The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-07-19
EAGLE VERSUS TIGER.



Tourist III wenf< Carlo.
Tsufered 1te gaming saloon irnuads-
n1slr Bitter Z gentleman who had the
si- az 3 Yankee and Was DO little SIR
7,,5sad 10 notice IN Official in swell uni
so---a. approach fbe American, and.
viii shrng Of The shoulders In pure
french STYLE. Ultimate that visitors are
mi allowed to Wear their hats while
within The precincts OF that sacred roorn.
o. course. the wide awake was i'm
--,.,5is1ely puf into a place for sale
.-Aa-linc- rom this little incident. the
Tsnke= WIS very Dneh observed but
in Toe course Of thirty minutes he ne-
l.a-De quite hero. He so0n approached
IL roulette liable and ObserFed the
rls7 va,r closely, but apparently
1ould -n1 make I'D MS mind 10 venture
All. IN snccassi0a- lie made tour q
81 1oe Y8ula1 tables. but did NOT stake
even 3 fv4-tranc piece which il tne
smallest ooin acae91ed- Finally he
III IL attention quite riEeied 10 the
rg-- rc table where -"Irenfe 81 Quar-
biz : LIZ order OF fhs day This
ra-rs = worked by q Distribution OF
ordinary playing cards Here the
minimum Stake il d Napoleon and
r.. u gold are laid an over 1he
isb.+- 0ur Yankee friend Inquired The
1-te>1 stake Inc cfOupier would al
.ow 10 De placed on the liable, and was
informed bE q gentleman standing close
IL hin 1Aaf The amount was nearly
+,ou4- II i've bundred pounds I'M English
money. may here remark AT this
mA-1- no odds are giTen- therefore The
Winners receive the exact SUM stalktd
~ course. in addition 10 Inc money
r4-1-.1a Well" said our Yankee
7-si,o,, Il -uess III go Tor the sEBg3,7'
ID 80 IL did and. b9 HE Amusement
II IL eufire company, he cszne oil 2
w-u0+,. The FIRST winnings We're cool
II placed in his pocket, leaving his
- stake Cd 1.he table for another ven
- The cards were a-ain dealt oui-
A-5 awaln he was on the sueeassiUl
aa.a, Once more the winnings were
-at--1 - -A5a Keeping
IL 1.l> lime, The American Was ?
I'M III ~ euEjed, and others followed
< aEaupla. The Third venture had
b ---uF1se pile OF DO1es and gold Cd
la4 sa-De color thai the man from the
NV World had be'en SO lncky with;
LII Awai1 il proved The trump card,
bill = 1ea 10 the ama1ement OF players
II ol.a, Tslr'ts OF the saloon. a hearty
t34,af gl'ea1re3 this ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and
iaa bank was broken But those
VIM are 2Srq aainiesd with Monte Carlo
val KNOW that the breaking OF 1hs
bau6 i only Of Short dursdiOn-viz.,
whilst The cr'0upier goes 10 bfBdql1 Br-
1Ars for another supply of the ready
On 1be crOupiers return. down went
IL Eankea a.gain and again un1il he
hs had made hazards len times. and
4:ata ti-ne 10 i.le FULLEST extent allowed
tlv lie ru - o. the establishment and
IL extraordinary PUN Of fortune made
tim l1a winner each lime The period
LII DOW arrived for q change OF
er0uQitrs, which lakes place I'll rreg-n-
"a, Intervals during the day Our hero
q The h0Ir. noticing this move, and
D91 euEra understanding lis purp0ss,
turned 10 the retiring crOupisrs End
remarked. Thank YOU. gan1lsmsn-
Tins = the first tdne ] have had the
pleasure Of playing this game. but ]
assure il s11all be the last" Aud he
c.ifs1ly retired from the room, richer
1sun by nearby 5000 pounds than when
~ +utarfd about half AN hour preFi-
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