The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-11
POINTERS FROM CHAMELEON,
How Lord AyiesiOrd Won 100000 b
Watching the Creature Change Color.

| From the Chicago Adn.
They We're talking about alligators at tho
Union League Club the other day. gentle
| man in the party had Just returned from
Florida, and had been telling some rather
acrobatic stories about shooting the saurians
from the deck of river steamboat. An alli-
gator he explained, is only big lizard. any
way. All these legged and tailed reptiles be-
habits. Why, I've seen lizards an inch long and
aigators thirteen feet. yet their anatomy Is
about the same"
Speaking OF J. 'rds." said another gentle
man. reminds me i story, in which one
about two and half inches long played, a
late Lord Aylesford! He died in Texas a
couple OF years ago. believe; had ranch
acluainted with him. Joe was a good fellow
one OF Gods own. in fact, In generosity cor
dialty. and the general characteristies which
ever; questionable OF sport,
Well. a1 say met Joe in Texas. and later
stayed in London tor fortnEht, and then ran
over 70 Paris for week. had been there be-
Ia ike seg o the We qRI the
whcre-to the Varieties. the circus. and-other
places; A the end OF week We had about
posed run down 10 Monte Carlo l was ready
at short Hotice had never been in the RI;
were out seeing the sights. 1t was during
our stroll that Joe picked up this little lizard
He was dirty black when he caught him. but
Cnameedn said Y joe TGnf Keep epi h fsa
laughed, but he put the little beast into his
stopped into Iewelry store and had little
gold band fastened, around The lizard and
@ his honRh ShisH au nee p famed
but j oe said tho Cuhans had a habit Of carry
Ing them that way, and he was going to give it
That night joe and went to the Casino
after the promenade concert and got places
only few rou!eauI OF fiye-franc pieces and
lost. Joe, however. won the first small bet he
ngit down and then dsd began doubling He kept
ana higher Til no reached the limit He
siafrsI ms Winnings al inc an outside Docket
crowd. People left the, other tables ana and
followed his bets and made I n1mb .st'U OF
winnings and quit; Another, an old |
sshy nased J e and inc tod oi hm h Is ns
No he was going to break the bank That |
settled IT, Word passed around the room that /
ming, and presently the crowd around that
table amounted to perfect crush: Joe didn't |
b" 40 Il Sbbs sSSts lie Would let
en- times. and vice versa. The cronpiers we're
excited and amazed, ,Exclamatons came from
an nShSr ongtS oyG 6ss SSng to S
joe paid no attentio ipr to nHybody. Ho
PLAYED steadily along winning two bets out Of
every three. and never hesitaiing | was a
little behind him. and wedged in next was an
od FRENCH woman with nose like hawks
beak; Her eyes fairly popped out as she
watched the play. and once or twice minute
she would gasp when the cTouDler pushed Joe's
1uged with notes and he had moro gold coin
han he could carry In HIS trousers. The rou.
eaux We're STACKED in front OF him like chips.
Then, the croqper said; Monsieur il you win
his time the bank closes Joe had the limit on
he red. The wheel turned and red won. Atthat
moment the old Frenchwoman gave yell that
'tartle the house and jumped about two feet
= the air; Every body started. The snake
Take it on she cried, and .fonped down on
vas pillng his gold into, his hat. grin and pull
~ tho lizard by the chain. The little brute
s what frightened her. he said. But he's ali
light. Hos my system
" Gentleman" continued the narrator. lit
vas true. That fellow had let that lizard |
raw around the table in front Of him on tie
ainted squares and had won 50OOuO francs,
ettlng on him rs no changed color from rel !
0 black and vice versa"