The times., 1897-07-11

tC. have been in America almost from its
first settlement Many were hanished To
this Country from the tsFIisn isieSIn colonial
times; and during the Revolution d goodiy
number wee brought here by impressmeut
in the British army aud navy. Many, tso.
came as volunteers for the benefit Of The
bounty and passage. On arriving herr,
finding fieidin which they wefenot known
to be gypsies, and were therefore CON
fTonted by no preiudices, many OF them bs-
took themselves 10 the usual occupations
Of immigrants. and thus lost, il no small
measure. their prediction for vaeab0naisfn-
systematically hunted and oppressed IN
cider Countries the gypsies have flour shed
in the Western World. but as a race they
are dying cut Their gradual extinction,
or absorption into other races, is The result
of a constantly-mereasing stanee I'd OF civil
ization. against whichn no form OF bsrDari SIN
Can contend
Aside from this, only death has thinned
their ranks. Having given little cause
for persecution, they have received little
The men still boast smattering OF medi-
cine and surgery, tinkering and sleight OF
hand, aud the women dance, sing, make
baskets and tell fortunes as OF old II is
said that the foundation of the American
broom trade was laid By the gypsies.
Taught by their experience in other coun-
tries,they are here distant, reserved and
clannish to the highest degree. 1t Is diff
ficult to obtain definite information as
TO their customs at death, burial aud mar
riage, but they formerly walked their
corpses, buried them under water, and
burned their clothing and other effects.
Marriageis soiemnized Blythe chief OF each
tribe, and portion OF his duty Is the
breaking OF a fIower-crowned pitcher.
from the pieces OF which he fOreteIIs the
fortunes OF the newly-wedded pair.
While tbey have Little OF 10 leieioHs he
lief, and are said to have in theirIauguage
no words 20 sicn'fv the Deitv 80 soul or
Immortality. they have among themselves
a form OF government. theIav=s OF which are
strictly enforced In earlier days the
titles OF king duke" earl etc.
We're herlF" cfsf ~ t--,f fft--
of the various bands Their titles OF no.
bility are fewer aOw, the chiefs or the Amer
icap bands being frequently known as
'presi dent Their rulers are el ected
by voting. the voters being guided by the
positions of Uhe planets, the state OF The
atmosphere and other phases OF nature
IL -NC - A-AAEAdlit4 "a IbSyiAf u - l-stEs IDS
existed for more than century, and,
having been always regarded with sus-
Tic-On, its blood remains almost unInixed.
Many of the German and Hungarian gyE-
sizes settled IN PeRnsyl wanna and Mary
land, where they own farms. which they
leave In eharse OF hired hands during
the summer and turn their attention to
the delights Of LIE under the green
nd
seen in the He.ghborhsod of PaItinlere for
fully century, and they once MAIN
tanned a floGrishing hand Of music IN that
city
They still have sawmIls on the banks
OF one Of the NEST picturesque rivers OF
the Keystone state. and among the spurs
OF the Allegheny Mountains the original
customs OF the race have not Yet Teen
thrown aside.
One OF the most powerful gynsx trises
in the United States has its stronghold in
western Pennsylvania and Ohio This
tribe goes into wiRteT quarters at Pitts
burg, where its members own cOIlsiderahIe
property Over this tribe ruled. with con
summate ability and discretion, the Ia
nous queen, Matilda Stanley she dird
IN ISIS, and was buried with much pomp
at Dayton, Ohio.
The sleek, fat horses, the strOncIy-huilt
wagons, the suspicious dogs beneath them,
and the fantastical y-arra yed and Sill more
suspicious occupants OF the wagons we're
familiar sights IN the summer Gavs OF the
not far-distant past But passing ayvay''
Is VVri len OF ali fIsat peTtaiIlS 10 flst. -
and fewer brown hands each year are out
stretched to receive the silver pieces of ths
uh h'.efS- G. u. j