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

II t,te Hnned ga mandi pmkkers" ia give you h
sixpence TO drink our health, if you knew what
with unndsturbed gravity the tinker replied:
"NOw | como to think OF it, | DO reinelnDeI ~ -
have heard somethln' III the parst like that. lCs
u cOnwivial expression arskln me ii WON n"''
tanner for ale Which will" ,y
" Now since you take such an interest III gypsles,
I answered. d" it is pity that you shouIu ko" su
little about them. ] have seen them since you
have | saw a nice young woman, one OF the DOS
villes here not half an hour ago. Shali Inliouueo
youp ,.,.., .,,o t,r,,or with
tie same immGTable countcnance, Is my vic.
And I've come down here, by appointment, to meet
some ROmany Tals'
Mr.. Leland was rambling in Wales with two
friends professors at of the great universities
when he met with a little adventure Which Is 50
we'll told that we shall copy tho narrative almost
at full length The three gentlemen were resting
by the wayside when an old woman came waking
by:
She was the ideal of decent and extreme poverty:
| never saw anybody who at once so poor ana
so clean. In her tace and IN her thln garments
was mark ed the mute resOnte struggle between
need and self-respect. which, to nm VINO uhder-
stands IT, is brave as any battle between lie anu
death She walked on rs If she would nave gone
mast without word. but when we greeted her she
raused and spoke respectfully. Without forward
ness she told her sad and simple story now sue
belonged to the Wesleyan confession, now her
douphtpr was wing IN the hospital at CaerndrNOn;
how she had wa liked sixty miles to see her. ana
hoped TO get there in tlme TO close her eyes: IN
reply TO question as 10 her means, she admitted
that they were exhausted, hut that she c0uid GET
through without money she did not beg ana
then came naturally enough the rest OF the Itllr
artess narrative, It generally happens among the
simple annals of the poor: low sue had peel lof
fJ.ty years a washerwOman, anu had letter rom
There WAS tear in the eye Of the elder professor.
and his hand was his pocket. The younger
smoked in silence | was greatly moved myself
perhaps bewi!dered would he the better word
when, all at once, as the old woman turned IN lhe
Sunlight caught the expression Of the cor"r Of
My friend Salaman who boasts that he Is the last
of thp Sadducees-that strange. ancient and secret
sect. who DISGUISE themselves the NcH re-
tormirfe -dcclarcs that the Sept ardim may he
distinguished from the Ashkenallm as readily as
from the coufounded GOyim, by the corners OF their
eyes, This he illustrated by pointing out To me, a'
they walked by IN the cool OF the evening, the
difference between the eyes Of ITauleIn tleonOra
kohn and Scuorta Linda Abarbancl and l\cls ana
suudrv other voung ladIes.-the result being that
| received in return thrty-slN distinct dud"f;
several of which expressed Indignation, and III all
of which there was evidently an entire mse0ncep-
tiOu of NV object in looking at them. Now the
eyes of the ShrpaTleSscs are unquesionahly Easel
mating; and here II may be recalled ihal' ID the
Middle Ages, witches were also leco3iil|eu ny
having exactly the same corners, or peaks, 10 the
eye. This is an ancient mystery OF da:hsome l9re,
that the enchantIess always has the hird-peaked
eve which bctohcns danger to somebody, be she
of the Scphaltlm, OF an ordinary "llch or ehchahI-
rcss OF gypsy. ,
Now tie old wesleyan NaHucIWouiIu iuiHtU
around III the sunshine, saw the wltch-pointed
eve and the CLINT OF the Romany And then !
glanced at her hands. and saw that they had not
been long familiar with Wash-tubs; Tor, though
clean, they were Blown, ana had never been
blanched with an age oil soap-suds. Ana spoke
suddenly and SAID: .,
speak Romany, my motherl And she answered,
as If hcWIldcrcd:
.Tbc Lord forbid, sir that l should talk any Of
them wicked languages.
