Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-06-11

rom the poor tenant ola room o. cellar
With its two or three Shake-dowD-beds up |
" the 1oos, . tho more ssbstantia; laod-
ord with his ten q twenty booses, andi
no q three hundred beds. Among these
he houseless wanderer may fsd shelter,
from a penny TO thres-halfp soce, twopenee
lhseepeLce, 6ouspeaee, and sixlenee .
night, on beds Of sruo, Wool, and ssrw, or
on that more lofty couch. . hammock; and
some Chat is, the nny-s-asght lodgerJ
have often no softer ressing-pl scs than the
hard Acor. THIS common lodging house
business 10 . thnving trade: osly small
capital 10 required: ios IN Old house will
do, NO matter how the rain beats in, o.
the wind Whistles through, in back street
or filthy lane, for the more wretched the
neighb0urhood the better; Old bedseeads
and beds, eloabes Of The coassest descriP-
ton, witb few forms, and . table ~ 20
in tho kitchen, are all that 10 necessary,
for The concern. The ffoat soo0, q What
10 usually termed the paslos, - senessIly
fitted up into shop, OF, when this 10 not
the ease, there - always ssme aecommo-
dating neighbour, wbo bas Tho following
articles for sale, viz: bacon, butter, cheese,
bread, tea, coffee, sugar, tobacco. potatoes.
rcd and salt henines, smUggled liquor I.
and tahae-bees Some odd the ssvoIry
psofessioo Of the cook 10 that Of the buck
ster, and dish aPcsa little roase aud boiled
beef, mutton, posk, vegetables, re. The
whole Of these Tie reader may Be a>sured,
arc ola very moderate quality; they are
setailed to tho lodgers At very Profitable
prices, and 10 the quantities, such - .
balfpenny worth Of butter, bacon, cheese
Tea, coffee, sugar, tobacco, &C.; end, Tor
the trifiog sum Of oee Pessy, Tie poor eP-
icuse may crafty his Pal.ss With . Taste
Of bsef, mutton, aud % %. vesy little
credit ie given ia those crsditsble places,
and that only 70 those Who are we'll known;
they who have not that advantage, often
are compelled - take the hasdkeseh'ef
OF their necks, the coat, and even the We
ry shirts, OF their backs, to give 10 the
cautious hoa,sekeeper before they can
procure nigat's lodging, a. . mossel Of
food.
"And yet these Of 81. CHESS also are
IRamblers, lmitatoss Of Crockfosd's' the A.
lheneum, and other places about st. James
We subjoin \ scene
~The cards bad boen n Constant motion,
EITHER two Of three, o. more, engaged
with them during tlse whole Of the eve
ming. The card party was now augmen-
ted 10 sbeut sixteen or eighteen, aud play
ers and betters, not enc of whom could
boast Of such . thing - q shirt, save
the landlord, who At this moment psesi
ded - direcsor-in-chief ofsbe cereooaies,
every 1elesence being paid to the lord 81
the house, - master this,' and 'Mastea
that and Master the other Twopeoce
to fDurpence Was the sum which each put
down II every stake; and il vas assoaish-
ing u observe hos rapidly The coins were
transported from ono pocket 70 smother
|'D-it,' says . match-selles, there goes
,eightsenpence. brought in txo shsllin&s
IN now not have enough leit fsr my Sun
DAYS disnes.' All this was said with th<
: most perfect soodhumous, and At the sam<
. time p fitting do~s The sshss stake. DC.
casionally go Of those 6endlske locks
: which are said to b % conspicuous .
. the splssdid bells, might b seen stealth,
; even across this low swisdliae table. b.
: upon the whole, the party was very 20
: ciabls, winning and and losing their mo
& nsy with Tie utmost equanimity Of temper
We Observed moro than one PIT dow
, their Let pensy, and then light sbei
: pipes and walk out, psGkag end hummin.
$ away, IN search Of more"
= The horrors Of gambling have neve
. been adequately descsibed-or At leas
J this evil dees not sufficiently excite tn,
! attention Of philsnthropists. n the week
" l'st Of deaths, arc alIosded abundant ev
I idence Of the ravages and results Of in
(; tempesance-but the effects Of eamblin,
. are in great measure hidden from th,
public eye. The vice 10 INDUCED in sc
cret-its votarics gather round the fata
table under cover Of the night, and in mos
: instances whiIe the rest Of the world ar,
: wrapped in slumber. All other euls 70;
low in its tsain,-intempesance FIRST, an
ther the black and hideous spoup tina
, shadow the footsteps Of tbat scowlinl
and blsckened 6esd-" Alas! loe Il,
young man, just ssastiae u lie, Who ma,
b found night afses night seated By ID,
lcagd table-who infasuated With The vice
hunies fso0 his business and ftjeuds.-
: neglects - proper duties, and p,unee.
step by step sato irstsiavabls rain! A lie
tie longer ssd he vill tenant - alashous.
ia prison, O The gave.
1t - rumosed that the Govbmment ol
tho Uniied States have been endeavosina
70 purchase from he Enpeses of Morocco