The sun., 1873-07-25
TIE GIANT GYPSY CHIEF.
n Day lAONG THE Wanderers
OF THE WORLD.
The Camp Mt weehawken, n. J.-The Flash
inE-tycd Fortune Teliers and their Visit
or- Irish Eve and her Hundred DoGs-A
Gypsy Dinner In tho wild Wood.

or- Irish Eve and her Hundred DoGs-A
Gyrsy Dinner In tho wild Wood.
Yesterday fortnight au aged woman, ac-
companicd by boy, drove In a well-appointod
wagon, such peddlers use, through the town
ship of wcchawkcn, n. j. and across the boun-
diary line into Union Dn The woman was
dressed in homcly, substantial fashion. She
was tail and muscular In spite OF her age, which
must have been close on four score. Her face
was long and thin, tawny as n muatto's, and
adorned With high check bones and nose like
an eagles heak. The eyes were black and fash
Ing, and long gray ringlets hung down upon her
shoulders. \ yellow kerchicf was around her
head, with the ends bchiud She sat In the
wagon with her elbows resting ON her knees,
and un old-fa-hipncd two-foot pipe In her
mouth. Her companion, IA stripping Of twelve
or fourteen drove tho horse, which was valu-
able one. Tho old woman took a straight road
10 the Berry estate ON tho hin above the town
of Wcchawkrn, and. selecting II shady spot I'm
an orchard, alishtcl. The boy unh hirnrsscd and
fed the horse and the old woman went to work
10 clear the wagon Of it, contents. Out came
forthwith ~undry Kitchen utensils and steps
that reached from the back OF the vehicle 70 tho
grounl. In short Tine the inside Of the
WAGON W., arranged to look Ike comfortable
inls-rry, and presently smoke WAS seen arising
from "a IRE ON the ground, suspended over which
from An ir n tripod was pot from under whose
lid spft stf,nha uf steam noatcd.
TnE OLp GNP>Y QUEEN.
Rounlsmon Murray visited the new arrival as
IN duty bound. and politely asked the old lady
who shc was and what wa, her business. The
old lady informed him that sho WIS tho queen
mother II q tribe ~ gyp-ics; that she had hrcl
The plo; of ground she was oncanpcd on from
the agent, and that she had como to arrange for
the anticipated arrival II her So AMI hi. family.
A. soon as Onicer NJ urAy vino l. the hand
some; blond on the Mcchawkcn police force,
heard that the old lady was a ulccn, he pulled
on hi- cap and scrapcd the ground with his
The oii woman remained in the orchard for
hNe dhis, seldom strrln- out OF tie wagon OK
ccpt To cook her Nlctaals. The boy lay tIll
he VS. awake. CA the sixth day the horse va
put o. .lc WAGON, the traps were nxrd inside
and tie cd lyisy queen and her yuuthful de-
btcuutut ar be- lt sIrcly uut OF tue township in
awest'rly direction.
rur Gypsy CAMr.
Tho ne~t dy hilt sore " wagons. similar
covered t, ia .lgnt in en-. orchard. fwrnt,-lys
hor-'. "nl uiNlr- N'r"t tcjh rcd close hv. score
o., "I It . a.. Vp mgn an ,w"ncn We 9u-isd
swari that Unl 'cr Wei %, wuui tho finest ball
soon have uu i,tttArn - count the crows in "A
luttt pdtCu 10 oui1 Ireland. tHNt day another
family If ryl-i,. nplcaf,d on tl, ,r',,nd ,.'th
ns many wng ns and horses as the hrst lot ami
/; W.. -'.u.i noizcd around that the rypsla4
wcfc just "hpN" W uchawhtn, aud last SUNDAY
huudTtJ Us ot Icrtue visited the Cnramt-
mont. on "rN reporter. re- ching the camp
twenty wagons we've drawn Gp t6rethcr in tho
centre nf the orchard. aud around them over
ol the animal Wcic very superior stock, and
wcr' c'tcuily hic ly prilcd by the ryp-ic,,
VIII ..WctIu, h.o aTrciiun In A Ci.ri,
around thc wagons were rinird a score of \
tcnis sici g.. are used bN tue military. Iltfc
nui there Arr- were hsDted cn the ground,
AN oLu cRoSr rEucIrp NrAr,
terlin. % not Nhiri hun, from an iron tripci.
