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A Story Of Ole Bull

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
October
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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A curious tale of Ole Buil is told in a recent book on violins and violinists. It seems that in 1831, being then 21 years of age, the famous violimst wan dered to Paris. The cholera was ragiiig and Malibran singing. He went to hear her, and his landlord decamped witli his possessions, including his violin. He was speedily reduced to extrernity. During the last dinner that he was able to pay for he made the acquaintance of a remarakble man. To this stranger Ole Buil confided his miseries. At the conclusiĆ³n the stranger said abruptly, "Well, I will do somethiug for you if you have courage and 5 francs. " "I have both, " said Buil. "Then go to Frascati's tonight at 10 o'clock, pass through the flrst room, go into the second, where they play rouge et noir, and when a new taille begins, put your 5 francs on rouge and leave it there. " Buil did as dlrected, and when his 5 francs had beconie 400 took thern up after an episode with a woman who attempted to take them. Red continued to win, and had he lef t his money longer he would have won au independent sum. The stranger, who was present at his elbow, was Vidooq, the Freuch detective, already a European celebrity.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News