The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-12-20
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T7te Remarkable story Related Dy
Famous Singer.

GFamous Singer.
The sLeungern of the Washington
Sunday Herald relates the foll5Wing
story,
ssfh all the range of romantic i have
never read of a mort #phder7ul STORY
than that I shall tfy to tell as twas told
to me by one OF the greatest singers the
world has eyer known. -Four years ago. ;
said the lady relating the story, there
was B young American girl in an italian
town who: was studying music. She came
from d quiet New England village, and
with her mother located in place cele-
brated for its masters to undergoa COM
plete musical training. Her master was
q thoroughly conscientious Italian, whose
voice had broken down just, as he began
to be famous as q tenor; and SO he had
to give up his lifelong aspiration ahd
train Others to gather in the golden oT:
tune that BY his art he himself had hoped
10 viii. The gill, who. been given the
sweet old puritan name of Faith; studied
diligently, and was. in her ,ssc9nd
years course when all illness attacked her
mother. The small sum set aside for
Faiths musical studies was well-nigh
spent in the mothers sickness. What to
do the daughter did not know. They
were without friends, and the future was
without hope. One night before retiring
the girl knelt by her bedside and fervently
prayed to Ged to help hef. She arose
from her prayer comforted, for in her
simple way she believed in God, and that
He always heard the prayer Of His child
zen, who prayed believing in Him. That
night she dreamed curious dream. She
saw her dead father as he had appeared
in life. BE said to her, Believe in God.
He will help YOU The next night the
dream was repeated. The third time she
dreamed she wasat Monaco ); that she had
gone inio the great kursaal where they
were playing. Shd sat down at table
and put q sum of money on the red
square and let it stay until the
red had won thirteen times. Her father
stood behind her chair as she sat, and
when she finished he put his hands
on her head and gave her his blessing,
and then she awoke. The dream puz-
zled her. She had never been at Monaco.
She had never seen the gambling hall.
and yet the whole place had appeared 30
wildly in her dream! When her teacher
came that day she told him of her dream,
and those that had preceded it. 10
listened attentively. Like all Italians he
was superstitious. He thought of it all
day. When he saw her again, he said:
why not try i'll! God helps us all in
his own mysterious way That night
her father came again, and said; 'Gor
That decided her, She told her mother
that she thought little rest and recre-
alton would help her, and said her
teacher and his daughter, who were
taking little excursion, had asked her
to Join them. Might she go2 The
mother thought a few moments, and
could see no harm in 1t to her child:
She would only be away one night, and
she had her favorlte servant to keep her
company during her daughters absence.
The next morning they (the teacher, his
daughter and Faith) took their departure;
They looked upon the beautiful gardens
of Monaco, as lovely as was the garden
of Eden before the fall. At 9 that
evening the three entered the great
kursaal 1t was just as the
girl had seen it all in dream. The
place was full of well-dressed people,
ladies and gentlemen, and hand was
PLAYING beautiful music. In a corner the
girl recognized the table she had saen in
her dreams With swelling hart and
emotions that can not b. described, she
sat down, and the Italia. stood up behind
her. During thc Gay she had determined
what to DE-.
"She 3:ow from her portemonnaie two
aotes, each for one English pound, and
the Italian showed her how to put them
on red spot. What if it were all
superstitious folly2 What if she was
simply wasting in o wicked gambling
house the little money they had between
them and starvationf She dared not
think. She must do what her father had
hidden her in her dream. 'Ala'amselle
has won,' she heard the croupier say.
Let it stay" she replied, What is the
limit9 ashed the Italian. 'We have no
limit the well-dressed, cold-blooded
man with the suave voice said. She
won again and again. The red had
come up three times in succession.
She had won e16, or $50 of our
money. will not the lady take up her
money! said the croupier. No. she
answered. Let it alone; am going to
plav the red to win thirteen times He
shrugged his shoulders imperceptibly.
The game went on. At the sixth day
her winnings were $640. She sat like
woman in a trance. When the red had
won for the eighth time she had So, $50.
Oh, what should she do2 Before her there
was small fortune. Ought she not take
it and go2 BY this time a crowd had
gathered. Something new was going on:
4 woman with face like the dead had
won eight times in succession OH the red.
A few old gamblers began to back the
red to lcs,. 1t was impossible that it
should come up again. The game con-
tinued. Nothing was heard but the click
of ivory and the voice of the croupier
saving: The red wins again AT
the tenth play she had $40, ,24O.
Her excitement was uncomfortable.
Here before her was more money
than she ever had seen IN all her LIE be-
fore. 1t was hers! Should she take it
and go3 No. she managed to whisper;
Il will play it all, lose or win, till have
played the red thirteen times" The red
came up again at the eleventh play. She
had $40. AGO. For a moment she hest
tated. She would take Gods gift-for
it was His, she said-and 60. Some
thing said to her, Play the thirteen
t,mes!' She did. At the twelfth turn
she had $40,OS0. She gasped like one
fainting. 'Give her air, said one just
behind her. Once more. once more!
she whispered. Thirteen came, and the
red one. She had $S1, 92O. There was
a soft sigh. Give her air; she has
fainted,' said the croupier. The excite
ment had communicated itself to the
crowd who had gathered and watched.
No more she managed to utter. 1t
was over. The croupier gave her her
money in English bills, 800 each. and
calling carriage, she and her friend left
with an enormous fortune made in half
an hour. At the next turn the red lost.
The RomanceS Of Millionaire.