Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-03
No. 30

With this Ephs hurried away over the hill-rosd to hansyunk, the pretty rfIlAes hard by the Wissahickon bridge, where the highway from the great Dutch tsrms of central Pennsylvanis winds broad and white to Philsdelphis's oIden market houses and squares; and after a little whis- Pering and noddings of approval and de- light between the chief, Bob and few of the older women of the band, the fires were hanked, and the gipsies, taking one by one parting peep st Bsbs Sy,rs's face, as peaceful now ss . child's in slunbsr, crept softly to the hooded tents for the night.
 So when the morning came old Bsbs Sy'rs rose sprightly as girl, plsosd some coin and Griselds's picture in her bosorn, parted tendsrly with all her gipEy hin, and stepped lightly down the path leading from the camp to the Eun-splstched river road below.
 She had hardly disappeared within the eien, when half score of gipsy men and women, carrying all manner of camp be- ionsinss, and with loyal Ephe at their head, set out In the same direction along the road absse. Only . few old spse- wives, the ronfsrs chAuvies and a horde Of those strange sentinels of the gipsy camp, the grlZzled, gsunt and voiceless gipsy dogs, remained.
 One of the latter, "Old Bore," battle scsrred and grim, seemed sorely worried and perplexed. He ran e little way to- ward the departing eipsIee, halted and looked long and wistfnlly after them, and trotted back to camp. Shifting about the vacant tent of Babs Sy'rA. Bczs vhirled his head around and around with open mouth and whining gurslipgs of grief aud dolor. Then circling the camp with fur tive looks, As If about 10 commit unvar- rsnted treachery or savage forAy, he sud- denly shot along the river-p&th, halted, rsised his head and peered tremblingly to- ward the roystering gipsy children sport ing st the camp-edge above, and then with dropping tall and lowered nose glided swiftly with weaving, searching motion to Baba Sy'rs's side.
 Bozs looked into the older pilgrims up- turned, delightful face, licked her with cred hand, rugged at her autterirg gown, stopped her, retired few psces. sat upon his launches beating 6 tattoo with his tail upon the ground, and plainly said with ging head,
 'Now Babs Sy'rs, we'll go bsck to camp tcgethsrl"
 The old woman understood the bru.e's aftectionste psntomime instantly, but seemed ss If hesitatipg 6 moment in thought. Then she sternly crdeIei the deg to camp. BcEs would not 20. He sidled sbont her, rprspg ssay Rs she shook her stick at him, always returning in an instant as Baba Sy'rs resumed her wsy. Finally the old woman turned and looked at him with a smile Bozs wsesei his tail furiously. Then she said kindly,
 "Coom long; coon Tong, BGI. We'll find Griselds t'gether."
 With a bound the faithful animal was at her side, crowding his head against her feeble limbs, ss If Loyalty offering her that promise of support; and thus, old Bsbs Sy'rs's hand resting upon the dcg's stout- ly poised head, the two battered old lives, each firm in e determination that held them close to the end, passed down the enchanting valley path beside the wissa- hickon stream upon their quest together.
 To the most ignorant and darkened heart, 10 the sorest and most desperate soul, light snd elstion instantly come with fixed resolve. Now that the pathetic sec ond childhood Of this old bensghted pil- grim was illuminated by her supreme de- termination to 6pd her only child, the poor old heather heart glowtd with joy as blissful ss could hIl the very realization of her passionate dream. h blessed sym psthy the throbbipg heart of nature there gave bsck this joy, babbhrs to her fzI> tongues she bad never until then heard; disclosing and revealing In unfound tints and dyes; and laughing and enrolling in myriad seemipgs and songs as hsd never come 10 other Ripsy ken.
 It WAS ss though the olden Pilgrims load had loossned and rolled sway among the shadows of the long, hard stony way behind.
 With some swift instinct of recognition she saw and smiled to the ssucy souirrel dsrting like flash of hsme from limb to