Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-20
IITs Of History
u FAMOUS WAGER
: III II ANTONY
-, Fatal though Victorious
/ n, ,.,sD,s Cessation Of Rain
" r '~ on Queer Issues.

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anna curious wagers,
elsles ,Sisue Of which Is that
/ \ nes,n W. the beautiful Cleo
ID A ..aa lover to supper ana
~ hp .1s VII eat at one meal y
iyS sat upon coming to the
sll'a III ,..iog nothing eXtraordi-
y e osssl,iirss 10 rally the queen
y Y Of her repast. She
hs but detaches from her
rsPg " ~ great value, one Of
le.il ,.. Il iste he liquid prepared
lnig~' by which It is speedily
IA swallows il IN The presence
y plsnens. the chosen arbiter
w a. she Is about 10 do
IN ,bs Z ether pearl the Plaueus
: -rsy from her aud declares
4 " slready won. ,,..;odos
~, was not less extrayagant.
~ sg,lnst q great fortune
~ y. Ss,nnid be sick in his life.
K, v neory be had bet his rep
,.ins Inc most famous phy-
,l,oe was at stake. He
ior. In fact, it is recorded
n. ~ suffered a single hour from
n. H. lived. having died from
q ..ired in extreme old age.
I. prsneb count made a wager
..is Sr 10000 srowns that he
4 IN and bark again from the
. XXI. Ia Chantilly In a certain
IN his whole body tightly
nsed and a leaden bullet
~ IA refresh him BY keeping
", of moisture. Relays of
4 Z SiNosed from space to space,
4 snbirrassment prevented that
4 horses only were chosen.
III, lsasi retard his progress.
q, attached to the Porte 81.
s,rs the time.
4 WITH the speed Of an arrow,
rnpnt was out Of sight. Never
4 nm The air with such rapid
i irving at each relay, without
4 4, rrang from one horse on
4 Id continued his flibht. He
N Port St. Denis, having per-
4 I'M courses eighteen minutes
\ ,ssointed time. He said he
Il IN 70 20 10 Versailles to bring
. iE,r Of bis success. All bath
lnhon, he was put in a warm
,itrpards died from the eff
4 N dot. This nobleman, re-
nris0r Of the exploit. de-
= rtie iof having run such a |
4 IA. tsn be said of him Is |
w hlTe made the best post
vri
i.a r'ieff Wagers ever mnd /
u FIJI, IA ii25, and caused the
aiisrnt eventually getting |
auA That year II was so rainy
rsd tie 1C0d.gates Of heaven
o. gssA All the rivers over
III liih and commerce was
iit,a Some superstitious
rhdd / second deluge, and
IN pitl alarmed. a Paris
n Blk hfiDe remarked that /
IBID us,iTsly on st. Gervais'
{ b y knilqi himself that II
lia ID lry days continuously
4. hais " opinion upon the
" " rugA that If It rain
liI.i iq kwill rain forty
.,ia y y Nh in this saying
n 3 trdf in the Cafe de
~ me Palais Royal. he
! y tsriion with some per-
AA.r II the incessant in
.. We destroying the
~ hrest. Bulliot obser-
Feld be more cnuse for
2 5iil' continued for forty
~ Aat he was ready to
I. 4. Misfortune was inevita-
A I. fosnosls was received
~ y those present, and he
= shai authority he based
. \ an n, sure of it," he
'ilei; let any one bee
"a ready to put down my
,, -ss ulrew some louis on
iaais the curious and defy
Ills wild talk was not
's,.'uia py many present, who
!, ~ ;i. ne lists against him: but
lllslested, and flattered by
..llg' put down the stakes
!, mount that he did. The
.'ioslled in the hands of
~ ~ Keeper. and the wager
J. y. II It rains little or
:, " forty days from st.
y, y nlHiot has won; If It dis
t N even for one single
'-' iOriy days, Bulliot has
3. GIitated the cupidity of
- NJ; Nno We're eager to appro-
=, ~ Il 70 which Bulliot So
: ~ slat after having staked
w; ~ would bet against him,
4 ~. empued every purse,
~. sln a sort of insult. II
III ,,.iis ready to oppose him.
~ ~ ,.t sure Of victory, he pro-
sja. sno had no money to
Nv ,,SS..nea ,d canes, gold snuff
S.l, 'alable iewelry, which
!, appraised and placed
s.,s, lne same depository.
\ ', nt that those who had
"A nos Jewels should depos-
n ~ a salrts, against which he
Il. -ln value in money.
~, \ !, Of this folly having
!, ~. sne next day brought re-,
4, thI p put down their stakes
" But his monsy at last
i y he offered these new
t gEsyaole to the bearer, or
. ING, As he stood high
\, IA Y world, and had never !
n us nls engagements. his
49, n sce' pied, the amount of ,
.ss,sr Of wager amounting F.,
ny psfoverb, the rain ceasad ,
y 80 Jays Bulliot lost and ,
| u e !, stakes aecorilngiS ,
MI - those those who had won.
'sla b B9lliol's bills AN and We" lei.
~ NY ma al not such good luck :
AN AN had him interdicted os !
4 IN W.. suits followed. Int IN IN !
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