The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-21
me LONG, LONG TRAIL
oF THE GYPSY FOLKS
arr INTERESTING FACTS
SoMSo NIT LIVES OF THESE
ADD DropLE ARE TOLD.

WASh,n Steamer in Khatmandu, or
haitian t shJ revle in Chyenne, or a
L,Gs, electric sign IN SiamM SIAM:
bfo oSt be expected to attract atIen.lon i
mlgn sr We Gypsy band encampedi
ConSSt; rerside Drive was nine Gays
on NV NV Tor New Workers. And many
wonder a to- made pilgrimage to
Wasnlmme Gvpsy tent up the Potomac.
snlan n;ties no doubt are paying Their
Otnei diner tribute to vagabonding. or
yicarlOuo. le;r fortunes told, as these
haVing. ors according to their custom,
tSIIow the setting sum-
iO'l' Gypsy Kingdom.
.o,;te the rumors that Juan San
DT Tproas, the Spanish Gypsy chief,
chez ,.;no of calling a conference OF
Is thi ;ae of all lands for the purpose
Gyps;;t; them, one wonders whether
OF uli,i" ,,1;on can ever be accomplish
Sgci Jew of the history and charac-
ed ILL.,. III which the intriguing. wander
teriSTlC IT, always displayed" says a
erS no Ha from the Washington, D. e.,
Suadouarters of the National geo
graphic Society. .:do,
"To think OF the oai -
18th rowan berries in her hair ana
WV WV" oicturesques young man OF the
tns ;r,inn girdle and red plush waist
el. n. who trades his horses and steals
oos' ch;ckens, living in neat little
1 1o, in a Gypsy kingdom or democ-
MUS Stretches even a fantastic I'M
la: cation For centuries these peo-
agl"e:. -eaI;tv as we'll as in story
p PIC, have followed over and under
.So worId the little punches OF leaves
.n' nrose which form their patrin
Iaodng to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
where! -. .,.
George Borrow relates that the
e-st Cv0sies made their appearance in
MoIdayia in 14l7, and no one seems
~ he very certain about where they
rome from. The original 5000 increas-
Cd to formidable proportions in a cen
turv or two. and Maria Theresa and
1osenh II tried to civilize them, with
no success $50.
had a captain whom they honoreo
with the title of count. 10 secure the
coveted position this leader had to
be valiant and courageous in the Pill
laying expeditions for food and saga
cious and crafty enough to settle their
disputes. For this he was allowed a
third of anything that the band stole.
despite their marauding tenden-
cies and their more or less con-
temptuous attitude toward people not
OF their blood they have code OF
morlas which contains many excellent
requirements. A true Gypsy must not
have a quarrelsome disposition, and
he never reveals the secrets of the
brotherhood Though they make the
rest of mankind their lawful prey
they are capable of great sacrifices
for each other. They pledge them
selves never to marry out OF their own
sect, nor will they teach their Ian.
guage to anyone not Gypsy by blood
or adoption.
Daredevil Spirit.
Their daredevil spirit perhaps has
passing influence on most OF the
countries in which these wanderers
have lived At least England is &C
credited with having contracted her
love of horse racing from them. and
they are nearly always to be found
among her jockeys and in attendance
upon her derbys.
These might-be children of Cain
Or the wandering Jew are among the
most beautiful races in the world IN
their youth. Their compilations are
dark with warm rich color under
meath, their faces are oval, their feat
ures regular, and their bodies 1.-the
and graceful. But the exposure to
sun, wind, sleet and snow in a short
time so transforms them into hideous-
ness that beautiful youth who
might have posed as ST. Michael for
Raphael finds himself fit model tor
the devil who contended with his ear
lier self as the angel in the picture.
Fortune Tellers.
Pretending a knowledge of the
metaphysical and dabbling in fortune
telling have always been within the
province of the Gypsy women. They
have claimed that they could witch
away troublesome ailments OF the
heart and have propounded queer
love philters which instead OF lmbu-
ing the unfortunate taker with .
Steadiness of aim with his love ar
rows have poisoned his digestive
tract.
But they realize the monetary val
lie of the myth concerning their abili-
ty to divine the future, and have since
the beginning of their history capital
Ized it. In Spain, where large pro-
portion of the race now lives, travellers
say that they find neatly whitewashed
caves Lighted by electricity, and that
even Gypsy royalty will caper and
career around in fantastic dances for