New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-28

and swindles somebody else with the 0ry instead
of sncaking off to n magistrate. , NM. .o.,,r,
Yes" he continued, Englands niue county,
very little indeed. but IL is astonishing now many
Romanys come out of it over here. 10 hJ''oo
any change IN them er comingf DO w tSa t inSy
After a while they stop heavy drinking"
Not the least interesting of these attractive pages
arc those which deal with the gypsies in society,"
who live respectfully and even arstocratlcaly,
keep up the language as q delightful secret, anu
are never suspected by the world in which they
lead n double life. Sometimes they retain Keen
interest in their wild ancestry, and love to steal
away at convenient times to take look al the
old thing" and east off the restraint OF civilization
among the tents and the travelling vans. MI
Leland prints remarkable letter from LADY Oh
this clqss. known in the book as Miss britannia
Lee 1t is given first as it was written IN l'ohahS'
and then in an English translation. " My dear
friend,0 writes this sprghtly person.
Yon will be glad to learn that !. within the week,
found n real Romany family lplacel here IN tins
town. Charming it was to find our folk again
pleasant it was to listen to 1ur t0nguG ne thn;r
WAYS till this occurred he other day. as was
returning from a highly aIistocratic breakfast,
where had winter Strawberries WIN the creme
de ii creme, | saw two gypsy women SUING on q
lench IN SQuare. Black eyes, black half req
kerchiefs on their heads, their baskets on the
ground before their feet. Dear Lord! but was
made the coachman stop the horses and erred
aloud Come herew They thought | was IA lady
10 fortune tell and came quickly. But laughed
and said in ROmany How are you, my dears
You don't know that | am a gypsy they couId
not trust their very ears or eyes! AZ length one
sad. &" My tOdl what ~ your name T. My name
britannia Lee aud, at "A glance. they saw lnat
was to be trusted. and ROmany helr names,
They said. were VI. and -. IL was hard ltarl Tor
them TO understand how ROmany lady coUd llve
among Gentiles. and look GORGEOUS, and yet be
a true gypsy withal, and proud of her dark blood:
Much they talked about orr people. much DcWS
hcard.-much as to who was married aud born and
buried. who was come from the old country, ana
mnch more. On, tCrcr such news 50 sweet 10
me! NJ. said, q" don't know how you can live
among the icntiles." ANSWERED " don't live d'f
living in their hOasrs with them" They begged
me then to come and see them IN their home, upon
tho HILL where they are wlntcrlhg. NJ. sad,
" Come, my sister AMI eat little with us. ! on
know that the women are only at home ut night
and Oh SUNDAY"
found the house IL was little place. but, as thcy
said alter the life in wagons il seemed large. ".
was there ard her husbands mother, nice old
woman: also A. with Tour children. NJ was cook
ing ~ we entered. The old mother was glad To- see
us: she wished to know all about US All talked,
indeed. and that quite rapidly, and she SAID tia
was the first Ronany lady she HAD ever seen.
said to her that in society are many gypAy laes 10
he found, but that the WrCtchcd Gentue5 10 not
know It.
The letter is too long to be copied in full but to
those who may obtain the book we commend it for
instruction and entertainment.