or mia iin "a la.i which WI. co1iang IN pec'i-
,l" m inner. rh' .N reporter stood Hul
looked WIN interest on the .ccuc An cldc.lv
woman. with long Euir FILLING ~ thr rrl'ir.l
squat ed hr our Tire, with u long pfpr IN lcr
sfoGni aud cH'rn iin9 in - slniins dirmnrtiany m i1y
over the fire wa- an immense skcwcr at lcl-t
four feet i"a-. pn DO. c.utrc Of iii. and imnir-
diat'ly uyrt ,h, r.,N. 90 cmbcrs was a hI.c
Ic.r II hr !. ii-,.n- mil ort2NItn, and -pA.-
rs She 50 'Ncd away a. tine uilt b tween Ter
sum. I'.r, now ant then ...' seize the top
OF the -krHer. dr'w ii out of the ground. and
raised the hcrf within an inch of her hooked
nose. Then -I.t ,ubul The shcW,r down AZ an
into Tho 81 aud p 10 back into her n"utf III"
pip" WhIca for on 1mrui had teen wlthdf tyu.
yoli,c and r ore,tr ~ ,,,.r III n' ~ t'irr .,I
terribly tanned, an Of them with
pAlU. EYES Pull OF FIRE,
md dark h'ir flowing IN wild clustering rln.et,
over their .Ipuldrr-. some II them we're bare
headed, other, wore common straw nat. win
AZ ahuul nee pi blue aud more eai.ly rinhnns.
They W re dr s.cd I'm coarse calico gowns, with
bright herchiefs across their shoulders. and
wore 10 shoes or stpckinss. few tall bonv'
powerful men loun[ed among the wagon, and
h"fses. Ihcl were 50 similar in appearance that
they might have been taken for the children of
The same parents. In idct they were all. the
SuS reporter va, informed, very near relative.
They had dark, IA ,gsy unkempt hair. full
oushy Deafds' a9d,linc noses, and Immense
cheek hnuc' They were dressed like ordinary
Wurhlugiuru, but wore no coats In their
mouths they carried sh5r, black p pes. a null
titudc OF children u ail ages. from three month,
N II. al all Ia In
bare legged, crayled and squitted aud ran
about. WIN the exception OF two or three,
they wcrr r'i rough. dirty. sturdy young vagt-
bonds. viii ihc it,hin. devil In their eyes. and
muT9cr''s 'nkin. iarkknyes in their hands.
win the LATER tucy wllttled and ickei, and
dus u. The tUrl. wIskin; the dangerous pliy-
INN "iih az ..t.s tnI on rty that aI-urcl
Intercepted raid.
\ GYPSY DISNER.
Pr.on' tl' crpuc. In chlr-r ~ the c5.kin,
around uN .Iy, IA" ulse not, wee unlocked
and % site On the gr Iuni. rhr nIg ske,yr.
wa, wnipped ont Of tho e trth lni dr. avn ON nf
the Drowned auj st'amlus beet Two Of the
youn- WON - -pr"td q lr.c p, Of oilcip.l
on the pruu J, aud slndry plates and d Shes
were laid thereon iLeu the elders gathered
around, and ile yonlht u herd spread them
sciVcI within few feet the novel dining tabe.
And now ir"m largo wds0l wniCh stood
away from the rest between two tents came an
punt m u!oprllon, lie shIutvred along with
bis arm folded aud his eyes ON The grolnl. As
he drew near the c9,' IRON stopped every move
giant The elders &c ctscd talk NJ and the huge
man advanced and squlttcd at the far end Of the
oil cl!th Then ne seIhed the roast beef whicn
was 81 'se to hin WI II hs lcft hand, and with
his right a big carving knife. lie slashed into
the meat, separated u portion of IT,, ana placed
II on his plate. lhen he pushed the dish win
the joint nn II away fr IN him. The one nearest
" helped hin. elf, unI so 1t pissed round every
one Cr'tlnt oH VIII It suited him. An old woman
then WHlkei round with the pot In which uu.
pealed potatoes were stc lmint and each person
helped himself la ten minutes the Tepast WIS
over,
FIELDING TnE YOUNG GYPsIES.
No forks were used. and nothing was drunk
during the meal. lCh one ls he Quilted Tho
feast went t. large bucket in one OF the WAY
nns and took d.iugnt Of W ter at Of a muI.
The Chillten next s.tucsed round the oil rluth,
and an elderly woman helped tntm ailIudantly
Iue Npuu- Nt9 bon j. ale raven iIslN, many of
them crawling on with their h ndtuls to q aaf.
distance ana hui -hIIg thclf renist with great
relish ~ u the tputnl-s b les -raspcd the
bones offered 10 ihrm aud muucAed away AT
them Win delight 4 rant
soon AFTER luc dinner over, and when
every Nr-'-c ot It. had been cleared awuv.
throngs Of Mrll-drc. Sod visitor approached tii,
camp, ana the wuu n, odd ant YOung, hurriedIy
arranged Their ci Itnc', and went ont to Ine.t
them soon "A dozen uf them h d secured Gus
toners ANA were bu,Y telling fortunes ON, of
Them approached Iut SuS reporter and cnio,rd
MN mt having hl' Tort nc Old. sac held ogt