Tbe Younger professors eyes expressed dawnmg
delight. | followed my shot with:
cre 4tcjg,, ,j-foicroV (You needn't I've aiaid to
speak. / have been upon the road myself
And. still more confused, she answered IN Eng
q Why. sir. You be upon the road now"
alt seems TO me. cid lady," remarked the
Younger professor, " that You understand RomanY
very well for one who has Ueen Tor iOrty year, III
the Methodist communion
II NAV be observed that he here cOniOunded
washing with worshIpplng.
The face of the true believer was at this point a
fine study. All her confidence had deserted her.
Whether she thought we were of her Kind III DIS
guse or that. IN the unknown higher world OF
respectability there might he gypsles OF CORE
spondiug rank, even as there might he gypsy
an GELS among the celestial hicrarches. cannot with
confidence assert. About week agoa pholugist and
English for The word GdbbGgdsieA rs 1t expresses
pecullar state of beW liderment as yet unnamed by
scholars, and it exactly sets forth the condition III
which our virtuOuS poverty appeared size was, m
deed nabhc1gasted. COr'r sco'pRm rapWf,-the
owl had come down on the rabbits, and 40! they
had fangs | resumed:
Door person, and pity You so mach that give y0u
This penny for your poverty. But there Is
pockctful where this came iroln, and you shall haze
the lot if you'll rakkG'-that j.. talk gypsy.
And AT that touch Of the lthunel spear the old
toad flashed up INTO the itomany devil. as with
cleaning eyes and witch Ike grin she cried IN
,nivture of gypsy and tinker languages:
Gents, n have tute i'm when yon thariS mandy
YOU rakkcr a regular fly old bewer" Which means,
I,..~~. Lstf.T lt.futr f4tNv
me- Won talk to n rcglar sbrewd old female thief
The face of the elder professor was II study OF
astonlshment for Layater. HIS ingcrs relaxed
their grasp Of the shilling, his hand was drawn
from his pocket and his glance. like Bill AycS,
remarked: an this be 81 lie cells the story 10
this day, and always adds nc'c was 80 as
woman was also changed and, the mask once
thrown aside she became n festive as 70 witch on
the Brocken. Truly 1t = great comfort TO cease
PLAYING part. particularly plouS oh1' ana be at
home and at ease among your like; and better Stll
if thew be swcls. This was the delight OF Audci-
sons ugly duck when II got among the swans,
{" and bIeSt sensation, cit gcnecl.' And to show
her gratitude, the sOrcercss, who really seemed 10
have grown several shades darker. Insisted on
telling our fortunes. think II was to give vent 10
her feelings in defiance OF the Law that she did
TINS: certain il that just then, under the err
Gun stances, II was the only wy available IN
which the law cOuld be broken. And rs u vas.
indeed by heath and hill that tine pfese>s OF the
hidden spell babe the Palmer from over the sen
hold out lis palm. And size began IN the usual
sing SOM tone hooking ihe STYLE of Cyl ~ fortune
tellrIs and satlrzing herself. And thus she spoke
You're born under "a lucky Star. my good gen
tleman and you're a married man; but there's "a
black eyed Young lady that's in love with ycu.'
oh mother Oi all he thieves. / cried. yOu'vc
put the dnkkdia on the wong man. I'm the one
that the dark girls 90 after"
"le~. my good gentleman. She's in love with
YOU both"
Ard now rcll MY forjunew ! exclaimed, ana
with grim expression, casting mp nv palm. said
Ptn Hcpqy If NJ t1dYi he bifctdde patti for
cLoTia gry or H0SacrdO for marina ga nush."
tIeil me if | am to he transported Tor stealing "A
horse or hung ior killing pOliccman.l
The old woman face changed. You'll never
need to steal horse. The man that knows what
Won know never need lie poor like me. ! know who
p0a ale nor you're not one of these tourists.
You're the buro Romauy rye the tan gybsy gen
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