The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-02-03
THE "IIEttsr OF LONDON,

men lose tlieir acres 10 money lenders
where families are ruined-&whefe hap.
les men are dishorored. They 'nre gen.
orally kept tby men who have been oiigi-
nally servants one man has been ''boois'
at on inn, another a waiter al a hotel.-A-
These establishments appear 10 be divi-
ded into distinct classes the inferroi
being called ''Silver Hells," because
herein gamblers are PERMITTED to lose sill.
ver.J i"Saoai 90 d bn5 igH3 n sil
AT the frst-class establishments, Of
course, only gold is seen. These places
are, il should be known, late places
Few men'go ihcse before they are half
intoxicated Not evon7the most desper.
ate gambler--not The man who is hoping
daily toiretfieve his losses-woutd pro>
baly ring The bell Of certain houses in 81.
James street in cold blood. No; from
Tile club, where q certain quantity has
been taken, men wend their way hithet-
ward. 1iThe are generaly known, and
easily find admittance. Once in tho hall
of The helb they have yet some ceremc.
nies 10 go through before they reach The
scene Of their exploits. The porter goes
to aninner door Of iron and rings a bell.
He is answered; the wuiter falls back,
and the visitors ascend the stairs, at the
top Of wlIichthey find secondheuvy iron
door, strongly secured. They become
known, and passa.his and third door, |
believe, AMI then they enter the llell.--.
To them il shall yield irs abundan, Tor.
ments assuredly. Hero wife and child
ren lose their hold upon The best mans
heart, and their !or,une and their fame
arc irecklessly lOst.7 Possibly the new
group Of visitors have moi much money
Ia their pockets. and This they doa'T care
about losing. HG'Bey saunief1o The table,
watch the game a lille, aud then wander
into the supper ROOM Here d Goluxurious
supper is provided for them. Here is
everything the can wishl!and gfataitous-
ly.l55qesI iaIulfg 2 n9IEWs q has sHois
sssI ssay,sold Boy said an ipformans Of
mincs short s,inie back at7one of these
embellishments. to a feverish yodhg 4eI-
low, who had four plover's egg" Before
him; tdn q q say, sqrre Us one ofihose eggssn
& ''Can,l, my boy,ns was the roplyaofihe.
unhappy young fellow; ''lhey'va just cos,
me- aahundretl guineds edch.'siio'i6a y
1 Oar new group begin 10 talk Of .heir
losses: they get jo,ial over their wine,
!sl end i return nis'o 70 the gaming room. Here
iihe play is going on, The iemptaiion
llnoi ls not 70 be resisted, they play, Per
haps they have only about, ten pounds in
their pockets. The amour. is soon
lost. Then follows a dialogue with the
proprietor Of .hS establishment. 4 He
knows TO q shilling tile paying capacity
Of each of,hem.. I He has the value Of
their estates q his fingers, ends.
"Come!---,'' ~ one will say, "Iawani
some money!nlg 7vs aW .mn'asbissb
And now The process Of money advan-
ces in 9 "bell", proceeds, The ,proprie-
-con6ding fellow thu, he is-7wanis
only . signature. ao 7,a uIiaT IA. lo
The gentleman will take fifty pounds
-be is determined to risk no more
Only fifty, and il he loses thai, he viii
give the abomable play-up allogetherz
He produces book ofprinied bill forms,
a, ashorl date, I believe. '-a7nsi9
,.q The whole tling, the entire machinery,
Is ready. II is :he simplest matter in
the world, and does not detain the gen.
lleman one minute. .Yie@ia 9aas 4
ACTIVELY enough .Iie gentleman accepts
The bill for fifty pounds He has eashea
II, Yes ho has giten The full value of
il, dcdue,iNg nothing for discount,
Buin what coin? Il Certainly not in aha i
current among Her gMsjesty's bohes,,
subjects. 10, i g he'll coinage saec0r~I
ding 10 their shape and, make, !