The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-24
TIE AMERI ANS LUCK.
his First and Only Gamble Brought
Him q SIN III Fortune.
Fronl the Llrernool Posl

From the Liverpool Post
entered the gaming saloon immediately
after gentleman who had tie air Of a
yankee, and was no little surpris d to notice
an official, in swell unif rm, approach the
American, ami, with a shrug Of the shout
ders in pure French st>le, intimate that
visitors are not allowed TO "ear their hats
whilst within the precincts of that sacred
room. OF course, the "Nide awake" was
Immediately put into place for safe keep
ing + ON this little incident The va kee
| was very much obs rived, but in the u So
o thirty minutes be b cane gu to hero.
lie soon .pprOached the roulette table, and
observed the play very clos ly, but appar-
emily could not make up his mind for a ven
ture, and in succs,sio he made a tour #
all the roulette tables, but did not stake a
| 5-franc piece, which is the smallest coin
| accepted. Finally h. bad bis teution
quite rivete to tie gaming table where
rante ct o. ranten is the order of the
day. This s tne is worked by a stribu-
don of ordi airy playing cards. Here the
MINI um stake IS napoleon, and plies Of
gold e laid over the table.
Oar yankee frie i quirei the highest
stake the croupierwould allow to be place on
the table, nd was in ormed by a gentleman
sta ding close q MIN that the amount was
nearl equal to 81, 800 in American m)aev.
| may here re natk at this game no oil is are
given; therefore the winners receive the
exact sum staked--of cour q, in addition to
tle money venturel. "Well,n said our
va kse visi or, II guess Iii 90 FIR the
sag and go he did; "a, to the amaze
uent of the entire company, he ca ne of a
winner. The frs winnings were coollv
placed in his pocket, leaving his first stake
on the table for another venture The
cards were agai dealt out, and again he
was on the Successful color O zee more the
winnings were placed in safe keep G.
BY this time the Amer ca wa3 a man to
be envied. and Others follow al his exa lple
The third venture had an i'm nense pile of
notes and gold on the same color that the
man ON the new W rid had been 81 lucky
with; and az in it proved Q TRUMP card,
AMI much to the amezement of players in
Their parts of the sal on a hea tv cheer
greeted this announcement and the "ban
was oxen. But those VIII are ACQUAINTED
with Mon Carlo VIII ow that the eak-
ing Of the hau k is 0 ly Of short dura ion
VIZ. Whit the croupier & es to head
quarters for an ther supply OF the
ready" On the Croupier's return, down
went the yankee again ami again,
until be had made hazards ten Ii nes, and
each time 10 the fullest extent allowed by
he rules of the establis nent, and his *
Taordinary ru of fortune made him the
winner each time. The period had GOV
arrived for a change Of crou Jiers, which
kes place at regula Intervals during the
day. Gu hero Of the hour mott ing this
move and not qui understanding it, pur-
pose tur ed to the reu ing or upiers and
remarked: THANK you, gentene this is
,.e first time nave had the pleasure Of
laying is game, aud assure Y1u it shall
e the last" And he quietly retired from
lAe room. richer man ny nearly $25, 00)
than whel he entered about half an h ~
prevIousls.