The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-07
ENGLISH ROMANTICS.

|
~, w.
CHaraclerlstlcs OF the Matt h0
tinctlon OF the Old Tongue.
The real Romantics have always been
looked upon as mysterious people.
Learned philologists have long dispu-
ted the yexed question of the origin, and
less instructed folk have alternately
feared and desnised them. They rank
even now among the most superstitious
races in the world. and vet they are. for
the most part. race without a religion.
The one aim and object of their lives
has always been to get the better Of
everv one thew meet who is not a gipsy,
and the success which has attended
their efforts is proof of the r shrewdness
and keen insight into character. Elk
cept when they have some end to serve
thew are nroud and reserved people,
holding themselves aloof even from
other men of the road" Very few of
them can read or write, and yet they are
CAPABLE OF imposing upon people who
make considerable pretensions to wis
dom. Among themselves they are
strictly honorable in their dealings; one
never hears of n gvpsy cheating another
member of his tribe The consistency of
the women TO the men has often been
commented upon. and is the more sur
prising from the fact that the women
often have TO do all the hard work and
earn money for the men. while the lat
ter spend their DAYS in idleness. Yet
the men look unon the women as being
superior. in MANY respects. to them
selves. and some of them have meas
IRE Of belief in their wives and moth
ers' assumed supernatural powers.
Intermarriage with the house jewellers
has made IT difficult to distinguish the
real Romanv from the sham: but there
arc sim y few families which preserve
their racial distinction. pure-hred
Ronanv char, Is generally a hand
some fellow. and among the Romany
'chies" are girls of great beauty and
pracefu, bearing such "chals'' and
"chies" are usually found among the
better class of plnsies. known among
themselves as sgrlengroes" or horse
dealers These ..rriengroes" are the
ripsv aristocracy. thew are often we'll
TODD vanderersI living in smart, COM
fortabIv furnished travelling vans. and
carving on extensive dealings at coun-
trv markets. ard horse fairs To this
class beIopped the Jasner Petulengro of
Rorrow's "T,avenero." and Panuel and
Sinfi Lowell Of Mr.. Watts-Duntons
"Aylwin
At tho nrasent fine some Of the Lees
stan,eys Hernes md Crews are serien-
oroes - ana ~ ID AMONG tho mon and
women If thess families that the best
snecimens If the genuine eipsv are to
ha found Fault was found with B,r-
row, hacausa ba described the Romantics
.s ba;pe sunerior TYNE of rovers than
thew were generally sunnosed TO be-he
was charged with idealizinc people
WIN, ,yera M hattar Than common va
grants n must he remembered how
ever-.rd tba fact hos already been
urged IN Rorrnyy,s defence-that IL was
,mone tho .serieneroes, that he snent
tha time be devoted to the study of
,,ns,, I;so Dascerdopts If ono mr. two of
the families from which he drew his
pa,a,,, lh,,ootars ara s+iu n,oraering
about tho eastern counties and thew
,,,,v sonetir,es bo COO, ancamned an a
oo,,1,,,o, non, tbe sitn AZ bis old homo
rbo,, have M recoi1actiors of tbe Jav-
orero f,,,yrd -r,.stor, who used ia visit
ia, eothors, tarts. b,t ~ porroy couId
,,oct eo,,,e, 80 tha,, he would ,o+ Ard
49,, a;eeoro,,+ s., no ,,,o,, whom, be
anna,,,,t,,ad ,,,.,,, ,,e.,s 100 AZ Norman
r,,a.. ana :, Nar,,iob castle vi,
90 oa, r,,,,+o rnaorstord tha attitude
r.,,,,,. 1a,..a, ~, oo,,v+rv fotu "a
,oaa * pa,a,n, r. u,os nra of brs-
tutt,r .s,,1t;,,,. f,,,,, fracraot ooca s;ops
~, it'll, ~ ar;,,s,, hoa 90 tha hetter ~
49,, ~, harxei,,i,,a 40 foor o,,,i,e ~
$500, xo,,,,to+to os for