The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-01

4 ladiscribable orgies are frequent
No restrictions Of any kind ar
placed on the persons who stay a
the camps They have absolute free
dom, All things are permissible, TIL
women and the men may DO MS the.
| please, when they please ana how
they please The managers of Thu
camps simply throw down the bars.
Located in a shady place on thu
river bank, usually under some higl
bluff and close TO the water the camI
is located. II consists of a cook tent
six or more sleeping tents. each large
enough for several persons. and The
gambling tont. This latter Is the larg
est, for in 1t Is the main interest.
The men who attend the carousals
at the camps are not all toughs, SC
called. They are men VINO are OF
some prominence in Louisville's bust.
ness and professional life. They are
attracted mainly by the freedom OF
the life and the cards. They are made
welcome. for they have money, but
the man who is trying to find a place
to spend several days quietly and
morally will soon find himself an un-
welcome guest and will be shown this
plainly.
In spite OF the low condition of the
camps and the character OF the acts
committed there. fights are infro-
quent. The reason for the fact that
only a few fights take place are that
the managers of the camps are usual
ly men accustomed to handling drunk
en- men ana men who want to engage
in rows. They are ever vigilant and
at the slightest sign of any trouble
they are quick TO interfere and pre-
vent shooting, knowing that such a
would attract public al
tention to the place and interfere
with their business
Fist fights are not so infrequent.
but they are not allowed TO go further
at the camp As long as the men con
ane themselves to warfare with their
fists the camp managers have nothing
to say 1t is none Of their business.
But If guns are drawn or If one of the
men In the fight is known to be arm
cd. the interference is prompt The
Keeper of the game is the only man
who is allowed to be armed He
leeps the gun handy ali the time.
Only a few Of the small, private
amps are better than the larger pub
ic ones. The only difference is that
he men are selected beforehand and |
he makeup of the party is known. |
The main purpose of these camps is |
rambling and freedom with women. |
The same scenes are TO be witnessed I
i them that are seen at the public |
mes The camp which il called prl- |
ate is usually made up by one man,
Who selects several of his friends and |
invites them to go camping. and un.
Outstanding being that all are 10 pay |
equally.
The scenes at the camps cannot be |
veil described so that you could print |
he description ia the paper" said an |
I'D roander when talking No report
II Of the camping parties Il am not
asily shocked. but | have seen things |
L these camps that have actually |
aade me blush. | have seen men
nd women guilty of acts that places
hem below the grade of the brute.
4ewlness was rampant. wing only
nth the passion for gambling and the
esult was hell on earth. The men
nd the women. all lost for the time
eing at least, if not forever to all
ense of shame, rioted and reyeled in
ne most revolving crimes.
Gambling. whisky and women.
hese are the three things which con-
'ibute to the camp life and which
raw the men They are not always
len, either Some Of them are boys,
nd they are drawn down to degrade.
on. The life there would repulse
ght-minded and clean-souled boy or
IAN. but let him nave ever so little
to fail and his decline will
. rapid. One week spent at such
IMP would spell ruin to any young
an.
mot all the camps are run on this
'inciple. though Some few are real
for the purpose of fishing, and no
omen are allowed to come to them.
lese camps are private ones. which
I've been formed by men who want :
ace to fish without having to go far !
ON the city. They are good mah and !
ey lead lives as clean in the camps
they lead in the city. but the camp
at is run on this plan is so rare that :
g stamp which attaches to the 9th o
5 necessarily is fastened to the good J
mp" 3
The camps at which the gambling :