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1‘1 soors LAcKs or A GREAT curl AMONG THE BRIGARDS. low rue} Put In the timeâ€"Inc Game W: A Frenchman’s Experience Among lost I own and Crooked. Tue news-boys and bootblacks of Tomato are dead game sports What they don‘t know about gambling isn’t worth knowing. During these warm days when business is a little slow they retire to some cool retreat warehouses and there in their own little Courteous Outlaws. Full particulars have now i been made known of the release of M. de Raymond, who was captured by brigands at Omourdja on the 10th of August. The two dragomans of the French Consulate who, with a guard upon his mission to convey the ransom to in one of the lanes or behind some of the big l onwell'egendamfli lemmpaniedn' Ruflica l Monte Carlo they " play de game" with all Lilo shrewdness of old timers. there are sharks among these juvenile sports, sharper: who have retired from legitimate business, and who spend their time in luring “de new jays" who have been “holdin’ do the bandit chief had been waiting for some of comgldays at the farm, when, on Friday last about midday, a strange peasant appeared and proved to be an emissary of the brigands. With a good deal of mystery be produced a letter, remarkin : “ I have been enjomed evenins’ ” for a few weeks only and who are i by “1°59 W110 11° ‘1 M' 11" Raymond captive not in it. when they try their hand with thesealley rigs. They haunt the down town lanes, the ocks, vacant buildings, and other retreats where they are safe from visits from the police, and the whole tribe is proud of the reputation of some of its members for to bring you this, under the pain of death, and charged, in the event of your desiring to release M. de-Raymond, to act rs ypur guide to the spot where he is confined. h on may bring three men with you.” Having delivered this message the man hum“ng the cards_ l disappeared. M. Ghilbert, the Chancellor CORK" is a coo-coo. " I tell yer, dcr aint a man in dis town dat can empty Corky’s pockets, if do game’s, responding with the lof the French Consulate, then opened the g mysterious missive, and found that it con- tained a communication in pure Greek cor- peasant’s verbal an- straight," said an enthusiastic onlooker to‘ nouncement. At the foot: 0f “18110179, Whi°h an Empire reporter yesterday, as he stood watching a swift game that was in progress in the Toronto Opera House lane. It was a novel sight. Squatted on the smooth ground were five young sports from 12 to 15 years of age, and the way they handled the dirty cards would make the oldâ€"time gambler envious. There was no “sucker” in the party at this little sitting. It was a case of shark watch shark. The personnel of the party was as follows: Against the theatre wall sat “Jimmie” and “Corky,” both old timers, and perhaps the slickest pair in the gang. “Jimmie” is the scion of a famous family whose ancestral halls are situated in St. John’s ward. He wore a black slouch hat that completely covered his eyes from the acrutinous gaze of the other players, and didn’t say two words during the whole game. Hesimpl "played de game ” for all it was worth. ’ orky was a little more garrnlous, but he talked for a. purpose, and used pretty nearly all the rest of the lane as a spittoon. Besides “Cocky ” was a. tall, slim bootblack, who is known in the select circle as "Skinny." The game had been in progress but a few minutes when “ Corky” found that I!!! “'AS OUT SEVEN CENTS and he got nervous. He was considered a “ boss ” layer, and had often cleaned out the doc gang, but he was travelling in pretty swift company yesterday. “ Swop- py” and ” Irish ’ sat on the outside. They are east-endure and their reputation extends from the cow byres to the Winchester street Was in the handwritingof Thomas, the brigand chief, there wuss. postcript written by M. do Raymond to the cheat that be was quite well. M. Ghilbert told the man to wait for him, MOUNTED HIS HORSE and galloped as fast as the animal could carry him to Rodosto, in order to seek the advice of the French Consul. That officer urged him not to lose a single moment in availing himself of the peasant’s guidance to send the ransom to the robber chief. M. Tacchella, another dragoman of the Con- sulate, who is possessed of great physrcal strength, and his servant, a sturdy peasant, were selected to carry out; this critical mission, both of them being familiar With the country. . It was evening before M. Ghilbert, ac- l companied by these agents, got back to .the farm. Shortly before ten o’clock at night l they set out on foot upon their expedition. The journey lay through desolate mountain fastncsses and deep ravines,amid which, when ‘ they had been five or six hours on the match, I the party halted for rest and refreshment. l After nearly fourteen hours’ hard walkmg they arrived at the outskirts‘of aforest. It was now noon on the Saturday. The guide, who throughout the journey had kept from two to three hundred paces in front of M. Tacchella and his servant, here stopped until the came up. He requested them to envelop their heads in white handkerchiefs and to continue to follow him. They com- plied with there directions, and the party l’ridge- They came “P yesterday to “ do' then entered the forest. They had not pro. up " the Yongo street 8 orts, and being loaded down with “ stuff, ’ they rushed the game for a while. Select and wealthy, the party had furnished cigarettes, and all ex- cept “ Corky ” were enjoying them. In the midst of all the excitement he remained true to his old love, chewin tobacco. “ Swep- py " was the dude o the party. There were no holes in his pants, and a pair of over-warn tennis shoes gave him a rather aristocratic appearance. His gaudin color- ed cigarette holdcr was the envy of every