The Detroit times., 1910-03-01

hammucks singing the love song at
the Romany folk the song that Is sung
beside the hCdgerows OF many lands,
but always In the Wild, romantic
tongue OF the wanderers.
softly the old women sang the song,
and tcndcrly the young married Wo-
men took II up and crooned IL while
they sewed culorcd beads upon yellow
silk or dCcked fantastic head dresses
I'm scarlet Tor the great celebration or
today and tomorrow i'm the Romany
village that chief Alexander Johnson
has presided ovef all winter In the
baseball park.
Every where was happiness because
of the marriage today Of Millen John
son. aged Is. the Youngest son OF
Queen Marta 10 pretty yOung year
old Katy Flitdblis of Iowa and Man.
haitian.
Il IL true gypsy love story, love at
first sight and the Romany lass for
the Romany lad only in this case the
lass wasn't Romany at all, and had to
be made so. though she was IN all
truth wandercr like her sweethearts
people
The women of the camp SAL In the
duOrways of the tents yesterday after
noon and watched down the road for
the messenger that would tell them
that lhe bishop had granted "A /special
dIspensation that would lei the Ro'
many lad take 10 his heart the little
Roman Catholic sirl he loved.
Messenger Brings Good News.
Al last the word came. brought By a
rider ON "a shaggy horse whose hOOts
spatt,red the mud ON botn sides of
one OF Elizabeth streets. And when
thoy saw hlm coming. swinging his
hat. the old women again took mp the
song.
TO dovo r.ukcni hey pre- tir rui
shan mlr ,uumor 90 mi hainrli
Nud those two diuplrs. sweet that
come and go
Tell tales. ttur-love kisses. 10 rs so
IN, story of little Catherine Filta-
! bills, who Is 10 BE- married today IN -.
Narys church 20 young Aiillen John
son il ike a story out OF Romany his
tory itself Deserted in the streets OF
New Work when she was little thing
of TWO years. she was sent TO the New
York Founding asylum, and from
there aiken out west and put into the
home OF Catholic couple, who
brought Eer up
The girl loved the little Iowa town,
she said yesterday but always before
her waHing and sleeping. was the
face of a bluc-cyed. Wct-Chceked NO-
man AS she, grew older she began TO
realize that the face must be thar OF
her mother leaving her alone IN the
world aud weeping as she deserted
her Then she determined 10 find that
mother and care for he. Finally she
came east searching everywhere for
mother who had lost a little gray
eyed girl , years ago. Six months
aeo she reached Elizabeth and went 10
work in private house. Last week,
happening to 40 with other girls to
irhe gypsy Village of Chief Johnson a
dark-Sklnued Brazilian RomaBy chief,
she Was attracted by the free life. She
remained all day with Queen Maria.
the mother of the whole tribe Of Young
folks The old woman taught her to
sing he II tani mul!os pre- of the
Romany love song and Millen. bash
fIl sat ~ tine tent and stared at her
and blushed and sighed and played
doicful music on his banjo.
Made Gypsy by Strange Rite.
The next day the little girl came
back and told Queen Maria that she
was alone. home less and friendless,
and would like 10 join the tribe and
become her daughter The old woman
dcnmrred. but nothing would change
the girls mind and il was put up 20
Chief Alexander, Queen Maria's oldest
son he consented that The girl stay
a week on probation. Then Crown
Princess Lena and Princess Maggie
3 dressed her in gypsy clothes and put
around her neck a string OF amber
beads massive with gold coins. and
they stood around a little patch OF
sere grass and holding hands, said
over the rite Of adoption and little
Catherine was 2 gypsy for all time
And young Millcn took TO talking
with Catherine and telling her Of The
pleasant voyages across the country.
the sweet delis by the waysidc and the
vast soitudes OF forests. whore they
rest for a week at a time-and finally
he sang.
The little bubbles boating on tie wave
Are all soft kisses whicu the west wind
gave.
The luscious glow upon the peach's
face
Bears flushing witness OF the suns
embrace.
And then ne asked her to marry
him and she said yes. and hand In
hand they went 20 Chief Alexander,
who straightway rode of and laid il
all before chief of Police Tenney.
Tcnney sent for the girl. found she
was alone in the world. wanted to
marry the lad and that the tribe was
honest. and after talking with the
MAYOR he sent the girl back 10 the
/ tribe.
Yesterday a party OF 10 gayly dress
ed men and women went to the city
clerk and got license. after Chief
( Alexander had taken out adoption pa
pors Then they went down 10 sec
when Father O'Neil OF ST Mary S
would marry them lie put It up "a
the bishop
Toda, there Will be a picturesque
wedding at St Mary g. and then to-
morrow al the baseball park. with
roast pig done over "A siX-fOOt bed OF
Goals iu the open the old Romany
woodland wedding. where the bride
and bridegroom dance down long
lane OF friends and jump over a low
/ fence OF willow into tho forest. mean
ing that they are now wanderers TO
/ cethel over the earth
Fail 10 Get Bankruptcy, Discharge.
Judge swan did not grant a dis
/ charge in bankruptcy TO the men com