The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
Watch rircs for The Gypsy Dead.

Queen Elizabeth Buckling and her gypsy
tribe encamped on the banks Of the h ar
lem were In mourning HteictAHN. ~.
last night their watch nres nurie.' anu u
they kept n solemn vigil. silent save lot
the weird chant eor the dead that hourly
broke upon the air.
Patience Ponfold. two and a nalf months
old. the Youngest OF the tribe. died Aester-
day morning of cholera mOrbus. she hau
been IN only "A day. In vain the sNpsy
Queen piled her arts 20 save the little
brown baby. 4 regular physician was
summoned az last by horstmah' VINO
used both whip ana spur but "heh the
doctor arrived the child was dead.
The gypsies, OF whom there are anoul
forty moved over from Guttennifg TOUR
weeks ago. and to-day their encaiaphehl
covers an apple orchard Two a.iss -.
extent. Among their tents thlIN-elsnt
head OF cattle are tethered together WIFI
tho horses Of the tribe.
The men are horse traders, the women
fortune tellers, the girls basket maNsfs
and the brown faced nomads are usuahy
as busy as bees. -,
was changed. To the northward there
was "A great wood fire. before tent tnat
stood apart. About this tent were lttN
horses tetherod I'm a big circle with dogs
elefnint beside them \ group or DARK
irowod men crOuched about the nre.
adding fuel from time 10 time as the
blaze diminished.
The tent was dimly lighted, and within
Las the body Of the enid, covered Win q
white cloth. Near the bier, upon the
ground lay plate, supporting ishteu
candle on a table near by there was
lamp and u great bunch OF Wid MOWERS.
The group in front OF the tent had
been tOid of 10 keep watch until morning.
Others Joined them from time 10 llule,
and couverscd in low tones about the
dead child. I'm another cent, hity yarus
away whore they could see the Watcnlue
SAT- the parents, " William and Gentle rem
lcld. and their four remaining chllureh'
silent and grief stricken.
They raised their head occasionally AT
ine sound of the waiiiug death chdut'
which came from the watchers by the
Urea chant that was very SAD, without
being very musical monotonous' YET
The child's father told what little there
was 20 tell. When the ba0y fell ~ anu
simple remedies failed he sent Tor queen
Elckling. She Wds with another tflne AZ
tie time. near Fort George. she came
hut great as was the faith Of her SUBJECTS
they soon saw that she could 60 hothiis'
fAc child grew worse.
\ Gypsy rode post haste IN scefch OF d
r.nvsfrian al noon Yesterday ana i"uh"
Dr. Martin I'm Fort Washington avenue,
hut when they returned logetncr the camp
had elreany STOPPED work and begun 10
mourn. The child was dead.
The doctor reported the case 10 tne
kinsshridse police. and they notified the
1;vrsies that there could bee no burial nn-
t1 "A permit was secured. Then Under
f4ker Howie. of FOrdham. was sent Tor.
THE iufermsnt will take place az TWO
o'clock this afternoon in the Prespy tetlhi
Cemetery at West Farms. Methodist
clergyman has been invited 10 be present
t0 read from the Bible. after when the
Gvnsy Queen will conduct the services OF
tlp Tribe. 60.
There we're many visitors to the Gypsy
raup last evening. but all respected the
tent of mourning and kept far away rom
u.-Ncw York Herald.