The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-28

the tens or tho van roof and the stars At
night. be outsidc thu co dRt0rlin Rpf0oS4Aton
Of. watahiul British law.
But the British 0ipsy 10 eonasthtnQ more
croachinR upon. or making for thsAsslvss,
many other profitable p~ursuita and voea-
tions. ! have always hold that In this
! would be found the real evolution Of tho
Gipsy; and that in juat shs degree hs be-
came like other msn-nst In religion. ~
Christian missionary schomea than you can
secure an expression Of belief From any
other FORM Of aRnostie-in vocation and
the bsttermsnt to himsslf n family In
material living. IN like degree would the 90
called .'b!aok arts OF Gips ydom disappear.
true among American GipsieA ID 10 graft
flying to hnd II IL true among bftSieh Clip
sizes. ! do mot regard them % having
chosen The most elegant Of vocatiens; nor
~ u class oan they be sAid 20 sustain envi-
able relations 10 society. But they are
doing something; making money; nadln9
themselves possessed OF inherent indus
trial power; and their acquisition and ros
session Of means are making thsm = better
race Of men.
In one Of the large london travelling
goods" concerns previously referred to. the
largest sha eholdsr isa Gipay who Is 70.
puted to be worth fully 5000. l know of
many shooting galleries II London con-
Quoted BY Gipsics. They nre not only
successful with these, but. In associative
form. just Ms they are beginning to
most OF The money making Punch-and-
Judy shows Of the metropolis, control
many like privileges At noted places Of hol-
usual profit 10 derived. One OF the most
thriving vegetable boothmen Of Covsnt
Garden market 10 4 Gipsy. who 10 In great
favor with. and 10 brought much trade BY.
the countless costers Of the neiahborhood.
Near the Royal Albert docks 10 . public
and this property 10 worth more than
~. 600. Precisely as in soNs Of the leading
American cities, who're important horse
ssles-stables are owned BY Gipsies, who are
thought to be of another raos, l found in
London and ito snvirons Thirty similar
estaolishmsnss wholly controlled oy
ordinary amount Of trade. not only in
horses but in donkeys. Shetland and Cush-
endal ponies and goats. Commission deal
inRs are unknown. Every transaction 10
made 70! cash, and in two of these places
the leasehold, fittings and stock Of animals
of a capital Of from $4,000 to $40. 600.
An odd and profitable business In London
10 that Of purveyor Of curtis and donkeys to
the sostcrmongers. There are thousands
upon thousands OF these eossers in tbs
metropolis. MANY are notoriously improv-
ident. To start in business requires .
hand barrow or cart, and . oostsr OF reco9-
nized standing must possess both
places whore from Afty 10 500 carts
are hired out by the day, week or
month. and where oosters may purchase
barrows, carts and donkeys on the partial
N- vs-- Aks~ ~
ner of business are saidto secure a profit OF
500 to 1000 per cent. They are usually
graduate ~costers; but three OF those en-
gagged in the ttaf1ioI know to bo Gipsies.
who are becoming very rich. They are sup
posed TO be retired coasters. with whom
London Gipsies have many points Of COM
mon resemblance, character and interest.
The most surprising discovery OF this
soitI ever made in London was in the 40.
quaintance of a dram attic agent, near the
corner Of York and Waterloo roads. ON the
Surrey side. while making inquiries re-
RardinR the haunts and ways of London
music hall porto: mers' among the many
the richest and most powerful of this
numerous tribe. Those who daily deal with
him believe him to be a Hebrew; but l
had indubitablo evidence. aside from
his own admission. that this man, whom
hundreds Of the p ossers" fawned upon
and feared for his favor and influence in
booking" their London and provincial
music hall engagements. was none other
than one of the outcast Romany race. He
had in former times been ION the roaa"
with ''vagrom' travelling shows. some of
which he still controls, and had. gradually
and without attracting attention to his
early Gypsy associations. become q leading
dramatic agent in this famous Poverty
junction" region.
know in Edinburgh. Glasgow, Liver
pool, Manchester, Bristol, Plymouth and
London, of many Gipsies who are chimney
sweeps AMI who. by hiring Others aud doing
contract" work have secured independ-
Scarborough and other important English
seaside resorts are hundreds Of donkeys
upon which ''outers" and all children are
given bone-hreaking rides along the
beaches. Nearly all the owners of these are
Gipsies, some of whom not only have res
pectsble bank accounts: but also own town
properties. In and about Nuneaton and
Coventry are many Gipsy prot erty owners.
A few are farmers. but most own properties
at tho outskirts of these cities, such as
places for stabling. sales stables and old
inns, which still have attraction for the
farmers, and make dickerina in horses
and other live stock possible
est Of all British Gipsies. one
Smith. lives at Nuneaton. He owns nearly
all the houses and land in one entire str eet;
has money in considerable sums loaned to
speculative travelling Gipsiss; and 10 also the
owner OF bank gtook and blocks OF shares
/ in the London d. Northwestern railway.
Altogether his holdings are computed to ex.
coed a quarter of q million dollars.
On one occasion while visiting the old
| cathedral city Of Gloucester, England, and
wan dering In st. GATHERINGS street where
the sunday school was first established BY
Robert Raikes. / came, al tho head Of the
street, to q little old inn much freQuented
by farmers. I entered and sat down to rest.
Ahalf dozen country folk were just closing
some sort of COM orcial transaction. and
ono of tho men had counted out $500 in
gold sovereigns. He took . receipt and
shortly left. l asked the barmaid II that
was not an odd place for so much money,
and she renlied that it was not, for oil
cloth Dick" and suoh as ho frequented
the place. and "Gipsies seemed TO have
land these days" "His van is just over
there" she added. ''and it's worth seeing"
Repairing to the lsns indicated 1 found
"Oileloth Dick" his van, and some half
dozen Gipsy families. The latter had for
years peddled o~ilsloth. which thcy secure
from Yorkshire factories, throughout
England. Scotland and Wales. Their vans
are beautiful specimens of the wagon
tically travelling merchants Of large means
and long established trade.
In no city in the world can be found hner
dr.ught horses than In Liverpool. The
floats or four-wheeled trucks are called
'lorriss," their drivers "lo.rymen," and
the huge horses which. two and three TIM
dom, pull from tour to six tons Of cotton or