, 1890-07-03

their goodness, I proposed trip to
the thcater They consented only
after great urging; and looking for
ward to rare treat In the enjoy
ment OF their enjoyment and won
uerment, on returning TO
the city bought and mailed
them twenty seats for "Wednesday
evenings performance at the Hav-
erly theatcr, then occupying the site
of the present First National bank.
ruli OF delighted expectancy AR
rived Mt tho thcater, only TO lind the
seats l had purchased for my glpsy
friends entirely fiIled with city folk.
After sitting out u part of the play
lett the place disappointed and
Disguised, not, however, without
catching glimpse of one of the
gipsics lurking near the entrance,
who, as soon as he was seemingly
sure OF having seen me In my dis
comfiture, skulked away In the
darkness.
business called me away from the
city Tor few days, but this dcser-
ton ~ my gipsy proteges worried
me. Hoping FOR some ciew to their
action, when l returned applied to
the box-ofilce, where learned, and
with some asperity by the manage
mcnt, that my n psies, who had kept
the audience IN an uproar the entire
evening OF their visit, OH receiving
the tickets by muil at lyons had
immediately sent one of their num-
ber to the city and secured an ex-
change OF seats from Wednesday
evenings performance to that for
Friday evening. Icould thus zee hat
their natural and Interchangeable race
suspicion and caution OF one not OF
their people, though tried friend,
prompted the cunning rtise to first
defeat my entire plan, then set u
watch upon meto observe whether
my action was consistent with gem
timely disappointed friendly inter
est, and then To deceive me as to the
motive of such action. The latter
was attended to ON their part in the
following episile taken from my
gipsy roles, which is now before
me rs 1 make its exact copy:
LYONS, II 9th May, 1873.
deer Fren
tax the tim to adres you
theas IN Inns and Thanks for tho
Ticits wclcomly resefd we cudn cum
wensdy For the old Foks didn git
Hoam, and the riverside rodes was
Bad we Cum friday and was Lol<en
al Oaver for you And had Hi old
Tim that Acten was wunful where
was you
hopin this Flds you In God
helt Cloas and best Regars from AL
your Fren
ifl George w. Carpenter.
This George Carpenter Is won
derful fellow In his way;
A vERITABLE AMERICAN Gypsy
John Bunyan and author of many
goodly gypsy rhymes In my posses
sion. The letter bore every evidence
of serious effort, and 1 wisely let 1t
stand US a friendly regret rather than
AN unpleasant deception. The ell
tire matter was simply true ex-
preston OF "a universal gipsy trait
Had they met me at the theater ac-
cording to agreement In n straight-
forward manner, that would have
been indubitable proof that they
were not gipsies mt all.
But In the home-life of the camp,
safe and secure In the seclusion of
the sheltered spot which holds all
he owns and loves, then 1t Is that
the gipsy has n happy heart, n radl-
ant face, a laughing eye, a waggish
tongue, and many lightsome ways,
merry, care-free, and as jubilant as
the birds. Nor would | be just to
these strange people did | not bring
this truth about them into strongest
light and best relief. To know gip-
sies--they are so rapidly increasing
in numbers through wonderful ie-
cundity, care of their children, with
constant vast additions from
Europe, that by the close Of the pres
ent century they will comprise
from 9 to 8 per cent. of the
entire population--and they must
ere long be well and wisely
known, we must be large aud
generous enough to perceive and APP
preciate their own hearth-side,
heartful life. We must see that they
love and treasure and hope, not just
in our way, but In way, which, to
their kind, is full of the simple
truthfuiness, the patient ana true
affection and the devoted loyalty
which with us have been setas types
for the world to love by eloquent
tongues and inspired pens since true
sentiment thrilled the heart of man.
Hence, whatever gipsies are TO you
and the world at large. while you
may Judge them never so harshiy
for what you may call vagabondlsnl,
- a "a, al N a. In.
your superior intelligence to be Who'll
iy bad condition you know nothing
about which must enter INTO any
honest estimate of the race. This
condition Ia one which all gipsy in
stinct resents your participation In
or Your knowledge of. But 1t is u
condition which, II fully known and
recognized, would UNNECESSARILY re-
deem the race from contumely and
reproach. And because the world
mind IL narrowed and liked upon II
determined notion that gipsies are
utterly worthless to society ut large,
the task of conveying any adequate
and true revelation Of the slightest
good In them is woeful one indeed.
Here Is
A Likeness
to that which wish ! could convey
fully: Take the average men OF the
world, the business men. weighed
down by interminable duties and re-
sponsibilities, which none but them
selves realize. OF these how
few are there who have not
gained reputation, among the
most who lock horns In business nf-