Curiosity About The Red House

 

Overheard was a rumor that on the Island of Montserrat North, that the building known by the locals as The Red House was indeed a Bawdy House. This was so scandalous we send out our intrepid author to chase down their story.

There are some half dozen women who provide rum and entertainments to sailors and pirates in the warmly appointed rooms. They assured us there are no Naval Officers or Enlisted Men amongst their customers.

There is a rumor that the owner, who operates another such business in the far South, was recently charged with keeping a married man in a disorderly house. The disorderly house charge was dismissed, but she was fined 500 pounds of tobacco for the local parish.

Montserrat's Red House is managed Madam Lili and the ladies work for board wages, the cost of their room and some food.

We did look around for signs of the Blue Ruin (Gin), which has taken favor by the less well bred as the drink of choice because of its economy, but we found only the most premium rums of the region. Rumors of Bumpers of Rum being consumed may hold a grain of truth.

They have a good reputation among those in the maritime trades, indeed the seamen and sailors one sees at the house are rarely from this region. A few have been delighted by the charms of the Islands and have sought a new life here, a new start.

The Red House does not openly promote their business, they try not to draw the attention of those that would have them shut down. Instead they hope to maintain a high class establishment which will not attract scaly fellows, but only contribute to the general good economy of the region.