New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-28
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ceedIng which the late &. H. Loves rGuliy uo'i"'
TO be the ne plus ultra of cheek. az "oS'o" az
went alone in search OF gypsy cafe, ana MS
was oven more signal than at st. Petersburg.
handsome, slender young LADY, elee"nuy 49,, s.
in black silk was pointed out to hlm as one Oh tnc
race: .
fs.onped across TO the girl, who rose TO meet me
said nothing for n few seconds, but looked al her
iutently. and then asked: -, m 80 All.
RdkessG tn E0m1BcS, fHT pen Wv ~" '
She gave one deep. long glance of utter asonish
ment. drew one long breath, ana, WIN ID cIy VI
delight and wonder SAID:
h0m0HichdtW 1T,
That word awoke the entire company. and with
it they found out who the intruder was; men
niger is hcrer" for / began to feel like the long
lost lord returned, so warm was my welcome. lneS
locked around me; they cried aloud IN hcm3hyl
and one good naturcd, smiling man, VINO Iooke1
like German gypsy, mounting chaH, MaFcS
n guitar by its neck high IN the ar as sInal VI
discovery OF great prize to those AT Il Instance
S1r'akaj. drdkd Romdnic'aI" Come here;
And thew came dark and light great and small.
and got round ne, and shook hands, ana held 10
nv arms and asked where ! came from. ana now
did and if it wasn't jolly, and what would take To
dirk and said how glad they were 10 see me ana
when conversation Tagged Tor an instant, soH'ce
lody said to his next neighbor with an ar % Oh
wisdom. "American ROmany,' and everybody re-
peated it with delight Then 1t occurred TO the
suitarist and the Young lady that we had better SI
down. SO tIst acquaintance ana UISC.HS4
" hose name was Liubasha. was placed IN NM oI
preemption, at my right hand. tie 6ete dtS ec"eSi
Miss SarSha, at my left, number OF daItsels az
around these, and then three or four cllcicS Oh
rypsies of different ages and tints standing up;
surrounded us all In the outer Tlng were scNciai
fast-lOokIng and pretty RUSSIAN OF German p'onug
girls whose mission it is, believe, to danGe|ahd
iirt--with visitors, and lew gentiehahly Io0hlns
RuSsiaus ricRr qarcarg, evidently OF the KIND VINO
are at home behind the scenes. ana who knew
where to come to enjoy themselves Altogether
there must have been about fifty present, ana
soon observed that every word uttered was
promptly repeated. while every eye was hAeu on
me-
OF Mr. Lcland's manner of ngratiatinr himself
with English gypsies (amOns whom he seems to
enjoy a wide celebrity the following characteristic
| anecdote will serve an illustration:
One evening, as the shadows were darkening the
day met little gypsy 9oyi dfagsnS G!Ims' W nIn
needed not 20 far aicd to snrmise was neither
purchased nor begged The alarmed and guilty or
touching. Perhaps he thought | was the gentle
man upon whose property he had found the
WOOD or else magistrate. How ne staiGu N Ill.,
! spoke TO him IL ROmany, anu oHeIed 10 htp MN
carry it, As we bore 10 along suggested lhdt we
had better be careful and avoid the ponce, which
remark established perfect confidence letWech Us.
But as we came TO the tent. what was the amaze
mcht Of the boys mother 70 see hlm returning with
a gentleman helping him TO carry ms ioad! Ana I"
hear me say in Romauy, and III n cheerful tone
Mother, here is soue wood we've been stealing LOT
YOU -.
strong
this was beyond her endowment she was appalled,
al the unearthly stIanecnes> OF the whole proceed
ing and when she spoke there was skeleton rattle
in her words and Quavcr of startled ghasl incss III
her laugh. She rad been alarmed tOr her boy, ana
when | appeared she Thought was swell BRING
ing him in under arrest; but when l announced
myself in ROuiany an accomplicc, emotion suucd
thourht. And fingered not, and spoke no more.
lut walked away into the woods aud the dark
ness. However the legend went iorth OIL ne
roads even unto Kingston, and was told among the
rolllcting Romanys OF Apply AmptOh; ior mere
are always merry, lOating lot OF them about that
festive spot looking out Tor eXcuTelonlstS through
the months when the gOrse blooms ana kissing Is III
seaSOn-Whch is always And ne VINO seeks theih
on Sunday may find them camped IN Green Lane.
