Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-17

rev thinQa are more sinpla thar a
marrtaGa ceremony GmonQ tue QirEies.
and description el q wedding sa se.
cently Witnessed by the writer will not,
We believe, prove uuintersetine. rhere
we're more than q score Of tsnts at TIE
encampment, where We we're temporary
guests. and 81 the opening oa each q lifs
vas barning, cracking and hIaxine
away as early 80 six o'cloak n the morn,
ing Of the eay which vas 20 witness ths
marriage Of one of the faVoriio Yoauc
girls of the camp. An hear aftarwart
and an old gypsy man With siVsry hair
and bF0nzed, Wfinkled face, with hut
one eye, stepped on 4 little mound and
began playing 9 violin which had but
two strings 0n II. The players OPENING
pieoa was the well known tnns, Haste
20 the Wedding 10 which tho Younger
Rip1io3 ware sooa dancing with great
hilarity. While some Of tue older 10
men we're Watching the dancers. otharr
we're engaged In culinary preparatiann
AZ the opening Of one OF the tents stood
the swarthy locking masculine aipsv
chief, with his hands IN his pockets.
sfoadfastiy gazing upon the dancers.
AZ given nignRl from the chief, eha
music and dRucinq ceased. Two rows
OF Qipsiea. with twelve or fifteen il each
row, we're formed, standing face 20 face.
beinQ between foaK and six feet apart.
Half way down between these rows two
Ripsiea helo ap 9 broOmstiek about Is
inches above the ground. All beino
bus Tar Ia readiness, the chief called
out the name Of the bridegroom, who
was a very handsome nipsg about 2
years ck age. His hair and eyes we're
very dark, and the conformation of bis
facs strongly indicated the raoe 70 which
be belonged He wore an olive nolorea
Velveieen coat, red waialooat. and Qiar-
ing ooloEod handkerchief round his neck.
In person be gas tall, maseular and well
made. In obedienoe % the ehiof'a com.
mand he came from a tent at one side
Of the enoamp ent, walked bet Roon ths
rows Of Ripsies, stepped over the broom
stiok, turned around. and then stood
with his arms akimbo waiting the az
rival Of his Intended wife. Inc chief
then called out ths name Of the bride,
who caas from tent az she opposite
side Of She encAmpDent. She vas about
- years Of aRe, rather short Of stature,
apparently Of healthy and hardy con.
stitution, While thD poaFiy lnster Of her
eyes and long, dark, glossy hair seemed
80 identify her With the purest remnant
Of the gtpsy race. She also walked BE-
tween tue two rows Of gipsias, tripped
very lightly over the br0omstiek, which
she bad no sooner done than the y0anQ
man. IN the most gentle and gallant
manner imaginable, took her In his
arms and compisted she eeFem0ny b.
giving bis neg-made wife some of the
l0udeat kisses We ever heard 10 eur life.
fnen the music aud dancing we're re-
snmed; the whole Of tho members Of
ihe encampment bad suspended bush
nessi preparations for z good feast we're
going on; every face locked bright, and
every heart seemed joyous. 1he men
smoked, the women talked volumes, the
children shouted aud frolicksd, the old
horses afazsd b. she side Of she banks,
the donkeys nibbled their coarse food
with q self satisfied atF, and looked as
II conscious they ware 20 have that day
9 respite from their weary tolls; even
the tWo OF throe dogs that we're there
wagged their tails as II tn aatieipafion
Of an extra feed or Of better and q
larger eaantity Of rations than usual,
even without the trouble of having %
AUNT before any dinner could Be alloued
them.-BrsoklvH Magasins.