Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-28
THE GYPsiEs.
PROM rug FRgSCii.

| will tell You m the beginning, my
friends, that my friend Iedea ~ eleven
years old. and wcll-brcd little girl.
Last year, In the fruit season she was
playing with her brother ircnce, in their
court, which yea know IL the first in
the city towards Paris. 4 little boy.
very timid ani scantily clothed, came
la the gate offering some baskets. very
aFtihciaily woven III reeds. 'iedea,
thinking them very pretty, hesitatcd
which one to choose shc finally selected
one and gave II Ia me Ia put my work
In. When paying him, she noticed the
little boys suffering looks; she gave
him drink of pure wine. and Irenec
ct him some bread spread with Jelly.
Have you no one Ia take care oi
YOU, poor little onc'' she said, "you
seem very sick t."
"Ohl yes. indeed. my father and
mother are out in the road. near here.
They arr working for the fair to-mor-
row"
Nine. i.emut, Geda's mother came
and seeing the little ones bare feet she
went to get him some shoes. lrenee
continued 10 question the child.
ITO what country do you belong -
noticing he had broad accent.
n do not belong to any"
"You have M country" cried
Irenee, astonished. Hut you were born
somewhere. Imagine. and your parents
live In q house "
81 think l was born, as my little
brother. In the wagon which serves us
Tor hou~c, and where we always live -
THAT wagon cannot he large enough
for beds
I'VE have M beds never slept in
q he'd
0.slem and her brother could not be-
iisve him.
And In the winter"
"Ahi lady. whom we find ourselves
In cold country. We stay crouched I'M
der thu straw In the wagon. Ia try and
keep warm"
"you travel about them
Yes. we have come from Spain, and
last year We were In Holland"
GLOW happy you must be-" said the
two children, who wished 40 much 10
go new countries.
''Not ~ happy ~ you think" re-
Oiled the poor little boy, shaking his
head, 1--WE suffer very much sometimes
when We find n sheltered place, we un-
harness the horse. mother takes down
the pan "a make the soup, my sister
and the little one make wrcaths Of
flowers. while father and my two big
brothevs. work
ITO IN under the shadow of large
trees, gathering flowers and 20 from
place Ia place every day. What II
charming life. Ircnce," said Ge,iea
signing.
but when II rains - objected her
brother less enthusiastic.
"Ah' When IL rains" said the little
gypsy. that In worse than cold we
get into the wagon all wet. and we can
not get warm, We cannot cook potatoes,
and often there In not enough bread for
M all"
what do you do then 30
The grown up ones do not eat. but
let the little ones who cannot endure
hunger, have II all.
0~siea, much moved. ha-tcned 10 get
food for all his brothers.
The evening II the same day. the
Lemut family taking walk. found the
sypsier installed in the ravine ut the
loot of the orchard hedge The mother
had spread out on the grass some boiled
posstoe- which the poor children ate
with ~ axst.l.sxf ...s.S..l A..
them Was u boy scarcely four years old,
very beautiful. hut whose sal face re-
vealed early suii-ringr a ragged blouse
hardly covered his charming little body.
ssedca embraced him many times, and
Irenee gave him all the marbles he had
In his pocket. The child was unspeak-
ably happy. while his brother thanked
them for him. The gaunt horse graxed
In the ravine. watched by the little girl.
When 81 nine o'clock the servant
s~rv-d the tea, Ircnec said "a him:
jean. have YOU seen the poor people
down by the orchard"
Yes, sir, aud the gardener in dr..
pleased enough At seeing them there"
What doe- Il matter Ia him where
they are"
lie fears they will carrv oil the }
fruit tonight.
Why"
Isecsuse they are 10 poor"
"fie. Jean, II II ton bad for You b. |
cay that, cried the little girl. indie- |
nantly.
Afterwards Ge,ira led her brother
one side and said
Indeed, II IL very hard Tor those
ehildrcn. deprived Of everything. not io
tasi, ~ the delicious fruit that has been
before their eyes all day. Ircnee. let