man around the table." There was consider- able discussion as to what game should be played, but pcdro was finally decided upon. The game was fast and furious, and the uoppers changed hands pretty lively. All the while a scout Was sitting in front of Underwood’s ink manufactory on Johnson street ‘ ON THE LOCKOUT FOR COPS. He was promised three cents to watch and give warnin if necessary. The signal was givon once uring the game, three shrill whistles, and in an instant the lane was deserted. Another signal, to warn them that the coast was clear, brought the party together again, and the game proceeded after the cards had been counted at the re- quest of the east end representatives. Corky had a streak of bad luck; “ I ain’t sayin’ that de game's crooked,’£ he said, but lain’t in de habit of losin' seven cents every five minutes." “ Aw, y’ allus shoot ofl' yer mouth when yer drop a nickel," rctorted Skinny, and afterthistherewasaflowolchoicevocabulary that made the odorous atmosphere of the lane almost sticky with blasphemy. Finally the cast cnders commenced to drop their a pile and suspected crooked work, The cards were again counted and the dust rub- bed off them. The excitement was too in~ tense, however, and there was nothing for it but a free fight. “ Irish " grabbed “ Corky,” pulled him out in the lane and was about to go through him when Corky pulled out a jackknifo With a vicious~looking blade and kept the Don sports at a distance. A rough-und-tumblo fight had just got nice- lysl‘arted when the three whistles were heard again, the lane was deserted and the game ovcn ' Scenes like these am not at all uncommon in loronlo nowadays. W Afihim in China. Owing to the disturbed state of affairs in China, and the increasing hostility of the natives to foreigners resident in the countr ' the governments of, Great Britain. Ger- many, Franco and the United States have been minded to make provision for their subjects in case anything serious should take place. A despatch from Washington states that. although no formal alliance has has beeueiitercd into by the governments mentioned an understanding has been ar- rived ut by which in the event of the fail- nrc of the Chinese government to afford andqiiate guarantees for the protection of the lives, property and interests of the citi- rcm of the four nations, that duty will be undertaken by the governments themselves acting jointly. In case of riot, or other disturbanceuhe vessels of either of the four nations will (Herd refuge to the citizens of any of the other nations, and will undertake to protect their consulates and other inter- ests. Though this pmutionary arrange ment does not necessarily imply that an outbreak will take lace, the {act that the governments nun should deem the situa- tion sufficiently serious to warrant such ac~ tioii is Significant and disquiet~ tug. . lie: Sea Ionster. Am â€"“ Ethel has been telling allaroumi that 0 got caughtin the clutches of a slrongsea monster today, but I don't be- lieve it." ‘ Sallieâ€"“ I do, and I heard her call him Queue." cceded far when they suddenly found them- selves confronted by three brigands ‘ ARMED TO THE TEETH, who appeared to spring out of theearth. Cov ering the travellers with-their rifles, they de- manded whether they had brought with them M. de Raymond’s ransom. Receiving areply in the affirmative, the bandits declared they were ready to escort the passengers to the headquarters of the ang. The journey was continuedabout two ours longer, and then a. halt was called in an extremely remote and picturesque retreat. A few minutes later the brigand chief Thomas, attended by five ’ of his gang and accompanied by M. de ' Raymond, appeared. M. Tacchella and his servant then each produced his quota. of the ransom. The former stated that he was the dragomaii of the French Consulate at Rodosto, and that in addition tothe £5,000 which he had brought as M. de Raymond’s ransom, he had with him a. sum of £100, intended to cover the expenses of the journey back to Rodosto. He expressed a hope that the money would not be taken from him. To this the chief replied in the most affable manner, “Why, of course not. You shall keep everything you have upon you. No one shall molest you. \Ve have no right to anythin but the ransom we have exacted. Here is . do Raymond, whom I deliver up to you safe and sound. You may depart in all security, for you have my assurance that no harm shall befall you.” Thereupon Thomas took a sheet of note- paper and began towrite out in the most business-like manner a formal declaration was now free ; and that, for the future, he would be at libery to traverse these regions in perfect security, and would NEVER AGAIN BE MOLESTED or interfered with by any member of the band. The robber chief insisted u on kiss. ing M. de Raymond, and begged im not to harbor resentment for the trouble and inconvenience to which he had been put. The brigand who had struck M. de Ray- mond over the head on the occasion of his capture also approached and besought his forgivenness for that injury, which he do- clared, he had only inflicted under the stress of circumstances. The party had not been more than a couple of hours on the march back when they fell longer. Charlie W. , aged four, had two petsâ€"a and a out. One unlucky day the door of the cage was left open and the cat was caught in the act of swallowin the last morsel of poor birdie. Little Char 'e gazed at the cat a few moments in sorrowful inedi- tation and suddenly queried, “ Mamma, wilLkitty sing now ‘2" . Overloéded. fou've eaten too much turkey. And so you cannot work. ch! 1 our head feels very murkyâ€" There 2 I don't believe I could add an- other line and make it rhyme if I had a dol- lar for doing it. 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