The New York herald., 1870-12-19

rentIy with no erect; and as we turned from her IL
was with feeling OF sorrow that those who aid and
abet her In the degrading calling she pursues are
allowed 10 ofrend with ilnpunty. In another house
woman was found niysteriOusy sitting up all
Kitchen ire. waiting for the tramps and cadgers
who return to her roof at uncertain hours.
The scene shifted. and we were presented 70
more cheerful company, .sWell my lads''-the ON
GERS always used this form OF speech, no matter
stance the company was equally diviaed)-"how
are you to-niRht2 Playing cards, ehY VINO wlns u
rns VIZ or e e se' tSe hse = rone hone Won
well.p "Aye all right, my lad;'' and without more
ceremony we take look through & the mousse whiie i
the smoked their pipes anu went on with their
game, which no doubt they continued until their
More houses OF the same description were visited.
In girl, whose halr fell IN luxurlant trcsses
down her BACK and partly hid her sometime hand-
sem0 Hibernan features, was recovering from @
drunken debauch, and, with moresoatls than we like
to remember. prayed us oe seated. In another a
drunken father was training his children In anything
but the "way they should gon and, disconnected al
our intrusion, treaties With less ceremony than we
naa nitnerto been accustomed to- In several other
houses young lads and lasses were hud0ied together
Win the Oldest hdbfttes Of our police docks, while
here and there musical party was found, among
TO time or tune; thieves cosrersaztone, held ~
iamplight beng the entertainment In one OF more
instances.
ing" which had been hela at pubic house midway
sort OF Notorious thieves and persons OF bad cha.
racter. The friendly meeting tsok the form Of a
"pub,S the lovers OF this ilthy sport were issuing
from It. There was No mistaking the character OF
facial expression goss for anything, Of committing
any offence ranging between pitch anu toss and man.
slaughter. Bonifaee was on the best or terms with
our guideS, and 1t was with evident sincerity that
he regretted their visit had been delayed. Tie sport
had been excellent. the company jovial, and
Perhaps the gentlemen wsnld ike to sec the
slaughtered rats; they were the biggest ver-
min ever gu! In pit and he the landlord)
was proud OF the success which had attended the
meeting. The gentlemen addressed did not desire
to feast their eyes upon couple Of OF nangcd
they readily availed themselves Of the opportunity
TO crafty their curiosity. Ascending two flights Of
harrow, thunderstorm stairs, q large attic was
reached, the stdes or which were lined with raised
benches. In the centre, upon an elevation, was an
Iron cage, about five feet HIGH formed OF small bars
from each 9tAer, 30 that the company, which would
probably nhmber hundred, could see the dsgs at
tacking the vermln.
The sottom OF the pit was covered with blood,
although only one dead rat renamed, and sicken.
ing stencil emanated rom the cage.
not help coneratnlating Ourselves nnon having nar
rowy escaped being participatorS In q dtsg glstlng
and cruel sport Surely II the police were to bring
the provisions OF the third section Of the Habitual
Criminals act 1S6swhich prohibits the assembling
OF known thieves and other persons OF bad cnarac-
ter-t0 Dear upon the landlord OF the house In ques
tion he would soon find IL to his advantage to dis
continue these friendly meetings.
MELANCHOLY.
BY the time our round was finished the weather
mad Set III dull and wet and the long lines OF street
lamps were blurred if we saw them through tears.
Exchanging friendly word with the guardians OF
the night who were posted at street corners
pursuing their measured tread along the wet pave.
ments, from which the lamps were rejected with Q
peculiar brightness, we reached the place Of Separa
ton, and after thanking the Ocers for their escort
and commencing the discretion they had exercised
parted from them, pronted at oil events by the
perence we had gained during q night among
thieves