Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-19

right and left che ramsharl.le yet stout olu
house fronts seemed pitching ut each other
thrcatcningly. From tho nolsome pave.
ment to the strip Of sky It seemed as though
hundreds of human We're constantly Ia
state Of existence o trembling balconies
and lettering window sllls The density
Of half fed lifu behind these rayonlikc be-
ings clinRing To the outer walls must have
been terrible.
Tho dark court narrowed at the end,
comirS TO sudden sop against black
dead WALL which rose thirty or forty feet
above the pavement a. n to shut out the
desperate p-orty of Leather Lane from
some better inclusurc. Here, at the end OF
this court, against the dead wall my Gypsy
friends had practically cncamped by a sys.
tenn Of more than partial suspension Some
twenty-five feet from the ground mass "
patched bits of sailcloth and blankets
formed the only roof Ingenlously braced
bits Of wood-notsAm and iotsam from tho
mirkcts and the ThHmes-made three in
tervening stories or floors between tho
Tapping roof and the pavement Of the
court, all Of which were open TO the wealth
or aud Leather Lane way, save where rags
Ind other sieyelike blankets and sallclotk
answered the place Of ourtainlng.
These stories or floors were about six
feet square, except the lower or pavement
story, which was rs long AZ the prowess OF
the Glpslcs could make IL against tho
hordos Of the sitting court. An aperture
had been mado In tho dead wall which,
with few bricks and u llttle mud mortar,
provided a capital chimney piece. Tie
draft was perfect, There was good
deal OF comfort, too, about this extraor.
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that IL, turned bottom side upward for a
table. a sheifil,e piece Of timber had
been fastened against one side wall for a
lounging bunk and bench A ladder ran
from this along che wall 20 the second
story, where cooking utensils and food
were kept.
But the most curious Of all was the
nightly disposition Of donkey, what was
lcie over from the days hawking and tho
Gypsy family itself. Immediately ON ar.
rival the donkey was hauled up by rope
aud tackle Into little cage, which consti-
tnted the third story under the snilcloth
roof Such vegetables as were left that
the family did not use were stored on a
shelf alongside tho donkey, and on retlr-
Ing for the night the family. comprising
eleven grown people and children, as.
cended into the second story loft, aud in a
manner fshed all movable belongings up
after them
'ies, >" ndmiringly said Old man Lowell,
tho head OF this Gypsy house, after | had
Just witnessed the sprswling donkey hoist
cd into his cage for his rest and proyonder.
Illus Jess hall lgocs hup inter hour 'ole
by night an pulls the 'ole hup artcr husw
The East end district, locally called
The Mint" whore l.ondon's ancient mint
was located, Is another fayorite haunt Of
Gipsles In winter From Liant street. IN
the Borough, TO BlEckfrinr's Road nre
more than 100 almost impouetrable lanes
and closes. This region was the former
haunt and home Of Jncl; Shephaid and
Jonathan Wild, aud from the same local
ny have sprung many of the noted prigo
lighters OF cur time BillingsrRte porters
the most launty and rollickingof all Lon.
don costermongcrS, and class Of Gipsles
! who are noted for their hstIc prowegs ara
the solo inhabitants. Into this sayory II.
| glon one must come woll introduced. but
when once known as true friend OF any
lnhabitant progress through tho quarter
Is attended often with even embarrassing
greetings and familiarities.
found the Gipsies OF THIS locality
who number perhaps fifty families, which
means fully 800 souls, chiefly those who
ply their various vocntlons at country fnlrs
and all huge gatherings, such Hs tho Derby
! and London holiday Outings ~ Euuins