The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-26
FRANKS OF FORTUNE, ts,,
Some Recent Illustrations Of Unex.
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Romance is the charm Of life; the
nope or anding 1t is often the only
ray OF sunshine which breaks the gray
cloud Of monotony Or misery under
which the everyday man and woman
tolls ana moilS. Fortunes wheel has
lately played Il few interesting pranks
IN the destiny OF mere men in Russia
ana Italy which remind one of the
wonders OF Aladdin's lamp. Thus a
poor fellow named Sha!yapin, who u
rev years ago labored long and hard
for his daily bread in various Russian
clties, standing on the lowest rung of
'he ladder. is now the prince of Rus
sian singers, and, what is more, a
Splehdld actor over and above. When
ever he appears before the footlights
the theatre is crowded to the ceiling
and the manager has to turn money
away In Italy a sudden revolution of
the fateful wheel has produced a sim
liar result, and Sig. Giorgioni, who
was only a fishmongcr some eight
months ago, is a theatrical star of the
very first magnitude to-day. He was
noted until last year for the loud, sill
very voice with which he was wont
to cry out and praise his finny wares
in the market-place, drawing Il con-
siderable crowd of buyers away from
his competitors. One day Il lover of
music, CHANGING to pass that way
heard the voice, and declared that
there was money and music III it,.
Giorgioni thcreupon changed the fish
market for a music school, and has
now made his first appearance before
the public of Naples with a triumph
which breaks all records. The walls
OF the San Carlo theatre Quakcd with
the thuEuer Of the applause which
greeted the eX-tiShmonger, and musi-
cal critics arc Squandering upon his
performance the superlativcs Of all
the adjectives of praise in their vocab-
ulary. He is credibly asserted to be
the prince o. Italian tenors, and a
likely candidate for the championship
of the world.
Prizes in life's lottery arc restricted
to no one profession or calling. They
may be fewer in this career and more
numerous in that, but they are the
monopoly Of none. This universally
of lucky chance was CuriOuSly eXem-
plified a short time ago in the
German capital by q lady whose occu-
patiOn-She was correspondent in a
drcssmaking establishment-shut her
out from the every day world, and left
her little opportunity of bcttcring her
position. But the psychological moment
arrived when an importer out in Mon
tcvidO wrote to Il Berlin firm saying
that he refused to accept a large con-
signment of goods sent him, and gave
various grounds for his attitude. The
lady correspondent replied to his let
ter with great ingenuity and equal
energy, and the correspondence, car
ried on for a considerable time with
remarkably great emphasis, ended in
the triumph of the lady. The goods
were finally accepted and pail for. At
present the importer in question, who
is travelling on business, paid IL visit
to Berlin, called on the firm, and spoke
Of the dispute in which he had been
wOrsted. The wealthy creole was not
a little astoniShed to learn that all
the arguments had been formulated
and the letters written by a young
lady. He asked to see her, fell in love
with her on the spot, proposed, and
was accepted then and there. and thus
his business trip has developed into
a delightful wedding tour. The dress
making firm is now besiegcd with ap-
plicatiOnS for 4 post which offers such
attractive possibilities. Daily
Telegraph.