Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-13
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Under the above title. in the August
Csnfarv, Charles q. Leland writes Of
Charlotte Cooper, one OF the Oldest and
most famous Of the Romanies:
= fly OF sixty years ueo the gipsies
10 hnRiand we're much more FenfarkA-
Die race than they are a. prasent. The
railway bad n0t come 20 break up their
habits, there we're haodrpds Of lonely
places Ia dell and dingie where they
could hatch the san on pitch the tent;
their blood bad been little mixed With
that Of the G0FRio, OF Gentle; they spoke
their language With greater putty than
- present. and still kept their old char
aoteFistics unohanged. II they had the
faults of Arabs. they had also many of
their good qualities. II they stole horses
and foraGed on farmers; Il their women
told fortnnea. lied, aud sonetimes cheat
Cd q man cut oi 81 bis ready money By
pretending 70 nad q treasure IN hie oei.
lar, on the other hand they were ex-
tremely grateful and honest 20 fhose
Who beffiended them, and manifested
IN many ways q rough manliness which
partially redeemed theif petty vices.
They weFe all. a. are many Of thelt sons
sc pFeasnf, indomitabie rOugh riders, Of
the horse. hoFa8y, and 10 q man boxers;
% THAI many Of them we're distinguished
ID the prizo-rinR, the last Of thsss being
Jem Macs. Al this time there prevailed
amonQ tho EnRliah Romany 8 strong,
mutual faith, q tribal honesty, which
was limited. but al tbs stronger for
that. even ae the arms Of q man grow
stFongsr WIN be loses ths uso Of his
laaa. They we're q people OF powerful
frames, passions and traditional pEinci-
pies. their veal children soon died
from the haFdahips Of nomadio life;
the remainder illustrated soleolion hy
suGsEing and the survival of the 6itsst
Ito aght.
win such charaotsristias there oouid
not faH among NE gipaiea many atfik-
Tag instances Of warm friendship. In
fsnse love. aad The fidelity which endures
even till dsafh. This vas known Of
them When little else YES Known beyond
thaif most apparent and rspulai q traits.
walter 8sott lndalQed II no romauiie
lissnss whan be depiosod Hayrnddin
Manarabin as devoted 70 Quentin Dur
wasd. Even - present the ineideat ~
q thoaqhtfal gift eF any little act of
kindness 70 then Will b FemembeFed
with 9 Rfatitude 0nt { all proportion
to ta value, and 90 tha Feahds Of ali
the Romapy 10 TIE Unfied States. And
therefore, when men fell n love with
women, fhare ofian resulted those in
stances of intense passion and steady
faith which As she present day are really
becoming mythical. The eipsy IL this,
as in everything elsa, has bssn a ooniin-
nation q the midaie aRea. o. of the 70
manoe era.
Hach 3 passioE vas inspired. more
than half = osntury aQo, by Jack CO1per,
the karumenaro HON. 90 ktghttng Clip /
~, ID . Gifi Of his oWn tfibe- Her name
was ChaFioiie Lee. and u Has sbout 1880
thai Leslie, tha royal aoadsmielsn, led
hy tha fame Of hNK beauty, painted the /
piotuFa nov II Mes York - ths posses
son Of his sister, Miss EmmA Lesiia.
fbe fame uf her shaFas stil surviges
among heE psopie, add whea = feg days /
aRs, a. WFiies I vas talking - Char
istte % B0me gspsies q Der Mn nsar
PhiladslgAia. ! was a4ked i ! meant /
he kinksni; th4t is. The beausifai
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