Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-12-25
AN ANCIENT RACE.
eYPsleS, AND THEIR CLAIM TO BE
 GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE.

A Prevailing Idea Among the Race
 ''PiIgrims'' of Noble Blood Under Pen-
 aRee-KnOwn by Various Names in
 Different Countries.
 I once knew a Gypsy naIned Carpenter nearly l0O years old-exactly 9J in the sum mcr of lS51, when was favored with bis
 WiSe coinfaRiunship among the beautifC hills and valleys of western Pennsylvania Ills great age, and a certain amount Of book knOwievigr he had somehow aoquiNsd, rnade him a sort of ser among hts race 1 always approached him with real vencratiOn, aad when one dly asked him why Gylsies were wanderers be instantly answered m Rom many;
 ~Because they are Gods chosen poOple!~
 ] am pretty sure the old rascal dil not b. lieve whut be ssiid, because there Eas balf- wicked, merry twinkle in his eyes, and le- sides VIC were at that moment occupied iu dressing some plump chickens over wAoss manner of getting into camp thought b,ss tO throw the mantle Of silent charity. bU; he -ravely proceeded to draw a h1st Of siInii tud,s between mod,s of gyIey life ani tL1st of tl-- mSigrn patriarchs, laying grtat clI- pLuti upon the staJcIucnt thgt CypSil.s were tha true dtsrendants Oi the hJusy of Iacha- bites, SD loved of the Lord ftE it's feoDi-s ilith!Il observance of divine cOllIlaa1s Then he giibly quoted from JeTuJuiaL: -NCi;heT shall ye build Eouse, nOr soy. se,,i. nor plant vineyard, nor have any. but all your days ye shall dwell in teHt-; that ye may live many days in the land where yc e. strangerz"
 As little weight Us ne,d he given to tnis idea. if is true that l havc Jlsc1vlrrI tLis thought tD tr a prevailing one with tis, rl,. jn many lands ani have traced it SO thor oughly among the glTsi,s of to-day as O. y,s. ture the statement that s,nsthin- iil.c it is with them q universal unirrlyiuS etAnolo-i cal and ethical principle and belicf | not greatly dissimilar thUUVht or pret, l.sc Ger tainly served them well between lAu. tie date of their first apl,uraIcr tn Europe, cui ItO when they hal become known ail.I racu-- nized with much favor in every priu.ira...y 0f Europe.
 PILGRIMS e? NOBLE BLOOD.
 However such cheat may have b.on su-- .cstgd Co them. they crcr-Uharv appeared as pilgrims Of noble blood under I.ualoa for some fictitious iufrinccIue nt Cf tiviIs. yg Co wander without covering for tLlir hCa.ls" through Christian lants for a long term of years This delUsiOn found rsa.iy accept auce, and. as the various lan,l> wtr, well Rpparels,l, mounted upon the finest oi steeds, possessed many indications of oriental prestige. and were withal picturt>Ius Co a great degree, each horde having is tItl,d leader known a, count" or -,luks7 or ~iUrI~ 1f little Egypt their increase in popularity and uuTnhers was mdTVt i1u- The iiea tilut they were genuine pilgrims and holy persons soon prevailed throughout all EUruT-. the memory Of the cru,ajts being still glowing fervOr among the people, prompting quirk motive for sympathy In all prolyss,,lly holy and the wIly pr, tenders every | gherc easily secured passports. s,als, siic ! conducts. anl tOllratiol from kings and princes.
 From these Egyptian pilgrims" came Gyptians, and hence gyIisicS, which name, al though now regarded by the entire ras-, as a | term Of rpruach, the more diguiiisd Rom | many from Rom. Ram, the first, the heatl b. 1 ing their own pTized appellction, will always | cling tO them as closely Us the unfortunate | III rcpute into which they soon fell after thir I generous welcome into EuruIean couHtria- | They are vurlously known. uccOrliu.. t1 Hoy I land, by the IoJrs Gu4 Araii1ns ls CulraiuL l 1r r0bbeTs, pretty ,rc uaIue among ill tions of rOblers, as Cygaui-. in Trau~yl yania; Tschii.g,res, among the Turks and .ther eastern Uat.uUs, Tzisa1y-. in Hungary, Liugaris iE Italy. Liseruors, iu G.rJuauy Sohsfuials. aEJnz, thr French; Gitauls nal l-igGuuS respectively. iu Spain an,i Pur-'l-.li and in Holland a, Hcy,leLs, or hsatL... They can nsvyr b. oth,r rhan plain -yI-il-, n all English speaking countries, UiI.-,s. l.s S not imIo--ihic ia Al..-Iica. their ntsInb,i=, vealth and responsibility shall so increase hat they may Ia time command tLe self estOwcd title of tlI. ir ancient I'd ,. the i.o.a mny, they so dearly love aui so grud-iusiy l hcrish-ElsGr L. WaL,mla iu Chicago ,vws.