The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-05-28

Of interest which yaries with the pocket
book or the sclf-control OF the player.
Some great coups are undoubtedly
made. An American staying at Nice
took 92S, 500 out Of the bank 10 one
night, and Il Is currently reported that a
Russian aobleman had made $3.50, 600 At
Monte. Carlo this winter But these 0c-
currenccs are few and far between.
Large sums are seldom made, and II IL
not the small fry who play five francs 1t
time who make them. To make such
a fortune as the Russian Il supposed 20
have made IL Is necessary to take great
risks and TO play the limit Of S24, 900
each time.
Many amusing stories are told about
Monte Carlo, but the majority are such
old timers that Il Is hardly safe TO repeat
them. One, however has only been told
me once this winter, so It may be new.
IL Is reported that poor young Austrian
nobleman came here last winter accom-
panied by his valet. lie hurried 70 the
Casino directly from the train, taking
with him 5000 francs, all the money he
had In the world. He played high stakes,
and from the first luck ran In his favor.
When the place closed he carried 70 his
room so, 900 francs in winnings II
would have been q small sum 10 rich
man, but IL was fortune to him. He
was 80 nervous and so afraid OF being
robbed that he asked his valet, who was
an old and trusted family servant, 70
occupy the same room with him that
night; told him exactly how much money
he had made, and even counted II over
in his presence, so that bis valet might
be able 20 swear TO the amount, and then
showed HIM where he put 1t. When he
rose Ia the morning he found that his
valet was already up and gone, and with
him had gone the so, 900 francs he had
won and the 9, 900 francs Of his original
capital. Only small sum was left
enough 70 enable him to pay his hotel
bill and expenses home. As soon as he
was dressed the young nobeman rushed
halfdistracted to the bureau OF the local
police and sent out general alarm, but
up TO nightfall nothing was heard Of the
fugitive, aud il was the opinion Of the
authorities that he had got away. The
next morning the nobleman determined
70 return home and prosecute his
inquiries from there. AS he stepped
aboard tho train despatch was handed
TO him. lie opened II mechanically aud
read "Your valet here with SO, 200
francs he says belongs to YOU" 1t trans
pired aftorward that the valet had lain
awake half the night thinking over his
young masters success. He felt certain
that on the morrow the young man would
attempt TO increase his winnings, and
that lie would lose all as the other
players did. lie. therefore, determined
TO run the risk Of being taken for thief,
got up and dressed himself, took the
and left for home by an early
train, turning over the money on his ar
rival to the young mans father.
Those who play roulette a great deal
say that If one has money enough and
plays long enough he will come out about
even In the end, as all the numbers turn
up an equal number Of times In the long
run. 1t Is said that some years ago the
number five Jailed TO turn up at any Of
the tables fof three days. This was abb
solutely without parallel, and conse-
quently was noiscd abroad throughout
Europe, The result was that oil the
gamblers In Christendom who could
reach Monte Carlo within twenty-four
hours fastened to dose, and staked their
money on No. ) but they were each and
III cleaned out by the bank, for that
number did not turn up for two days
onger. Almost every old player has a
system that is bound to assure him
but they all have their weak
,Dots