, 1876-10-14

by flnc. Such being tic uncnlIghtcncl condi-
ION OF ol!r laws, however, and gambling being
stG supreme i'assion Of .Iohn's lfc be, Tor oneo
~ least, shows some respcct tot that Majeaty
Tint eits IN closo tulirt-r0nna,-ro 10 tfIr mcnt-
nrc Of quitting tl,o vice, hut of following IL lii
secret And Indeed john dues xa'nb1c In Sc
trct,-the entrances To TIC tan-roo1n being AZ
xcalouhly guurde.l thu, Masonic lodge. Bomc-
ttlHcs tho den Is In tic centre OF net Of pms.
saGes; s9ftacilmes ut The extremity of 1nll
~ @as't a. n1ny dGD1s " ,ns tf9o s a7s
twlstcd patsage Is lnt bltud, tho tables bong
reached through a tratedoor Gy q rope iadIcr,
wlltcf' Is pulled up nfter every arFlva!: Naitl
temples Of Fortune, but with results that inyc
become
PAINFULLY MoEoTnNous.
Indeed, the only means now used to put A stop
outside tic door f'a oi cali m kno*n eiaec, in Tie
shape of.a puttcc,ns 4; but this only hnppers In
times Of srasInodls activity, an1 ian Goi,rEsles
ara wt .saffsey 9ro let or n7neG Then 10 ta
who should, or pro!e1!d to, know, that 1t pays
many white men we'll to hayc thcte places open;
but tfis s scarcely, susceptible Of proof, Though
account. ~ 1t IL T. well known, however, ti,as
81! these hc'ls nfe managed by wealthy
Chtnan,en, who look upon them, Ppsslbly, as
legitimate places Of b!ssncss and only lat1'ont
fenditure of 50 much capItul in tic 'naintcllareo
q, of-lct mc aay sccresy. Ono Of tllcse gen
tlcncn, All Ben, j. sold to be q very promising
convert to Christianity. Outside, tho tan hnuso
nicSes a Fuiicss @ ss Fostancs HFM, sefaS Fabe, q
"Iluppinoss with Cllance't; but the lrIlllancy
OF these devices Is pharasaleal; for within they
are fllihy holes, hot, dark, and horribly .unsa.
number of buttons bcing rap!I1y divided into
heaps, The players betting on the number IN
cael, 6cing odd Or ever. An excellent game for
1'shtrnngared gentry:
The Company-ncn and missionaries sny tint
| shadow Of bondage. To thls I would shy, with
all possible Difference 10 these et.Iucnt nuthorl-
hope, by this time, tho rcadcr) tnclutletl-who
think very differently. One Of these urcat TN
convinced, Is tho lI1n. c. E. Dct.ong, late Min
lister to Ghna. who las publicly stated that tho
qulry to tile Cool!c Of, ''Do you lcayo Chiua of
| your own free Wilt" means nuthng; and That
John co'llca here a scrf, 4 drudgo
nnaer the must ,sxacting state q
one VINO had had extraordinary opportunities
for putting that Intelligent observation to use,
III. Do Longs say fn tho matter Is worthy some
Intention. But space forblds my endcavur to
nor Is It Of John rs saye or frecinan / would
write, but Of thepoor creatures ,shu arc brought
hero for n life Of slla1nc. and Of whose bond
state there is no doubt. Lest, however, there
tile possibility Of tho facts to como, let me hero
annex the accredited translator Of two
| DiLLs-or-sAIE OF Cn1NAwoMgH:
eans es to San M &c.
come Indebted 70 hcr nliatsesa for passage. All
sls herself ssks H. YGs kwan to adyaneo Tor her
her body to Mr. Ycc for nctvco Of prostitution for
term of four years. There ahali 10 no interest on
TIE money: Ah 10 slall receive no. wages At
tho expiration nf four Jeara. AZ tic shall ec lor
own s,n mastor' s ~ 1Ge r., nWan sall not htcr Or
v a, is nm sps n psiorc roe cr nc nr
and wateysr sxenss Il In jncnrrcd In IN nin mn, and
returning her. Ah ilo siaii pny. on tl,is day oi
eeived fron, Sir. Yee Kwun $3.50; II Al !lo shall
bc stck at any tin,c for more tlan Ten days, ahc
shnli mike up by m extra month M Of service for
W asa ~ Mow is has
papS' 'ee'''''o' Il" 4o Tuxo 4 W.55s Gxr
ahout tutdGic of netuhn1. 1H13 no 4o"s'e''''a nay
Decausc the became indebted 10 her tu;otros, for
ninkes hcr body over to the wonlan. Sen f Sam, 10
serve as prostitute to mako ont tho SUN OF S;i0J
The money sball draw no intereat, and 10! Inu
ssaas sosvo IohT ana one.nai. yeafs. On TVS aay
Of agssaTenf 10! @ ~ fefsstn @ INC sum ef IN
ner oM W hnz nas ns;, me snG u ho o ~ a na
hrr! n shc rtna syav hcfnrc tc tmr T. ont nnt3
any cxncGe Is incurred In catcb'nI her. ihe1n ini
Yau must pay tho expense, II atp IL sick fifteen
DAYS Q. more. she sha! ,nnlso up one month for
every nttccn dnys: IT. Sep sam shall 80 back to
Ci!nn, then Lot aau Shall srrYo another paty tlli
hcs Tine T. ont II, N saeh seEsee slln should 20
s,csa ~ oaya 9, moie anu csanot 70 chte she
ihss avt""msut g XII na,cr '.e i's p.Vo ~, ol
isatsd second. ai1th month OF thc nrcsnnt ycar
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