Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-27
Wakema3's Wa7de7i7qs.
ODD INCIDENTS OF FOREIGN TRAVEL AND
OBSERVATION

/ still remain Gipsy in every other par.
ticuiar. lnsensibly and by degrees he
actually became the fellow whose voea.
ton he originally assumed in order to
merely exist.
There gradually followed a system
among the wanderers OF providing
"Cipsy ground" on which to camp In
safety from the raids Of the mounted
consiabulary. Cipsies here and there
who had got footing and could be
trusted bought or leased bits Of waste
land, unused lanes. idle tracts at the out.
skirts Of cities and towns, or camping
rights in roomy old stable yards. These
are In turn sublet to arriving pilgrims at
from one shilling down to a penny a
day. And thus, with Cipsy travellers
WHO really have something besides
"Biack arts" TO sell, one can travel from
Lands End to John O'Groats house, or
London to Ohan, and return, and never
upon the road by day, or underneath
the tent or the van.rooi and the stars NJ
night. be outside the comforting protec.
ton of watchml British law.
Bot the British Gypsy is something
more than 'vagrom" trader. His kind
are encroacling upon, or making for
themselves, many other profitable pur-
suits and vocdtons. have always held
that In this would be found the real cvo.
luton of the Gypsy; aud that In Just the
degree he became like other men--uot
in religion, because you can no more
reach Gypsy with Christian missionary
schemes than you eau secure any cx-
preston OF belief from any other form
Of Agnostic--in vocation and the better
ment TO himself and family in material
living. in like degree would the so.called
black arts" OF Gipsydom disappear.
have from time to time shown this to be
true among American Cipsies. Il Is
gratifying to find 1t true among British
GipsieS. do not regard them as hav.
ing chosen the most elegant OF voca-
tons; nor as q class can they be said to
sustain enyiable relations to society.
But they are doing something; making
money; finding themselves POSSESSED OF
inherent industrial power; and their
acquisition and possession of means
are making them better race OF
me1.
In one Of the large London Gravel.
ing Goods" concerns previously referred
to, the largest shareholder is a Gypsy
who Is rcputed to be worth fully 5000.
! know OF many shooting galleries In
London conducted by Gipsies. They
are not only successful with these, but.
in associative form, just as they are
beginning 10 own most OF the money!
making lPuneh-and.ludy shows of tie
control many like privileges
At noted places Of holiday resort, near
London. from which unusual profit is
derived. One OF the most thriving
vegetable boothmen OF Covent Garden
market IS Gypsy, who Is in great favor
with and is brought much trade by the |
countless coslers OF the neighborhuod.
Near the Royal Albert Docks is a |
public house owned and conducted by a |
Jipsy and this property is worth more
han L2,ooo. Precisely as in some of
he leading American cities, where i'm.
,ortant horse sales.stables are owned
~ Gipsies who are thought TO be of
mother race, found Ia London and lis
'nvirons thirty-one similar establish
nenis wholly controlled by Gipsies.
They are credited with an extraordinary
mount OF trade, not only in horses but
n donkeys, Shetland and Cu No.dei
'onies and goats. Commission deauups
ire unknown. Every transaction Is
lade for cash. and in two OF these
laces the leasehold, fittings and stock
{ animals always on hand must require
pc possession of capital of from r..
20 to .S'Io,ooo. ~"
An old and profitable business in Lon
pm is that of purvcyor OF carts and
pnkeys TO the cOsteTmongers. There
thousands upon thousands OF these
lslers ~ the metropolis. Many are
Ioriously improvldent. To start In
iness irequires a hand.barrow or cart
! coster OF recognized standing
psf possess both cart and donkey.
Here are many places where from fifty
800 carts are hired out by the day.
lex or month and where costers may
fchase Darrows, carts and donkeys ON
= partial payment plan. Those con.
= ling ms manner Of business are said
Iecure prolit OF 500 TO 900 per cent.
eyy are usually graduated cosiers; but
r. OF those engaged In the traffic |
~ 10 be Glpsies, who are becoming
j iich' Ihey are supposed to be
ncd costers, with whom London
isles nave many points oil common
nblance, character and interest.
lie most surprising discovery of this
! ever made In London was In The
vi aintance of dramatic agent, near
dJorner Of York and Waterloo roads !
. he Surrey side, while making in,
es regarding the haunts and WAYS of i
Hon music'hall performers among u
h11any agents OF this vicinity. The Q
n is one of the richest and most =
'lcriul Of this numerous tribe. Those 4
VI daily deal with him believe him Ia
'dh Hebrew; but ! had indubitable ,
Vince, aside from his admission. that
IN man, whom hundreds OF the ''nro. J
cilrs" iawned upon and feared for his
az and influence in booking" their Il
.onon and provincial music.bali .
was none other than one y
u outcast Romany race. He had In ii
ornr times been ION the roadI win 4
yNom" travelling shows. some of 2
ihN he still controls, and had. gradu.
!v'l1 without attracting attention IN
II lily Gypsy associations. become n
rftic agent in this famous "Poyertv N
II a" region. "
" in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liver. :,
% Manchester, Bristol, Plymouth and
on n, OF many Gipsies who are Chin 4
ey1Eeps and who, by hiring Others x
nd ing contract" work have secured or
idq hdencc and comfort. At Brieh. o
On, hthport, Scarborough and OTHER 2,
npi Rt English seaside resorts are Il,
un0ls OF donkeys upon which a
ougl and all children are given b.
ono liking rides along the beaches, ii
'ear Iall the owners Of these are "
'lpsyIsome Of whom not only have =.
sspe'ble bank accounts but also own IN
own tperiies. In and abou, Nunea. Oh
IN az Coventry are many Gypsy pro.
cry ners' a lew are farmers, but
lost ~ properties at the outskirts Of dc
iese rs, such as places for stablinp. -
ale snles and old inns which sill =