The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-12-11

over her bosom, a Ia Marie Antoinette,
and tied behind her slender waist, leaving
bare her arms and q part Of her bust. She
has bold aud fresh voice. Il expresses
wild cries, smothered signs aud caresses.
She dances the fascinating fandango with
slow and skillful motions Of the hips, the
eye fixed, the arms extended as though
unrolling garlands Of roses, tho bosom
heaying apparently with mad desires, aud
the small heels gliding or stamping on the
sonorous board. She discloscs her charms
with rapid motion, and conceals them
with another no less rapid. She twirls
and whirls, throwing her glanees like har-
poems and her arms like net. When the
spectator closes bis eyes he sees golden
showers, and he feels a warm aud volup-
tuous breeze. The songs will ring 10 his
ears for days, aud he will hear them 10 his
dreams. The gypsy race leaves its imprint
on humanity. Its strong appreciation Of
the beauties of nature, It's love of pleasure,
and its ungoycrned sensuality weaken the
morals and unnerye and corrupt the tastes
Of nations of vivid imagination or a TO.
mantle nature. The Hungarians preserve
in museum the portrait and the violin Of
a great Tzigane, Bibary, who died nearly
blind, forgotten and wandering through the
streets. In his youth he had been an ar
fist Of great talent and reputation. At
one time he cast covetous eye on the
beautiful Empress Marie Theresa. She
plauded him with her white hands, and
with her generous heart forgave his folly.
In Spain the race wins the heart Of the
people. 1t enters the abodes of the no.
bility and even the palaces ofkiDgs, through
a SUFFRAGE, the product Of miscegenatiou
with the lower Glasses Such are called
fameneos. The famcncos have a theatre
in Madrid. The people go crazy over
them. They frequent the cafes to hear
their stories of adventure, They lionize
them, fall in love with their wives and
daughters, repeat their songs and spend
with them the earnings of the week, while
the wife and little ones at home SILVER be-
fore fireless hearth. The Hamencos give
soirees at the mansions of the wealthy, to
which only favored few are invited.
Dainty countesses dance the fandango;
young ladies sing fearlessly and comment
shamclessiy on their songs, always spicy
The poison filters into the veins. Every.
body becomes a gypsy. At the theatre a
drunkard who sings malaguenas is sp.
plauded by the noblest dandies and the
most charming marquesas Of Madrid. The
latter go there gorgeously attired, aud
with their children witness from their
boxes these licentious dances. The high
nobility crowd the parquct, and curious
strangers, toreros, idlers, rogues, young
boys aud girls inhale the poison of scnsu.
atty, Such is the Theatre dc Ia Bolsan
The wife Of a pure Gitauo has only one
desire, that Of her husband; one object, Il
make him happy; one dream, to take him
out Of prison when he is confined. If he
is imprisoned for stealing, she will steal tC
procure him money. If she, herself, fall.
in the clutches Of the law, the son and
daughter will steal for the parents. Tn,
wife sells flowers and picks up rags; the
husband, musician 10 tho country, ha.
in the city no equal as a horse trader
The Gitano alone eau make blooded hors,
out of jaded and useless animal. They
clip and iatten him, aud by means know
only to themselves they iniuse into him 1
fictitious and temporary life aud teach hin
a jaunty pace, which the poor animal for
gets as soon as the sorcerer disappears
The gypsy thinks Of stealing another hors,
only when his money is all gone, his wife
half nude and his children starving.
Deadly combats among them are Of fire.
queut occurrence. If the cause be Just
the gypsy king attends the duel. If there
be no good cause aud the king is apprisct
he comes between the two combatants, uu
rolls long silver chain from his belt ant
losses dagger, the symbol of his authori
ty, 10 the air. The fight ceases Instantly
Sometimes jealousies arise. TIE chief
hate each other Parties are formed
Fights are planned. Before horrideC
population, at the beginning of bull fight
ere the police can prevent it, hostile groups
Of Gitanos leap into the arena, long blade,
flash in the air, groans are heard, cash af
ter cash is made with lightning rapidity
the women goad their relatives to the me
lee and revolyers, navajas, punales, scissor,
and other weapons are freely used. The
police appear at last, but ten minutes have
sufiieed to strow the arena with human
victims. The terrified multitude admires
the courage of the combatants. They
follow the cart heaped with the dead aud
visit the wounded at the hospital. Attic
point Of death the gladiators exchange
kisses with their wives, who are with them
to the last. The dying men are proud Of
their living wives and the living wives arc
proud of their dying husbands. Five
years ago we Witnessed such scene at the
hospital in Zaragoza. But after these
slaughters the women, if in Spain, rest al
their 6reside listening to the strains Of the
guitar. In Hungary the Gitano is called
EVA" IN Spaiu, "Coneha;" in Russia
"Galoubchick." If the officers Of the law,
who always keep a sharp lookout for them
inquire about their family, they answer
with smile :--"My father Is crow, nv
mother magpie" lfthey wish to dazzle
the unsnspecting oineer they SIT at the
door of an Austrian cottage, or Of Rus.
sian isba, aud play with wild fury or flow
Ing harmony lassan, frischka, or a car
das. lfthey observe suspicion still lurking
in the mind of a Hungarian geudarme
they strike up the march Of Rakotizy, thai
Marseilles hymn OF the brave sIagyars.
10 the pangs OF hunger kiss consoles
them. If the hand Of grief lays heavy 10
the cottage, music wipes away their tears.
OF their chiefs, Of their customs, Of their
secret laws, which are written 10 their
memories, no one knows a0ylhing. When
questioned about them they smile. They
die as they live, as they are boru---in the
woods, in the streets, 10 rags, singing,
smiling, loving, free aud proud.
DRAueHTs OF Corn Ar IN THE STA
BILE, - Horses are quite sensitiv, to chill
ing draughts Of air blowing upon them, and
especially on their heads; hence, in the
construction Of stables this should be
borne IN mind. Many stables have the
horses face an alley along the sides Of
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