Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-02

50 're, hestles Tent Lodge, Tor a time the
home OF TennysOn, aud just below are the
fine seats Of Dodgson Wood, waterpark
and the bold hill Of High Nibthwaite.
Brantwood itself as seen from the high.
way seems like single facade Of gray old
stone, set In hanging wood against the
verdure covered mountain escarpment 1,
Is long, low. but two storied, with an al.
most hat slate roof, through which project
three tiers Of huge double chimneys Oh
the trst door the entire front is almost
wholly occupied by three low but wide bow
windows, the one 70 the right furnishing
light TO Mr. Ruskin's study, and the only
one in the second story Is Immediately '
kIbove the study. This lights his capacious
chamber. At the other corner OF the house
Is an outjutting, towerlike structure, sur.
mounted By a lookout window something
after the style Of the bartizan OF an ancient
tower The entire front is covered with
IVY nearly 70 the caves, and the massive
roadway wall forming the inclosure, which
WAS built by rustic stOnemasons under Mr.
kuskin's personal direction, Is now as
hchened, mossy and gray a. the fellside
rOcks out OF wllcn Its s1Ones were heWn.
As ! stOod there for a time drinking in the
beauty Of the spot face appeared al the
chamber window. Then another was seen
beside II. The latter WAS big and rosy. IL
was the face Of a keeper. The former wa
deathly white. features. hair and beard.
IL was pressed against the pane as n with
the meaningless impulse Of babe In q
moment more two white. clawlike hands
were raised These clutched nervously al
the bars of the sash The whole picture
was as II the living shade Of Rusbxn for an
instant implored for release from impris
onment, despairingly eXerted a last feeble
struggle for liberty. voioeless but eloquent
cried out 20 God for flight beyond the
misty purples Of the far mountains 20 the
Ultima Thule Of the eternal rest Icould
not bear 70 see II longer, and heartsick
from the frightful picture and it, dolorous
suggestions, made hasty hieht rom Btant.
wood, forsaking the pleasant highway and
plunglng Drayely toward Windermere over
the rugged Furness Fellz In three hours
time suddenly came 20 the edge Of circu-
lar dell or dingle, al the western descent into
Dalepark, about two miles from the south.
ern end Of Esthwaite water. tiny ghyll
leaped the edge where stood into the dale
below, plOwed it, way In a spumy force"
through the little hollow, and leaped out
again In the direction Of Esthwaite water.
and ! saw that the only entrance 70 the
strange basin was alongside the latter
waterfall ! also saw in the little dell
nestled along either side OF the foaming
force, the round, brown hooded tents OF
the largest gypsy camp ! had ever come
upon In England
A. for upward of quarter Of a century
any gypsy camp IN any land or cline whert
1 have found q has been my home as long
as ! wished 10 tarry, and IL was already
late In the afternoon, I was not long 10
making a circuit of the fell brow, Chamber
ing down the sides Of the little glen en-
trance-where ! saw that a seldom used
way led through protecting lanches 20 the
Patterdale highway-and securing a.
hearty welcome from those OF my tawny
kOmmany friends who were biding beside
the smoldering camp fires.
There were but few In camp at this hour
OF the day These were the very old men.
who were pOthering at all manner OF tink-
ering upon broken carts, donkey gear that
required mending. and pans, pots and ket-
ties which were being renewed In true tin
smith style for peasant housewives round
about; many young chauvies gypsy chill
dren) that were At all sorts Of rustic chill.
dren's game, and the gaunt old spae
wives, too old for the labors and artifioes
OF the road, who still always serve TO hold
the reins Of good government in any gypsy
camp well In hand while bravely preparing
the evening meals against the younger
wanderers' return
During the interval had leisure for ex-
animation Of the picturesque camp. and
time for learning much Of the ways and
annual journeyings Of this particularly
large single community Of English gipsies.
There were sixteen tentS | knew that
hnuafUa for frnun 20 -
score gipsies They were indiscriminately
scattered along the little stream, over
whose channel. cut in the solid rock. one
could anywhere step or leap. The dingle
perhaps eighty acres Of land
The part chosen for the camp was always
a patch OF sunlight, which gipsies dearly |
love. Larch, Dir and a few fine beech trees |
were deep rooted In the grassy mari on
either side. And underneath these and
along the patches Of copsewood and shrub |
berry at the circling edges Of the dingle, a.
well as here and there along its sunny |
sides, was grazing In abundance for the |
dOnkeys which drew the gipsies' carts. |
have never seen a more picturesque gypsy |
camp, possibly excepting one l once found |
in a tiny canon Of the Guines calzada, /
just outside Of Havana, Cuba
Here were representatives OF all the En- |
glish gypsy families Of note-the Whartons,
Reynolds, Smiths, Brewers, and |
the Falls. Baileys and Boswells, descend |
ants from the Scottish gipsies OF Yetholm
by intermarriages Of geheratiOns ago. They |
were all originally potters and packers.
Their former permanent home was in West
and Cumberland. In olden times /
they made all the rude delftware used by /
the Umbrian peasantry and by journeyings /
into Staffordshire brought back in their
,arts over the old Liverpool, Manchester
and Carlisle coach road much of the better
ware, even trading in "Mintons" and
b 'WedgewoOds" at the houses OF the Um-
brian gentry and nobility Now they have
their winter homes in Liverpool, Birming-
ham and Lancaster, and before the snow
drops and primroses are showing their pale
usters beside the English lakes, the gipsies
are back here in their old haunts, many of
The men diokering and trading at the Um-
brian fairs aud often buying and shipping
horses 20 Manchester ana Liverpool; some
pursuing their ancient calling at tinkering
ind osier work, and the women selling
willow ware and triukets, and reaping
-ich harvests at dukkerin. fortune tell