Women sell or pawn their clothing, often sending their little children to dispose of these articles, while they remain half clad at home to await the daily drawings and receive the prize they fondly hope to obtain, but which rarely, if ever, comes.
"Children learn early to indulge this vice, and lie and steal in order to obtain money to gratify it.

You would be amazed to see the scores of little boys and girls, white and black, who daily visit the policy-shops in this neighborhood to put down the pennies they have begged or received for stolen articles on some favorite numbers--quick-witted, sharp, eager little wretches, who talk the lottery slang as glibly as older customers.

What hope is there in the future for these children?
Will their education in the shop of a policy-dealer fit them to become honest, industrious citizens ?" All this was so new and dreadful to Mr.Dinneford that he was stunned and disheartened; and when, after an interview with the missionary that lasted over an hour, he went away, it was with a feeling of utter discouragement.

He saw little hope of making head against the flood of evil that was devastating this accursed region..