Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-08-01
A Gentleman Giusv.

In the latter part of the seventeenth century
WAS born one OF those eccentric characters who
would have furnished excellent subjects fur u
commission Of inquiry in lunacy, il they had
happened to have relatives dcsirous Of seeing
that their property was applied to proper pur.
poses. lhmpfylde Moore Chrew was the son of
the rector OF Buckley, in Devoushiro, aud was
decended from M ancient md well-known FAM
lily. The lad was sent to Iiyerton school, and
made considerable progress in his Studies unit !
one dny tho master threatened him and some
companions with severe punishment Tor doing
great injury to fields Of standing corn by hunt
ing Carew Immediately made up his mind 10
"run away" nni accordingly he joined band
uf gipses, who happened to be near the house
Mt that time. lie liked the customs and manners
OF this wandering tribe wen enough to enroll
himself as QUE Of their number, aud very soon
ha turned hia superior education In account by
committing several ingenious frauds. lie oil
tanned from u lady at Taunton GO under pre-
tence of revealing tu her hldcu treasure by
means Of nsnoloPy, aud enriched the common
fund by several other cunning exploits. In tho
meanwhle his parents Were suffering deep nlllc-
ton on his account, and Currw, hearing of this,
resolved to return home. lie was received
with affection and joy, and everything was done
to render his home agreeable 70 him; but he
had been bitten with mania ior rowing life,
and alter u very short time he once mere desert
ed his friends and returned TO the gpsies lie
practised all sorts of artlces to gain money
now representing himself AS frmer who had
been ruined by Hoods, and now ~ the mate OF "A
collier, in which character he married young
lady of great personal attractions lie was
clever at assuming DISCUSSES, and even his in
innate friends could not detect him sometimes
beneath tho stratagems he adopted. Once he
dressed himself as clergyman, and obtained
mOuey by representing that he had given up his
benehce from conscientious motives; at another
time he passed successfully ns Quaker, and on
third occasion he entered the house of n gen.
tleman who knew him well, and offered 10 kill
rats. He begged from house TO house, Attrcd
like an old woman, and again as an old soldier
wounded in the wars ln almost every disguise
he escaped detection, and Mt last he was elected
king over the gipsies-"a high honor" as an
old biOgraphtr calls it, and certainly one that
Carew had tried hard to attain But reverses
were in store for him he was seized and charg
ed with being guilty Of various frauds and the
oasc being very clear against him, he was trans
ported to Maryland Here he met with many
adventures, and niter overcoming inuumerable
obstacles, he contliyed to effect his escape. In
Pennsylvania ho again represented himself as
Quaker aud after working his way gradually to
New York, he obtained passage to England,
and ut once reioined his wife and the hOuseless
yagnbonds who called him their monarch. lie
continued to Practise various deceptions with
great success, hut returned TO his fnmily no
more. lie invested in n lottery, won some mo-
ney, and retired to the western part of Devon
shire, " whore tnya one of his bographers
- hn ended his days, beloved nnd esteemed by
ALL" Ills daughter was married to gentleman
of property; but the descendants Of Carew pro
hahly wish that his strange career was not So
carefully inscribed in several quaint volumes
contained in the British Museum Library.