The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-16
STORIES OF MONTE CARLO.
Some of Them True. Many False. But
All Highly Interesting.

From the London Telegraph
But who should this be slipping some iced
vermouth al the marble table but an Old
friend whom 1 will call Mr.. Spectator He
lives a Monte Carlo. he has passed a score
Of seasons there; he has plenty or money.
he gees 10 the Casino every day and every
evening. and he never plays a cent II is
his occupation in life TO be an observer Of
things and TO mark the WAYS Of man and
womankind. In the summer he will mark
them at AiN-les-B ains. at Lausanne or at
Trouville. He knows everything about
what is going on just now at."AIonty;"
what Russian princess pawned her dia-
monds last week. and what Cuban sugar
planter did not die OF apopleXy at the Hoo
TEL Carmbole, but poisoned himself with
pfusslc acid. He was fool. SIR quOth
MT spectator. by didn't he so 90 the
administration? They knew well enough
that he had lost 100000 francs In the course
OF ten days. They wound have paid his
travelling ana hotel expenses back to
Paris or back TO Brazil for the matter of
Inat lie was fool SIR
air. Spectator went on TO explain that
when Cleaned-out player made a candid
admission of his impecuniosity the admin
lStration gave him sum of money sufii-
Gent TO defray his journey by railway 20
the place whence he came and his inCiden-
tal expenses en- route. He mentioned one
case IN which whole family of five per
sons were allowed fifteen louis apiece TO
take them from Monte Carlo to London.
the sole condition attached to the largesse
belhg mat the recipient should not rc-en-
ter the Casino unless ne or she recouped
the administration for their outlay. In
the case which he cited, one of the party
a lady, who had not gone further than
Nice, received some weeks afterWard a
handsome remittance from England She
went back blithely 20 Monty repaid the
nftecn louis, re-entered the Casino, and
backing the douze dernier. not forgetting
zero, won 81. 500 You are not to believe "
added Mr.. Spectator. "a 1.-THE of the sensa-
uonal stories printed about ruined game
sters hanging themselves to trees in the
gardens, or blowing out their brains in
the reading ROOM" The majority Of these
canardS are set on foot by obscure French
newspapers, which have not been subvcn-
uoned or bribed by the administration to
puff Monte Carlo.
One of the pleasantest characteristics
OF my friend Mr.. Spectator is that every
tine you meet him he has a fresh story
10 tell YOU about an infalliblc system for
winning at roulette, and this time he re-
sdleu me with succinct narrative of
what may call the wellington boot sys-
tenn. Capt Backum had played for
many years a large number of systems
ana by the time he was fve-and-forty
mad played away a handsome fortune.
happy thought occurred TO him. He al
tai was Just five louis This he changed
INTO hVe-tranc pieces, and he never
staked more than one piece a. time and
If he won he withdrew his stakes after
the third coup. His winnings he care
fully placed in side pocket. and when
ever he had won four pieces he changed
them into a louis and slipped the coin
into one of his boots. He played for
seven consecutive hours before his stock
capital was exhausted Then he returned
to Nice. somewhat heavy of footstep,
and drawing off his boots found that
he had won a hundred louis This was
two years ago" continued Mr. Specta-
tor, and only last week found Backum
at a thrd-class hotel at Nice. He was
in dressing gown and slippers, and look
ing by no means cheerful How about
the Wellington boot SYSTEM" / asked.
Utter collapse" he replied Con
founded run of bad luck. And the
boots2" l went on. THE boots?" he re-
piled. Il pawned them yesterday after
noon"
So this is Monty" in fun swing;
Monty" with its ups and downs, its
ceaseless whirl of gayety and dissipa-
ton. There is no rest at Monte Carlo.
When you are tired OF play there are
dramatic performances there are con-
certs; there is pigeon shooting; and in
the spring and summer there is plenty
of yachting. But all these are only side
issues. The Grand Trunk line of Monte
Carlo leads to the Temple of Mammon
1t is crowded night and day by people
lusting FOR money which they have not
earned; and it is the road to ruin.