The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-09
A FORTUNATE TURN.
The Remarkable Luck of a French Cornet
Player, Who Makes n Small Fortune in a
Single Day.
New orleans Picayune. February III

New Orleans Picayune. February Ill
Mr.. G.. Clayette, first coriiet of the French
Opera Companys orchestra. is certainly
sons will envy. The history of the cream
stances attending the stroke of luck by
which he became the pOsSeSs0r. suddenly, of
$4,000, illustrates the fact that one is
guided to the road to fortune 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 gentleman
enter the office of Juan Jose Libano, No. 81
Royal, and inspect some of the tickets for
the monthly drawing of the Louisiana Lot
terry Company. Mr.. Clayette stopped ana
watched the proceedings, debating in his
mind whether he, too, should try his luck.
He saw the gentleman lay down dollar
and purchase half of a ticket. The number,
of course, lac could not see, but he had re-
marked the place in the window from which
the ticket had been taken, he walked in and
purchased the remaining half of the ticket
upon which his attention had been fixed.
Ii was the number 1855 But Wednesday
came, and Mr.. Clayette, glancing over the
list of prizes published in the Picayune. was
astonished to find that ticket No. $3.50 had
won $4,000
He held half OF that ticket, and. conse-
francs This intelligence he conveyed to
his friends, but they could scarcely realize
that their contrere of the orchestra had been
so successful. They thought there must be
some mistake. "Scyenty-iive thousand francs
for ST." 1t was too much. They could not
believe it.
Nevertheless, il was true, delightfully."- true,
so far rs Mr.. Clayette was concerned. The
writer met him on Thursday morning as he
COR Of fln I nffa
pany's Office, on st. Charles street, with Il
check on the Louisiana National Bank for
$4,000.
Suffice il 10 saw, il was Mr.. Isaac Kern
who had preceded Mr. Clayette into LibanO's
Office, on Royal street, and purchased half
of ticket No. 93,5S6 He, too, is now richer
by $1,000.
"Nou are from France, believe re-
marked the reporter to Mr.. Clayette.
YES" he replied in French, ''this is my
first visit to America. ! came from Paris
with Mr. de BeaUplan's Opera Company"
"Is this your first speculation in lottery
ticketsy'
mo, indeed, said Mr.. Clayette, Il have
before bought tickets in the Paris Lottery
but never won anything, and was begin
ming to think that l never would be so
fortunate rs to obtain a prize IN a lot
terry"
You will not forget New Orleans when
you go away"
Certainly not. he responded with n
smile; II have beautiful souvenir OF this
city," pointing to his check.
In the course of conversation Mr. Clayette
observed that he would still continue To
play the cornet, but he thought the notes
would sound sweeter than they had ever
done i'm the past Before leaving Paris he
had had prescntiment that some good for
tune was in store for him, and il had come;
he was happy.
! Mr.. Clayette is a handsome man, in the
prime of life liz was learned that he has
Travelled much, and at one time was a
soldier