The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-19

ing from his fasher's elegant home,a help.
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f fiiiss Nom :s' 81! fss-S ii. Ts'e sas:n .sH's ssas e
the Sypsy e indeed the ruler Of the woSasn
he Chooses as wife. Rom, th, name that
tell: his race. means simp,y "shs husband
he came thus 20 be distinguished In . time
whom all other peoples about him were
A6sotSse - ms sTsy "S es
nor he permitted an inhdelity toward her.
But she must know no will but his. His
her bssr.y his coniiGence and her life can
pay the forfeit II he no desires. IL, i'm
PEELED ny .osne strange w~aywardness for
untrue to him, an awful .Romany fate
awaits her mt his from which mo-
gypsy hand would he raised to
This fate In burial alive.
knew that at least in two IL
Of the United states. Gypsy women with
awe-struck lips had whispered the tale i'm
my hearing. knew that in the .Rypsy
man who betrayed a woman. For Of all
ps.ople the RDnlany are the most chaste
and among their women none live with
/ wa recalled by the voice OF my gypsy
"Richeri, he have changed wonderful.
y &hHCS - ~ tcStst - h0 hONSs
talks n 'er. bat often i'm the night he juss
creams out 'er name in 'is dreams, and
calls 'er tn come To i'm. He don't read no
morc.'
Richard was the only Rypey of many
hundreds with whom I have been ac-
ment Of being able to read and write. A
curious collection Of books was hls. Old
English editions of Spenccr's poems,
Bss''i Jon.on %'r and i% indrspS ii;era. anrs
which he read and reread, often repeat
ing long passages To me as we rat by the
drew from the light of the blasting green
wool into the dusk with some credulous
visitor I. tell dukke.n" by the w"vering
"Poor fellowr l said sym~pathctically.
''Did Sallie die suddenly ?"
I ronicrs si" "hM his s MOUTH seem ssP" 70
grow stern instead of s~orrowful.
"You know how Sally used TO bs an
Gorgois muir Rom neither, to fool round
her disresPsctful" He paused, looking
me closely.
well, Dick, he allus wuz n talkin' about
at the horse tradin'. He kind o. tired her
S S,sn non 81" s Sssk '"i.; ham I'd f insser o. 'i sss
lordys he would "a died fur her. Last
suinme some o. them Stanlcys they wus
wood a spell. Most o. 'cm drinks too
much. you knows. Sallie got to %runnin'
with them altogether too free an drinkin'
to lin fault. too. wouIdn't low her to 70
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is'%%s .s sse sisnley some "%. they .S"s Fun on n
!" town a%h an, fetched tel |. "a ' iR.i to the camp: Had a.
traveiin', he was. He had plenty ~
money an. you know 'ow Sallie she was
lrS.tty WnyS N SiIhuin' nm nlnvin'- ttnlI
She met i'm over there. He coomed
round our camp. too. till | ordered i'm
he spoke up short an told her To bide by
Inc fire. They went at words an finally
'he struck i'm ard on the cheek: He
stood up straight an white with his an
"No Romany wife may answer back
her. husband, much less strike him. he
"'No true Rom sits i'm the tent an reads
he should he hakkaworring with
she answared. haunting like.
The boy he JUS bent his head an an
You are right; I have made a mis-
Then he went one WAY i'm the dark
among the brush an she another. Long
ate they both coomed hack. different
But in the mornin' there WANT no
race ~ Sallie.
'Dick, he lost his 'ead. Well, We fol-
cred. They didn't leave no hatteran. You
iuss kno y. but we caught mp with 'em
searad. Ne met them on the ssree mc
was toRged out in clothes he bought
er. She made "a move to her pocket, hut
caught 'er wrist.
"'You'll coomeh hack with us, j,ss as you
-, my lass,' ] said. Dick he spranR for |
hat cursed white 'alf-an-'alf's throat am
hook i'm helpless an threw Tim aside
when some ~ the crowd that
,athcred caught Dick.
"'Gentlemen.' said l ms respectful as I
'ow, the man you arr. holdin' is
brother. This woman il his wife,, an
he what he's knocked out there
has taken 'er fro i'm. We ave juss foun'
i'm. Then they loosencd Dick. but they
'arried the cadjan out q lis reach. Sallic, |
he fought fierce fur N minute. held
Ter wrists like iron. I spoke low to 'er so
he crowd couldn't ear.
- You're n gypsy lass, an it's gypsies as
will deal with you accortiin' To gypsy
vays,' l said.
w met the folks way down i'm Indi-
ma, and we travelled right on to the
i'm Tennessec." |
Yes. but Dick forRave Sallie? " asked.
"No."
mot before she died ?"
"No; ner after, either. He burned ev'ry
nook, though, and took to horse trndinS.
ione o. us made 'alf as much money AS
le this summer. He lows to start for |
Prisco next week an hunt for that whelp |
m deal with 'im."
u Sallic stay with you as long as she
.sShe didn't get no chance to stay emmy