The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-13

There were only three gypsy women in the camp.
One OF these was young woman about twenty
FIVE years old. She would have been pretty, in
spite of her prominent nose and strongly marked
sun-browned features, If it had not been for her
squalor and filth. Her iet-black curls we're
matted with grease and dirt and her face was
anything but clean, while her calico dress
was considerably worn, and had evidently vet
to make the acquaintance of wash tub. We
asked her some questions, and she said, In a
very pointed manner, "You want to know too
much; you ask too many questions" We then
insnuated that we thought her very beautiful,
which slightly Modified her, but at the
same time aroused the ire OF another
ugly Eold vinegar-iaced gypsy, who sat on the
ground 2iving suck TO her babe. She turned to
us, and insinuated that we were also very hand
some beyond the tend of our nose" Thts
brilliant sally tickled the crowd that had gath
cred around immensely, at our expense. We
asked her who was the queen? she Iepned that
she was, then she pointed TO tie vinegar-taced
woman and said she was. We learned from
others, however, that neither was, but another
old gipsy was acting In that capacity The latter
was busily engaged in telling the fortune Of a
young lady. While telling the young lady'5
fortune she and her dupe, or rather subject, sat
apart from the crowd under a tree By
the fence. Wishing to get a good look
at her face, we stepped up in front of her,
few PAGES distant. She medlately looked up,
with a sour expression on her old w1thered iea.
lures, and cried out to us, "What do you want ?n
We replied that we wanted to see her, when she
CANT, that II would show manners on our part
to move on. We did so, but not until we had
observed she was about fifty or ifty-hve years of
age short, and thick'set. She wore dirty red
calico dress, and a ragged, ilthy-looking yellow
calico sack, which fitted her as a colfee-bag
would fit bean pole She told fortunes by palm.
istry; that is, by observing the lines OF the palm
OF the hand. All the others seemed to lock up TO
her, and gave her the money they would make,
and obeyed her IN everything. Those whose
fortunes she told say she could tell the events of
their past history pretty we'll But if they were
not very sklltul at iortune-tellng, there is one
thing in which they are perfect adepts-the art
OF begging The ostensible business orthe men
Is dealing in horses After we had seen all that
was to be seen, and the young gipsy woman
had assured us that if we asked her no more
questions she would tell us no lies, we turned
our face 10 go. First, however, we stopped to
make some inquiries OF some of the men.
We learned that there we're three families but
that more were expected.
They had recently come over from jersey, but
had come TO this country from ENGLAND. As it
was now getting late. we took "last fond look"
and trudged our weary way hOmeward. We had
seen none OF the rich attire, the splendid furnj-
ture, the gold-oand china, and the silver or sill
Ver-plated service. There was one Britannia
teapot, and that was all. To cook the meals
they thrust an iron bar into the ground, inclln-
ing ut an angle, with hook IN the end, and
hanging their camp kettle on it, build their fire
in regular camp style.
We had hardly left the enclosure when we
passed a fresh wagon-load OF straw aud Hincalt
just coming from the direction of the city.
BY further inquiry we learned they had
squatted out on NICetOwn lane Sunday August
IL. As We bid our final adicuX 10 the place, we
could not help thinking OF the 'alse ideas that
are generally cherished in regard to those peo-
pie. Romance tends to cast glamour over
them that obscures their wretchejness We
invoiuntarlly, too, thought of verse of the
old gypsy song;-
"Oh am not of gent clan.
but from Egyptian tree,
And III not be gentleman,
But an Egyptian free!'
We thought how true the sentiment was, for
they are The most wretched people we ever sa Y.
we do Lot know of any worse traits about
them, however, than their Stiffness their
begging habits, and their excessive imDudence.
These are ali in the superlative degree.
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GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN AT MUSICAL
FUND HALL To-NIGHT-THREE CHEERS FOR IRE
LAND.-The Fenian prisoners must be released
and Irish nationality secured. One milloh of
IRISH votes, representing six millions OF the
Irish race in America, respectfully offer TO the
Convention the following platform for its con-
slder9 tiOn:-
We pledge oar lines, our fortunes. and our
sacred honor to maintain the Union, he COaSti-
tuition, and Me LaiCs.r
The following correspondence explains itself:
TRAIN DESPATCH.
George Francis Tram was solicited to lecture for
telegIaphed to j. w. Spellissy, last evening" fol-
lows:-]
bus Unum +" erin go Bragh," "Down with Engllsn
Despousm and up with irish Nationality" "Our
Irish girls, they should De unl,ed-to a man."
~ hree cheers for the Philadelphia Convention
and Andrew Johnson, ITS prophet" Allah IL
Allah. GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN
By reference TO the accompanying cores
pondence, it will he seen that Hon. John Hogan
has consented to act as Chairman OF the meeting
tonight
UNIVERSE OFFICE, No. 80 Chestnut STREET,
IHILADELPHIA, August II, 1865 Hon. JON
Hogan, Member of Congr IS from Missouri Dear
(N onday) evening, by q. Train, Esq at M isicaI
Fund Hall, in this city, for the benefit of the
iamhes OF the imprisoned pa riots in Ireland: 1t
beng generally known that your great talents
have been devoted in behalf of the oppressed and
in antagonlsm OF tyranny 10 whatever form MANI
me to send you special invitation to attend our
meeting and act as chairman You're, faithfully
BENJAMIN r. BAKER, Secretary OF II. G.
GIRARD HOUSE. PHILADELPHIA August l2 1856,
B Baker, Lsq Dear Sir:-I am IN receipt of
note of to day, requesting me to act as cnair-
man at your meeting at Musical Fund Hall, Monday
evening, 18th instant, tor the purpose of raising
some funds for the relief OF the families OF those I'm.
prsOned IN Ireland who have abored tor irish IN.
dependence; The object comments itself to my
Judgment have determined TO attend and give il
all the aid in my power, and although some OF your
own cihzens might more suitably preside, yet
you to the best of my ability.
JOHN HOGAN.
Mr.. Train lectured on Saturday night In
Washine ton for the Fenians and the audience
representing all the order, unanimously elected
hlm Delegate al Large for the District OF Column
ba to the Convention.
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FIGHT IN A BAR-RooM.-A man named
Michael Dollard went into a lager-beer saloon
kept by man named Rue, ia Frankord road,
above Oxford street, and got into row, and