The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-01-23
London ii Mini.


LONDON, Rct. -, l0f2. II IS II O'Clock
II night; am IN l'rurY Lane. lh7 IS
/ me Wei known l'fhIN Lane theatre.
| low black, dlhgY pie winch hnt 10y the
! columns IN front might be taken for a
warehouse. hpa-f"aled SoldleI| patr"l
th"nf me hniaihg- F"r TINS Is the royal
theatre. ana a guard IS always stationed
;l'o"t IL NJ ni2h' fnfing Inc performance.
pas mp DIiify Lane Inc midnight
/ W"fii OF hofd"h IS All aS'lf two-i hlrdl 81
thr lolt'rerS IN the street are lemaies
iiaii-gfo"n boys and girls are rniheking
m" Longing III d"orWaVS. The che1
pay SPeIi lof h"Ys aho girls IN the r"iil-
Try Is at twilight, IN l'niry Lane ii Is any
liihH amer gas-Ilghl- LIMP, seehy women
hang about the GIN palaces; there they
| meet Tor gossip Gay anu hi@ln; they
threat each other OF Import"ne som" one
T. 'Ieat lhrin.
gu Saio S"t Woulo give me a penny
las5 night ana III take IL now, says one
~ 'iiiS Grass 10 me- ~ pass by ihey are
/ very SoGftoI'- me hefrSt casual glance
| o1ihg' ihein 10 conversational terms. inns
one IS har"headrd her face IS putty her
I compression oF ,:' ana lalloWy me next
! remove IN the ne 81 hef gown must be 70
I l.
/ loVe letters on some poruon OF ITS changed
form. lhrec others of the same sort pass
ne, arm III arm Yelling song al me Top
~ theIr voices. lhPy are simply drunk
/ Mind, these are NOT dangerous women
even yen 70 % 'ne most nasophisilcAtea youth;
with the perfume OF country clover and
Yl"lets fresh upon hm. They are too
coarse, degraded and dirty tor that. They
hive SjmnlV for hpnr and How how
ohtaih tins. their only Injury, seems a
mystery until reelection bids me consider
that even worms have con@"nlal help
mates, and that among the most reckless
u lew pence VII! circulate with tar greater
rapdity than among the temperate and
frugal. Here, on the corner. stands 4
murphy buster, an apparatus ior roast
ing potatoes. 1t is built after the model
OF locomotive | scent the peculiar fra
GRANGE OF the roasted tubers. The fur
mace sheds red glow on the street. The
women are cronched by the wheels OF the
'engine," utilizing its heat. for the night
air IS damp and chill.
On the next corner is a stand full Of
little plates holding boiled wrinkles picked
from the shell. penny plate, with
vinegar thrown in. phe eel pie and stew
Kitchens are full OF customers. They are
the people who have earned few pence
at sweeping crossings, holding cab doors
whilst the passengers alight, selling but
ton-hole bouquets or matches. The eel
stew is ladled out OF a great tin boiler
At penny bowl Look down those
dark lanes, They seem to lead TO muir
der, pestllence and sudden death. Groups
OF hare-headed slatterns stand At their cor
ners' The sidewalk is lust wide enough
tor one We slip on cabbage leaves and
other garbage. These are the abodes Of
the lowest order OF civilized human be
!ngs. t'villzed? The South Sea hath
islands whose natives are gentler, more
cleanly, more refined. There is IN atmos'
pherIc sensation here OF CRIME; CRIME or
the walls, on the windows, on the people
on everything. 1t is the accumulated
CRIME OF generations. One, is constantly
uneasy IN these places ut night, lest a
window overhead opens, accompanied by
an electlon OF Stops, to be IN range o
which would be worse than garrotlng
Here IS an open door. Look IN. There