The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-02-07
A PEEP INTO \ WASHINGTON
HE'LL

,f Having heard much Of the nasnia
rence ami grandeur of the mctropoH-
tan gambling houses, |, with several
:, tie't lana lticuis, paid one a visit
= the other night. The entrance wa,
y through narrow, lighted way, open
= ing from the Avenue lust east ct the
r National A pair of stairs a, the
laFiher eni OF the hall brings You ab-
rdptly against n small door, fastened
on HE inside; you ring a bell a col.
ofed servant looks through Il attic-d
panel, TO see if all is right. Irhe dis
covers well known customer ora
frequent visitor of such places; the
whole patty is admitted on the ia
ciple, OF course, that "a man is known
~ the company he keeps Galnb.
iers understand human nature better
than any body else, aud they know
that this old adage is as tue in hell
As 1t is out. We We're first admitted
INTO room beautifully car2eteL,
treSco PANIED, with chairs, sofas,
lounges, &c., of rose wood, a lary.
centrf-table, upon which were the
leading papers of the country, and
around which sat several well ll-dlosscd
gentlemen l'isurelJ tad ng and dis
cusslnS the news of the day. This
was but the half of u double parlor,
the reception-room, or AZ Milton
would say. the vcstibule Of hell"
Oar guide, who was n well known
Washington gentleman, introduced us
to the keeper Of the establishment,
telling him that we had ncver'been
IN such place before, and was led
boy curiosity to explore his internal
domains. lie appeared higll,, dc.
lighted, and Immediately opened up
to the ''innrr temple; we entered
and found the half had not been told
us--a chandelier, costing from three
to four hundred doIars. brilliantly lit
up, flung its gli.t,ring rays on gcli
papered walls, satin danask curtains
SOFAS, &c. In the centre, anI near
one end Of the room, stood long sin
legged table, with richly emb.oider
,d spread, falling in e. It's nearly to
hG floor; on the wall over this table
lung massive gilt frame, and large
's life huge cronchins tiger, with
'yes of slarng fire, lips apart, and
apparently ready for Il spring upon
lie unsuspccting victim The cloth
'elng removed from the table beneath,
evealcd "Fnro Bank" with all the
Implements Of that well known las-
mating game-iyory chips, repre,en-
ing 81, IS, $25 $3.50 each, lay piled
p IN one corner, for the convenience
1 the betters; in small box beneath
ny piles of bank bills and heaps of
oublc eagles for the redemption Of
aese ivory issues.
II was carly in the evening, ard
'c players had not got in. The
ecper entertained us with tales of
he ta tle-how fool shly young men
nme there, as We had, out of curios-
y, and were induced to "sry their
Ick" out Of curiosity, which general
left them out of cash, out ofcharac-
r, and out of friends in the end.
'e proposed leaving, when he no
tcly invited US to stay to supper.
showed us his bill of fare, which
cluded soup, roast beef oysters in
| styles ducks, veni-on, quail, fish,
locolate,- coffee, nuts, and all the
ines and liquors to be found in the
staurants. Whoever is admitted to
e roolns, either as players or spec
tors, are alao admitted to these
ppers free of charge. Don't gamb-
- understand human nature? Z? The
ePcr WAS impatient to have thu
eusc organized,s 90 members could
nw their mileage, and make his
sincss better. @ This i, but one
many Institutions in this city. and
Tiger is bound to Re fed though
: people starve-C -Clevelan, Plain
aler. 2 .-r.