortune many per
so1s viii envy. The history Of tho aircum-
stances attending TIC stroke OF luck BIZ
which lie became The possassor, suddenly,
q 6iteen thousand dollars, illustrates the
fact that one ia guided TO the road to for
tune sometimes by events apparently very
insignificant.
Last Friday, Mr.. Clayette was strolling
along Royal street, In the vicinity Of Cont,
when he CHANGED to observe a gentleman
enter the Office OF Juan jose LibaDo, No. 85
Royal, and inspect some Of the tickets for
the monthly dlawing o. tle Louislans Lot
terry Company. blF Clsyette stopped and
watched the proceedings, debating in his
mind whether he, TOO, should try
his luck. he saw the gentle.
purchase half-of a ticket. The number. az
course, he could not see, but he had re-
marked the place Ia the window from which
the ticket had been taken. he walked ID
and purchased the remaining half Of the
ticket upon which MS attention had been
fixed. 1t was the number 1856. But
Wednesday came, and Mr.. Clayette, glanc-
Ing over the list OF prizes published In the
PicGyG1ae, was astonished to find that ticket
No. IS, $50 had won thirty thousand dollars.
He held half of that ticket, and conse-
quently was entitled to fifteen thousand dol
lars-seventy-f thousand Trades! This in
telllgence he conveyed to his friends, but
they could scarcely realize that their con-
frere of the orchestra had been SO euccess-
full. They thought there must be some mis-
take. "SeventY-five thousand francs for
one dollar J" 1t was too much. They could
not believe it.
Nevertheless, it was true, delightfully."-
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 office, on st. Charles street, with
a check on the Louisiana National Bank for
$4,000.
Suffice it to say. # was Mr.. Isaac Kern
who had preceded Mr.. Clayette into Libano's
ONCE, on Royal street, and purchased half
OF ticket No. S3,5S6. He, too, Is now richer
by $4,000.
"You are from France, l believe,n re-
marked the reporter to MIR. Clayette.
eyes, he replied In French, "this Is my
first visit to America. / came from Paris
with MIR. de Beauplan's Opera Company"
us this your first speculation in lottery
''No, indeed" said Mr.. Clayette, 81 have
before bought tickets in the Paris Lottery,
but never won anything, and was begin
ming to think that / never would be so for
tunate as to obtain prize in a lottery,
'You win not forget New Orleans when
you go away?'
Certainly not" he responded with a
smile, 81 have beautiful souvenir of this
city, pointing to his check.
In the course Of conversation, Mr..
Clayette observed that he would still con-
tinue to play the cornet, but he thought the
notes would sound sweeter than they had
ever done in the past. Before leaving Paris
he had had presentment that some good
fortune was in store for him, and It had
come; he was happy.
Mr. Clayette is handsome man, In the
prime Of life. It was learned that he has
travelled much, and at one time was a
soldier.--Meao Orleans Picdy1sne, Feb. IL,
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