From the Metropolitan. SNARLEYYOW; OR, THE DOG FIEND.
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From the Metropolitan.

 SNARLEYYOW; OR; THE DOG FIEND.

 BY CAPT. MARRYATT

 CHAPTER TX.

 long chapter in which lamentations singing, lbng

 dancing

 It may readily be supposed that the first question asked by Mir. Vanslyperken, on his gaining the quar- ter-deck was if SnafIeyyow on board. He was received with the military salute of Corporal Van Spit ter for Obadiah Cobe, having been left commanding officer had given himself leave, and with few men, had joined Dick Short and the first party at the Lust Haus, leaving the corporal, as the next senior officer, in charge. The answer III the negative was great modification to Mir Vanslyperken, and he descended to his cabin in no very good humor, and summoned Smallbones. But before Smalbones was summoned, he had time to whisper to two of the conspra tors-"Hes goae.o It enough; n less than minute the whisper passed throughout Ihe cutter "He's gone," affiliated above and below, until 1t met the ears of even Corporal Van spitte who had it from marine who had it from another marine, who had 1t from seaman, who-but 1t was, however, traced up to Smallbones by the indefatgable corpo- ralwho considered his duty to report the report to MT. Vanslyperken. Accordingly he descended to the cabin and knocked for admission.

 In the time Yanslyperken had been venting his i'll humor upon Smabones having, he took off from his person. and replaced hs drawers his unusual i nery administered an unusual quantity of kicks, well as severe blow the head with his sheathed cutlass upon the unfortunate lad, who repeated to hmself by way of consolation, the magic words-"He's gone." "If you please, sir" said Corporal Van Splitter, "Pve discovered from the ships company that the dog is gone'

 q know that corporal" replied Yanslyperken.

 "And, sir, the report has been traced to Small bones."

 "Lndeed--then it ,vas you that said the dog gone now, sir, where is he?" 'If you please, did say that the dog gone, and so he IS; but didn't say that knew where he vas no more don't. He's runned away, and he be back to-morrow--I'm sure he will"

 ''Corporai Van Splitter, if the dog is not oh board by eight o'clock tomorrow morning, you will get all ready for keelhaung this scoundrel."

 "Yes, MynFner,n replied the corporal, delighted at having something to do in the way of punishment.

 Smabones made up achryma face.

 dts very hard,o said he, suppose the dog has fallen into the canals is that my fault! If he's agone to the bottom of the canal, that's no reason why Pm to be dragged under the bottom of the cutter"

 .Yes, yes,n replied Vansyperken, "Pll teach you to throw paving-stones off the wharf. Leave the cabin sr.'

 Smalbones whose guilty conscience flew into his pald face at the mention of the paving immed aeiy made hasy retreat; and Vanslyperken turned into his bed, and dreamt of vengeance

 We must now return to the Lust Haus, and the par ty on shore and first task must be to give the read CT an idea of what Lust Haus may be- 1t is, its name imports, a resort for pleasure and amusement; and in this respect the Dutch certainly very much advance of the English, who have, in the pothouses and low inns resorted to by seamen, aecommoda- ton of the kind There Is barely for Jack to foot it in reel, the tap-room is so sma and Jack is reeling after he is shore, 1t is very great defect Now, the Lust Haus IS large as &n assembly-room Tn country town, well lighted up with lamps and chandeliers, we'll warmed with stoves, where you have to dance fifty reels at once and still have plenty of accommodation at the nd abl aeh cila f he If the is raised char with protecting railing which the musicians to the number of seven or eight, are posted, and they continue during the evening to play when requested. The people of the Lust Haus furnish wine and spirits of every descriptions while cakes, nuts, walnuts, oranges, &c are supplied from me baskets of numerous young women, who hand mem round and press their customers to purchase. foiice officers superntend these resorts 10 remove those who are violent and interfere with the amuse- nents of others. On the whole, 1t very gay scene, and IS resorted to by of all nations, with a spnnklng of those who not sailors. but who like amusement, and there plenty of females who are ready 10 dance With them and to share their beer grog De It further known that there is great deal o decorum Ill a Lust Haus particularly among the latter sex; and altogether IS rational and less deba- sing, than the low pothouses of Portsmouth or Py- mouth.

 Such was the place of amusement kept by the Frau Vandersoosh, and in this large room bad been seated for some hours, Dick Short, Coble, Jansen, Jemmy Ducks, and some others of the of his Maesty's cutter Iungfrau

 The room was now full, but not crowded, # was tee spacious well to be so Some sixteen. couples were dancing quadrle to lively tune played by the band and among the dancers were to be seen old women and children of ten or weve for t was not consider ed improper to be seen dancing at this humble ply, and the neighbors frequently came in. The small tables and numerous chairs round the near all f'ied, beer foamng from the mouths of tic open h..ffI Hox, 4xf