The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-21
NAUGHTY TAIINIAIaE,
lie Explores the Mysteries and Mar.
VeIS Of LeadViIIe.
Correspondence OF the Cincinnati Enquirer.

correspondence OF The Cincinnati Enquirer.
- Rev. Dewitt TaImage last evening
: repeated in Leadville his astonishing
performance in New York year or SC
-, ago, making personal inspection OF
the slums and byways, and privately
Il visiting the dance houses and gamb-
h ling halls, and viewing the life there
: in presented for the purpose, as Mr..
$ Talmage explains, for qualifying him
self to flourish in the faces of his hear
ers the fire-brand freshly snatched
from the hotbed of iniquity.
On their arrival night before last,
Mr.. Talmage and his wife We're tenn
porarily assigned to room ON the first
floor of the Clarendon Hotel, from
which the clerk yesterday offered to
change them to an especial apartment
near the parlor, usually occupied by
Gov. PItkin and like distinguished
guests. Mr.. Talmage inspected the
apartment, and said to the porter: 81
guess we will take both rooms. We
are nervous from the effects of our
trip, and / do not care to disturb Mrs.
Talmage." SO Mrs. Talmage kept the
first room, while Mr.. Talmage took
possession of the other.
No one suspected the preacher was
preparing for his second grand nOctur-
nal pilgrimage among the slums. |
Last evening he lectured at the City |
Hall on "Big Blunders." 1t was half
past ten o'clock when he dismissed his
audience and was rapidly driven to
the hotel. Half an hour was spent in
preparing for the work before, and
Mr.. Talmage was ready to set out
with solitary companion to guide.
The preacher quit the hotel at
II O'Clock, and entered Harrison
avenue, Which at that hour is always
filled with busy crowd of people en-
gagged on various errands, thronging
the sidewalk and elbowing each other
in seaseless tide. They crossed the
street and stopped in front of the
Board of Trade-saoon. Without en- ,
by his guide that man had been
over gaming table there Oh Monday
night, he satisfied himself with u curl
room floor and into the gambling room
beyond the curtains. i
He and his company then recrossed |
The street and entered Wyman's gam t
bling saloon, where Talmage stopped /
'
the little crowd of players seated about l.
lalf a dozen green tables and watch d
ng with breathles3 interest the prog b
'ess of the games. I
From here Mr., Talmage proceeded l
% what is known as the "HeXas,' an "
lother gambling saloon where music q
md good lunch relieve the monotony n
If faro, and where The crowd present II
l.N.,, 4
ables. Here Mr.. Talmage was rcog- i.
lizcd 10y one of the gamesters, and in 81
IN instant was the exposure of every "
we in the room. He beat Il hasty re- N
reat, reaching the street, thence con- 81
inuing his visit to three other gam i,
ling rooms on Harrison avenue, h
where he was thoroughly initiated into NJ
he secrets Of poker, keno and roulette. q
The preacher and his companion cl
hen turned down the street, and pro- OF
eeded to visit the dance houses. The =
rst of these places at which Mr. Tai n,
lage stopped and entered was the IL
)deon. His companion led half way In
own the hall, Mr.. Talmage timidly
ausing a few feet from the door and
the girls as they dreaded the V
lazes of the dance in wild abandon. to
he floor manager not recognizing him ut
pproached Mr.. TaImage, and asked CT
i'm, to lead set, but the invitation of
as politely declined, and as soon as la
e could get his guide once more gr
thin reach of his voice, they step al
ed out, and continued down the street tn
ntiI the red light of dance hall was fro
,ached, where they entered timidly, kr
quiring of his guide several times if tic
| the men carried arms. Thus the ha
unds were completed from Harrison til
venue to Pine street, and Mr.. Tai an
age had We'd all the sights TO be seen of
this delectable region. TIL
In the last dance house visited Mr.. DIR
almage had been recognized by one rel
the girls, and was glad when he TIL
und himself once more beyond the lei
I'D inspection of the frequenters of lie
e place, to whom his presence be-
me known almost as soon as he set no,
OF inside the door. He wished to Ga
I'VE glance at the female gamblers, tio
fore retiring, but on consulting his an
atch found il was past twelve O'clock. hi.
id determined to defer his visit until fin,
might. He returned to the hotel, m.
I'd occupied his room till morning. flo