Smyrna times., 1869-02-03
a GYPSY'S STORY.

The Cypsies inherit love of the wandering
vagabond lives they lead, just as the lower
animals inherit the instincts by which their
habits are governed. 1t has been found as
impossible to cure them Of their romantic
tastes as it would be TO change the nature of
an owl so that he would love ylight One
instance Illustrating this hereditary disposition
is given in an old English work
a lady Of rank and fortune, who happened
to have no children, and who lived in one of
the districts of England through which the
gypsies often wandered had taken so great
liking to beautiful young gypsy girl, that she
took her home, had her educated. and at length
adopted her as her daughter She was called
Charlotte Stanley, received the education of a
young English lady Of rank, and grew up to
be beautiful, wcllintormed and accomplish
ed lady.
In the course Of time young man Of good
family became attached to her and wished to
marry her The nearer, however, Chis plan
approached the period of its execution, the
more melancholy became the young Hindo.
stance bride; and one day, to the terror of her
foster mother and her bctrothed husband, she
was found to have disappeared.
1t was known that there had been gypsies
in the ncighborhood; a search was set on foot,
and Charlotte Stanley was found in the arms
of long lean, brown, ugly gypsy, the chief
Of the band. She declared she was his wife
and no one had right to take her away from
him, and the henefactrcss and bridegroom re-
turned inconsoabc.
Charlotte came afterwards to visit them,
and told how, as she grew up, she had felt
more and more confined to the castle, and an
irresistible longing had seized her to return to
her wild gypsy life. The fellow whom she
had chosen for her husband was said to be one
Of the widest and ugliest OF the tribe, and to
treat his wife in the most barbarous manner.
! lie was some time after condemncd,to be hung
for theft, but his wife, through the influence
of her distinguished connections procured the
Communication of his sentence to that Of con-
! fnement in the hulks.
! During the time of his imprisonment she
visited him constantly, and contrived in many
ways to improve his situation, without the
savage manitcsting in return the slightest graf.
itude. lie accepted her marks of affection as
a tribute due from slave, and frequently even
during her visits ill-treated her
She toIled necessarily, however, to obtain
his liberation, suppllcatlng both her foster
mother and her former lover to use all their
efforts in his favor. At the very moment Of
his liberation, when Charlotte was Fastening
to meet him across the plank placed from the
boat to the shore, the savage repuIscd her SC
roughly that she fell into the water. She was
drawn out, but could not be induced 10 leave
him, and returned to her former wild way of
life in the New Forest and the fairs of london.
| saw the portrait of Charlotte tanley
which was preserved by the friend of heryouth
Her story is kind of inversion to that Of Pre-
cioso, and might make an interesting romance
The Southampton committee, it is said, have
not been more fortunate with the eypsies
whom at different times they have put out tC
service, than was the benetactress of Charlotte
Stanley; for they all return, sooner or later
to their wild, wandering ife.-Eagiish paper