, 1874-01-02
RAT-KlLLING III LONDON.
4 Picture OF Under Life III the British
Metropoli.--4 Lively Nights Sianxh-
ter III Jerry EisAcr'A Pike and
JfNixtic.

Fisner's Pike and Whistle, Grubway street, spit
altields. A gent, well known in sporting circles.
will, on the above date, back the Pipo-nakers
celebrated dog Mustard, to turn up forty tull-
grown rats against any other animal in tue
world. Weight and age no object. In tho event
of no moro suitable offer being made, Mr. Bal
cher will tak4 up the gauntlet to the tune OF
tenner in behalf OF his one-eyed WONDER. vixen.
receiving two rats Of his antagonist. Matca g.
at half-past s. Free use OF the pit afterwafd
Plenty Of lively rats for the occasion at four
shilIinss per dozen. 4 good spriukhng OF the
right sort is confidently expected. y. l.
Keep this dark" -,
!. Il was only on nv promise that would scrsl-
pulously observe the mysterious injunction With
which the above attractive advertisement con-
cluded, that the memborof the - fancy" to whom
/ waH introduced yenturcd to intrust me with
the three inches by two Of limp cardboard.
without which vain pilgrimage might bo made
to Grubway street, and to the Pike and WHISTLE
It VAS neatly ocluck on tho Saturday evening,
when, after wandering through The mazes that
lie behind aud IN the 1,eighborhood of Spitelaelds
Church, at last discovered GrubN ay street and
the Pike and Whistle.
There was the sign, the Pike andy Whistle, and,
even while stood for csomout hesttating,
there arrived an individual who might havo
fancy. i lean. hupgry-looking man Of
ta tstssrsa SfaEbI baeh 'pS Cont bnttoned hgh
to his ctin, md battered old hat. perched jaun-
tily atop oi his oily tu1Eed-under sde-locks Ha
was not alone. By means Of stout leather loasa
he hauled aloug very much asainst it's will
seemingly monstrous, bullet-heaaed, banay-
legged l,1il~dos. with bloodshot eyes, and jaws
OF breadth end depth, mado safe for the tlmo "
means Of muzze. Tue bulldog was better OF
than his master, however, in. tho matter OF
clothing. With teuderest caro- Its muscular car
cass WAS enveloped in mauve oyeEcoat Of hcraa'
cloth, dain.iiy bound with yellow brazil The
mau with the bulldog made 8 brief halt at tho
bar, and !, having done pretty much as he @ dld
there, followed his example when he turned into
passage, and entered at door on which
Parlor ~ was inscribed, the idea at the moment
crossing my mind that Pit eutranco" would
have been moro appropriate.
The 1at-pit WAS not here. This Was tho Or
diuary evening resort for members Of the fancy
in the ncighborhooa, whore they assembled to
smoke their pipcs and compare cauue notes.
Ihe1e were dogs on the tables among the pots
and glasses, dogs on mems knees. or cradled like
newborn babies under the breast-tlaps OF their
masters coats, dogs tied to Aho rail Of chairs aud
to the legs of tables. Some Of them were worth
mound. at least, full fed and sleek, having
glossy coat and handsome collnr, with brass
OF slyer-plated ol olnamentation, which the dog
humble two-1egsed attendant kept bright by
frequent rub with hlB pocket-handkerchle or
tho cuff OF his coat. ...
In almost every instance the men eook theif
s.stylo," as regarded the cut OF Their hair aud
wllsker5, from their dogs. It was tho bull-dog-
men VINO "o1e ,uIts na!t i;t - I'D srha
u ec'sso.e Iot.1a ~ III, d., short 1oar
| and sat with their arms bowed on the table be-
fore them as tho bulldogs legs nre bowed, and
| snapped at their beer as the other anlIal Enaps
~ nls nea. lna ,s n. ~ ti,a;r n-,,taraa
| They wore their hair brushed back at to9. so aa
! to show 3 hold, bald forehead, and brought
sha:p}y At the siies to tho front agaio, in imsa-
ton o1 tefi1et sples ~. h,.41o .r,. .bont
ihe pace "nele sns Io4.o ~ na.o .a,t No sIt,1e
to be touGht appea!eo TO 10 gu anens ,l 10
aLei, long oisuseo ~ - a. 49, - mn
foo1 auu otse5 aelce.s, ano ~" ot,n;rEy ,,sn,s
! 20 serslce 1or cleaning pots anu e.o"1Ns .uu
ber. Inc p.t, s9caneo' 49, o,naod maa An 'p'II Ill
OF the coniluon Ioot, ~ i'o,,t ,,,roa fost
Nothing ~ ane , nhapo - r. nruo"c
pIosiuod A., foot wv a1r s a;I"r soattad ~
occupied tug ilont row, ana elncr faua.Gd M "
kne.s ao"1 ~ +a, .sv no;ot inva an unin,er
,,,'tod ;,o ~ ~ ths rat.smrhter At onnosito
lugso. 80 ~ - 1;tt,o eytra s1aca rae re
coruo10 =. ~ a,a ,roi now, IN snortng cr
sslseu ~ 80 nne ~ sI. p,naaar who dur;n9 tia
s,"a}r;nn-;aa roa i,,ag;o~ Mustard to his bo-
ae. ana asa,o;ne,v andaaror,no to ;nci.o tbs.
naro ~ do iis vcrv hest bv Whispering u
e.an1uo noio ~ - D =, 1.a ad J,anI.p;n RI
Daloha1r yas in tha front rnw too but tha won
| de,fnl ona-eyad Vixen was not Ut present his
comnaninn. like wary Genorai, and as he
L,nse,f aftaryard confessed. ho had planted
| his dawR III quiet part OF the 'ouso' until Nus
tard lad cut out tho work, so that he niyltn't
. eat lis Isl blood loo in tie excitement Of looking at
what Ito t'ot.ier one was DOING"
And now there stepped into the pit lanky
routh. who. on o1d diuary OCCASIONS, otticated al
pot-boy on tue p4emises but who, in tisht-dt;
W;t lie Tesnousible oitice OF master Of the rat
ting ting cerompnies He had no stick OF staff. how
eyeSr.-pothing but picco OF chalk, the use ol
which prasently discovered. Tnen Mr.. Jerry
Fisher APPEARED. with q huge, equare, iron-v;ra
caoo under his arm, and the cage was full oi
rafsN..liyeIy" ones. too. Judging from the
manner in which tnev sgarr:ed over each other,
End soueahed. and thrust their restlass uoses
throuah the bars. The sigh. OF tho rats was the
signal for eyc:y terrier pTcsent to be afflicted
WITH temporary raviug madness, and each one
writhcd il his masters arms. and set up such 9
deafeu1uc din "a must lave made
the leart Of tho stoutest rat In the
| care nuaii with fear. The Pipemaker called
"Iime.a r and air. Fisher, advancing to tho pit
ononod the little door Of the cage. aud. with an
amount Of coolneas tha. made ones heart beat b =
Fae ~ r.ta an1 ninctad thpm ont hv the