The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-21
B1WITC6BO.
aow q Charming Baroness Lea o.
a Russian Prince.
Fascinated by Her Winning ways
He Parts With AGO. 600
Francs 1T q Game OF
Cards.

HA Parts Win 4oO,OOO
Francs 1T . Game Of
! Cards.
! ~ dinel a Ia table d'hote the other
! ,;.ht mt one of the principal hotels
wr;t..s n Paris correspondent. BESIDES
. "ood dinner. got hold Of M lteln'
which "a It is CHARACTERISTIC OF the CAPT.
til il worth the telling. Twas gwen
! ,ne i,v NV ncighbcr at the table. resi-
dent OF tile hotel for the past elgntee,n
months. DO yc;. know said ne. whiic
we were waiting the arrival o, OF, t"1
| roast. the famous Baron Sterwicn;
did not. and so replied: but at;oeu !'''' i
| had heard Of him. wen, tl'''t Is "v.
across the table. six persons 10 your
| left looked over anu saw : naE-
built, @cntlcman!y-io"k1h:: h"Avms, ~;
| with the air and bearing ota naval OIL
c..r in conversation with very dis
tinrue-),,okiny lady, his junior by sew
er:,l wears.
.Js that tlc Baroness Stcrwlrh 10
: vho,r he Is So at:entivc:' ! asked.
.:.Thnt: Why. she is his wife, us
confederate Aud then lie t":;i nc '''.'
t,!l:,winy :ricf story oi their ives: \!
~ wears. the Baron, tired Of Paris ana
+. many pleasures, and almost !"Ini-
ics. wondered off to HorsleaCx. where
he met a widow. recently arrived
FROM, Su,th America. She had Il beau-
t;:,i ,laurhtcr. and was said to Il" I'M
,ucnSclv wealthy. The baron soon ;'>k.':
for and obtained the hand "f Mile. Ma
rjur;t:. and they were married. \fter
thcir wedding. while the young wife
WAS RESTING: on the arm ~ her husband.
the baron turned to her and SAID: IVY
dear, I hate ds"er:ion | mus MAKE !;
con rt..Sion. and when It IS cndt! We
will u.u! .r.tanI each "!:'tr. the 'f.'''
francs which ! pretend t" have !nr
1,t,re are al; w.:t!,lc>s '"n'lI INC
vc;,n- vile smile! as abe. in turn. sa:h
~. too. dislike deception. The 'S"'.'sN'
acres Of land w!si'.:i my dear mama "I"
y,,: 7 own are SO iav in the interior "I
Br:yj! that no one know, their where.
ahouts. II would take many Baron
Haus.lnans an.; many millions Of mnn- |
cv to o,rn them up to commerce.. IN
a few d;,vS they reached Nice, and then !!
went to Monaco. Here the baron tried
his luck and lost III: the money they had
in the world, save only about 2.MS' i
fr,;,r.. Let us 30 to Paris. said she :
and thew were followed Ivy rich Rus !
sian prince: who was hlind'y in love
with the handsome baroness. Arrived !
in Paris. the har"n aud his wife deter
minc,! on IL bold experiment with the !
vo,,ns Russian. They occupied splci,- !
lid apartments then. ~ they do now.
i'm the same hotel. They Invited the
prince to dine with them. and it 30 hap
le,,&rl that that cv:nin" the rain came
down in torrents. At . O'Clock the Iva
ron stepped to t!,r window and looked
mt. 1T Is dreadful weather. he said;
r.ite impossible for us to ..o cut for
p,,r coffee Madame took up her
~" and said: ''rhcm, in that case, prince,
will YOU hermit NE to make you Il cup
Vt tea: The cna:nous! Nsu.covitc de-
Jared that nc WAS <na;:lOItd by the slg-
.estion we will have our tea "a .tn~,-
&c. added Marie uita. softly; 'h"w hap
y: We shall le.' and she stole 4 look ut
he prince which caused that sl,scepi-
DE individual to blush down to the
'oots of his blond hair. Suppose We
nave 4 game said the baron. Il am
n,itc agreed was the really r~s",'s.' Of
he prince. The baron shutlie.l the
-r,ls. 4 shall j." on the side Oi the
prince, exclaimed the baroness. placing
,cr chair close tO tn: one he was seated
IN; 'an.l if YOU have no Objection. mon
] 1
No objection Whatever rr.,iict! t:c Nv
ito baron. The play went on. Mad
.nr's warm breath so cnvc'olNd the
prince that he could NOT sec, m,,cl, less
what was gcin" ON. Long
since they had been playing ''!"'!''l" or
.lits.' and the stakes had now reached!
IN immense sum. At II O'c!Mk the
mron again rot W. to look out Of the
The prince had already lost
I'M, 400 francs. Madame, will y"m kind
" permit ,,s to light our cigars" asked
he gallant baron. The baroness era
.in,lsly gave her consent. and her hI,>-
n,nd went into another room after the
fragrant weed. After he had lett
he room the baroness whispered to the
prince: DO not leave vet awhile: he has
q go out ut IL O'Clock. and then We
hall he alone Tn baron returned.
.ig:.rs were lighted. and the play r.
'un,el. The additional hour cost tn"
prince just ~, tkM francs. ~ II Hc!Ml;
he rain still d.'sct n,lcd in torrents. !:
vas impossible for the baron to gn Oai.
sut :lS the prince was leaving the baron
aid t" him: i shall ''c happy to give
'"n your revenge on my return from,
.y"n~.' 'T;en y",in,lst go" exclaimed
he baroness. Yes, nv dear 'Whcn:'
Tomorrow night The lady gave the
prince look which almost melted him
II her feet. You must not neglect the
my dear prince. while I am
:One,' remarked the baron. witt, your
shall I've only too happy +"
~ IT the slightest service. to- madame,
vas tn" reply Of the lovc-sInittcn Rus
ian. The next day, bright AMI early.
he prince sent the haron every frame he
wei him, and waited patiently for
light t. come on. When, ut . o'clock,
lc called ut the hotel. he learned to his
tuMfa.'tion, that Madame H. Baronnc
ad accompanied Monsieur In Baron on !
lis Southern trip. The prince soon dis
overtsl what fool he had made Of
himself. and went lack to It. Peters
urg. The baron and his wife you see
etore you.'
=. y. Harris. Il Ravenna editor, who ,
the Ohio editorial cxclr-
ION to New York last week, was taken