There are many persons in England who are moi
cypses yet speak the ROmany language more or
legs imperiectly; but they can hardly vie with our
author in accomplishments, if we are to Judge from
the following account of them furnished by one
| Of the mysterious nOndescripts:
II appeared from his account that they were
kind of glxed, YOU see, and busted ID. you know.
and ii, out OF tie family, It peppers up put not
exactly you understand, and that S the way IT is.
And i remember a case in point; and that was one
day, and | had sold horse, ana was with my BOY
in morGmeagros budfka barriers shop, and my
boy says to me, in RomaDcs, atHer Ia Ike 10
have my hair cut It's too dear here, my SON
said l. Romaneskes; for the bill says three
pence and then the barber, he ups and saws III
Eomany Since you're Romanys. I'll cut II for tlco-
PENCE though it's clear out OF all my rules. Ana
he did il but why that man rahkrtd Homanrs
don't know, nor now II comes ABOUT ue
no more call to it than pig has to be preacher:
But Pvc known men in Sussex t. take to diesin'
! truflcs on the same principles. ana one GorGo III
Hastings that adopted sell IN fried fish for ms hvn
about the town. because he thought 1t was Kind OF
romantic That's IT,
Once Mr.. Leland was with u boating party OF
gentlefolks on the Thames, and one of his compan-
io1 5 was MI Roebuck:
And as the boat went along by Weybridce
we passed a bank by which was "a small gypsy
,io tlrftE- and al
Elected III the silent steam as much a. were the
swans in the fOrcwater. And IN the camp was
tall. handsome wild beauty, named Britannia. VINO
knew me we'll dainsel iona OF ialklhg, WIN a.
much genuine devils gunpowdcr IN her as would
have made an entire pack or Chinese hundred ol
eixty-four CT the small crackers known As fast
Girls III or around society. She was splendid
creature long and 1.-THE and lissom, but well
rounded. of figure suggestive OF lcapng hedges;
aud as the sun shOnc on her white teeth ana burn
| !ug black eyes, there was hint of bltlng. too,
| about her. She lay cOcd and basklng. in feline
fashion, IN the sun but at sight of me the beat.
| Up she bounded, and ran along the bank easily
keeping up with the steamer ana crying out 10 NE
Now 1t lust so happened that by no means felt
certain that all of the company present were such
genial Bohemiaus to appreciate anything like
the iovous intimacy which Britannia was manifest
ing rs SHE, Atalanta-like. cOursed along. COnse-
uu, ntly was not delighted with ner attentions
"What fine girlW SAID Nh Rocbuck. How
well she would look on the stage! She seems 10
Certainly" said one OF the ladies. or she would
not be speaking her language. Why don't you
answer herr Let Ms hear a conversations"
Thus adjured answered:
Min pea Dri k'tshh pea benG leute ma rdlker
so droran! Or ma rdkke- HoBtaHeSkGs Man 0tkcsH
Ia rqnia shan QkGi. Mini iGmeij-BHR kG,r mdpIy
iddJc W My sister my nice. sweet tcr,dcvn
take YOU don't halo at me like that Or else
don't talk Romany Don't YOU see there are ladies'
heIef Ny dear don't put me TO shame
Pen tie fQH Ia TuSSor H1Edg Tu-TnShi-'rhO
-op, hdio | Tell the lady to shy me shilling
-whoop cried the fast damsel.
Pa qufri fgJrgI 4
Nqndy III de tue q pdshLOrdHpd terGf6 il IN tyei
jd (orae shan fOii kGrdkO" For the Lords
sake the boat is too far from shore. III
give You half crown this evening If you II clear
out These be Gcntiles these hrTeJ