The evening times., 1900-01-02
GYPSIES IN HUNGARY.
The f5O.oOO Tzigsnes Almost Always
Well Treated.


Among the many races which make up
| the population Of thai heterogeneous geo
graphical expression termed he AustrO-
Hungarian Empire certainly the most in
! terestIng are those curious people called
! Tziganes in Hungary, BOhemIans I'D
/ France. ard gypsies in England and the
| United States.
/ Hungary is The home of the Tzigsnes, in
| so far as they have any home In ali OJner
/ European countries they were persecutta
| for centuries as being emissarIes OF the
I evil one and enemies Of Christianity, hut
! Hungary took pity or them and treated The
wanderers like lost children. There are
I now about $50 coo OF these Tziganes ID
| Hungary.
/ one OF the favorite abodes Of these
| strange people is near the frontier OF CToa-
tia Their camps are always sci up al
some distance from the nearest town or
village. often in close proximity 30 some
| forest
The Tzigane huts-for they are uorhIEg
noye-Con-ist OF a single room. unless the
/ owner is extremely well-tJ-dO, and are gen
I e-alIv devoid OF furniture. The Tzieznrs
ea- and sleep or the bare boards 40 all
! times Of he day there Is a smoldernS
/ fire ir tta nu-. over which hangs sand
! stone Tot for -ha Tzis6ne has no fixed hour
/ for his meals but eats whenever he feels
/ hungry
! Ths aa..r bill of fare consists Of
I rorafp.- -r.e- milk. and lard. On festive
! c-r.sr.r- s..H st-b.ts are INDUCED in as
| heIgsEuge foxes and squirrels. Cats are
| considered Uy The TziganeS princelE diet;
/ and they train dogs 70 huni heISehoS7
| and foxes.
/ Tziguauc women. as TuIe. go about baif
| naked the young girls wearing nothing
/ but a small apron. excepting when they
I 90 10 the neighbOriug town. The men
7 wear but little clothing, and until the time
/ Of their marriage between twelve and hf-
| teen years OF age,. they also go about
! almost naked.
/ After marriage however. they attire
| themselves in he gaudy Hungarian ma
| tional costume of which they are very
proud Cast of garments Of some Magyar
! nobIeman they particularly prize. and
/ when they are able 10 obtain bright led
| coat their satisfaction is complete.
| The Tziganes have horror of work
! or restraint of any kind. Even those who
| have a fixed residence like 10 roam about.
/ when they feel so inclined So strong IS
| this wandering instinct with them that
| they have no word in their language 10
! signify remain
They are either horse dealers. black
| smiths sheep sheaFeTs or. and above al,
| beggars. It Is quite impossible TO TAKE d
| country drive through some provinces OF
Hungary without coming across band oil
| Tziganes, some one of whom will surely
| follow a carriage for half an hour or more
until he has received a coin.
Emperor Joseph II once tried TO compel
| them 10 have d fixed residence. and allotted
/ them land. distributed agricultural imple-
ments among them. and ordered them 10
| cultivate their acres. But the TziganeS
! turned their houses into stables for the1
/ horses and COWS, and set ap tents near by
| for their own use. To prevent the corr
| given them for seed from sprouting they
| boiled it.
| But the Emperor was not discourage
! He abolished the Tzigane language as ne
! had already done away with the Mas' :
| language: did away with the very name oi
| Tzigape. and finally took their chIidren
! avoy from them to be educated by German
! and Hungarian farmers. who we're to brlng
them up according to strict code OF dis
| cipline. .
But the little Tzigane grew up with all
the instincts Of their race, and at the hrst
opportunity escaped and rejoined their pa
rents.
There are a few exceptions, for in Tran
svlvania some peasants are Tzganes and
enjoy reputation for thrift and intelli-
gence. Others in Pennsylvania have be-
come wood-carvers. masons, and dentists.