1828.] Life in the Wed. 36 



ONE TUN, JERMYN STREET. 



The commencement of November, when town begins to fill. Nine o'clock in the 

 evening. A few of the " delite" in separate boxes, some drinking wine and 

 cracking filberts; others taking brandy and water and biscuits ; and a few gentle" 

 men interspersed about the boxes. 



The Hellite and Jem who have worked together for many years, and have 

 been in many a good thing upon the turf, &c. during their time, in a box by 

 themselves. 



No. 1 Box. 



Jem, in a whisper. " Is Wack'em to be fully depended upon ? He's a 

 rum un, you know." 



Hellite. " Vy yes, I'll pound it. I'll bet a thousand sowereigns to a shil- 

 ling it's all right this time. His backers too fight shy. They don't think 

 that I nose them, but I does. I sees 'em taking all the hodds they can against 

 him, vich exakerly agrees vith Vack'em's shrug of the left to me." 



No. 2 Box. 



Harry. ec Your good health, Jem, and your's, Sir. Are you heavy upon 

 the fight, Sir ?" Harry was upon the "pumping order." 



Hellite, answering from his box. " Not wery. I bets the hodds. Any 

 body shall have my book for a hundred." 



j em . " I saw Wack'em fight the last battle. I never saw a man strip so 

 well; his shoulders were as broad as a dray horse's. He must win if he 

 doesn't throw a chance away. He weighs near a stone heavier than 

 Floor'em." 



No. 3 Box. 



Gentleman. " Wait-here, bring me a segair, and the Globe and Traveller." 



Waiter." A segar, Sir ?" 



Gentleman. " A segar, fellowe ? No, segars are manufactured in Alders- 

 gate Street, seegairs at A-van-a, therefore, bring me a genuine trans-at-lan-tic 

 seegair A-van-a." 



No. 1 Box. 



Hellite, in a whisper. " Vy that's Foppery. Vhat can bring him here I 

 vonder. I have not been able yet to know how his pulse beats about this 

 here fight. Let's draw him out, Jem." Aloud to Jem; " vill you take, Sir, 

 my five ponies to four on Vack'em ? *' 



j em . " I back Wack'em myself. But as I have rather more on it than I 

 wish, I should like to be relieved of a part, so I'll take you, Sir." 



Hellite. " Done, Sir.*' (Books out, bet entered.) It may not be amiss 

 to mention, once for all, that sporting men enter a real bet on one side, and a 

 gammoning one on the other ; or make a distinguishing mark at the time of 

 .entering, when real and deceptive bets follow each other, on the same side. 



Jem. i'H bet you three thousand to one, that the favourites for the fight, 

 and the Derby, don't both win." 



Hellite, taking out his betting book. " Let me see how I stand for the 

 Darby." To himself, " taken ewen five thousand, four horses against the, 



field, "from Lord ; seventeen hundred to one against Twaddle, from the 



Earl' of ; betted seven thousand to two against Commander, the favourite, 



vith Mr. ; betted an ewen two thousand, Twaddle against Fiddle-de-de, 



vith Sir ; an ewen five hundred, Twaddle against Snooks, &c. &c. 



&c." Aloud, " I'll tell you vhat I'll do vith you, I'll take your thirty-five 

 hundred to ten, if that vill suit you, Sir." 



Jem. " It's a bet.'* (Books out again, bet entered.) 



No. 3 Box. 



Hon. G. Foppery. " How-de-der, gentlemen?" to the Hellite and Jem. 

 " I have just arrived from Doncaster. I lost fifteen hundred at the ( rooms,' " 

 a place for English hazard, during race week, so called. 



Hellite. " Wery heawy play there, Sir. I vas a considerable loser at vone 



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