Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
Winner OF the Grand Prize at
Drawing Has Romantic
Experience.
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR A WIFE
. Truc story That Would Furnish Ma
tcrisl for Comic Opera of
Most Romantic Type.

EvILLE, July ll.--Many men,
wise and otherwise. regard matrl-
mony as a lottery but seldom has
~ man applied the popular theory
IN the same fashion as Don Rafael
Al,ina. who has just caused a sensa-
lion here. Don Rafael, who is de-
cIdedly wel-to-do. recently won
the grand prize I'm the national lottery.
divided the money between five pretty
girls who had been chosen by vote,
and then had recourse TO another lot
terry to determine which Of them he
should marry. The story is funny
enough TO furnish material for comic
opera, but it is none the less entirely
true,
N ANCIENT PALACE.
Don Rafael Alsina lives IN fine style
n an ancient palace in the popular
Triana quarter I'm Seville. With the
old palace he inherited a large fortune.
This he has more than doubled by
devotion to business which Is exceed
i1gly rare IN Spain where the general
rule Of life IS "Neyor do TODAY what
you can put OF doing until tomorrow
Because, presumably, he allowed him
self so little leisure. Don Aisina had
achieved another distinction rare I'm
Spain. He had reached his thirty.
eighth birthday without ever having
fallen In love. His pet hobby. aside
from making money. has been giving
y away. He is honored far and wide
IN Seville for his charity
One morning early On MAY last. two
pretty girls, Paquita Vazquez and Ro-
sta Ortis, called upon him. I'VE are
laundry girls said Paquita, "and
knowing you TO be rich and charitable,
we have come 20 ask you to do some-
thing for one Of our fellow workers
q poor widow with six children who
lives IN a wretched garnet"
Il shall send her 200 pesetas ti01
today" said Don Alsina, "but why did
not the poor widow come herself 10
get help from me. II IS well known
that I am always accessible to any
deserving ; oor person who is in need
az assistance"
our poor friend answered Pa
Qulta, rs old--and she has lost all her
good looks, Senior"
"But never withhold my aims from
people because the innrmites Of age
have robbed them Of their good looks"
sld Don Alsina There must be
some other reason why she did not
call herself"
JUST LIKE THEM.
The girls giggled and exchanged |
plancts ''The truth IS" said R0sita, |
'our poor friend thought she would |
get more from you II we told you her |
story because we--so our friends say. /
are-rather pretty. senior"
Don Alsina laughed and the girls !,
hIushed "The widow shows he said. |
THAT II age has deprived her of her |
beauty Il has increased her wisdom 1 |
shall send her 300 pesetas. Now what |
can I do for her charming representa-
tIves In whose selection she has shown |
such excellent Judgment"
we leave that 10 your own generos-
fly Senor." said Paquita, I'VE laun- |
dress girls are all very poor and we |
work very hard
and are there among these laun-
dresses who work so hard for such |
Fmali pay more girls who ale pretty |
as you two are?"
Yes Senior answered Rosita, |
there are some who are much pref
tier-at least so their sweethearts
think"
Il fear 7 should hardly agree with
their sweethoarts," said Don Alslna,
calamity, "but I will tell you what
! VIII do. Yesterday bought a ticket
IN the national lottery. the drawing for
which takes place next week. The
number OF my ticket Is 1907. 7 am
reputed 10 be a very lucky man. send
me the names Of the five prettiest
laundresSes In our quarter and II my
Ticket wins the grand prize, I25.000
pesetas G5.00o). ! promise YOU to
divide 81 among them. Whatever
prize win-if / win any-the money
,hall be given TO them
CAUSED GREAT STIR.
The news brought by the girls caused
great stir among the laundresses. Ii
vas decided that the selection Of the
I've nrettiest girls should be- determked
~ votes among the laundresses them
elves. The voting took place on the
ianks ~ the Guadalquiver. where the
iris do their washing Tho five elect
q were Manucla Pinedo, Roslta Ortiz,