Evening star., 1923-03-25

modest and that they hare no
obedience In their hearts, but, you
see, nothing teaches like experience.
Since that time, knowing that the
gorgio men are not trained to rever-
much with them. I cannot imagine
what the gorgio women can be
thinking OF not to give their men
better training. Babalo and mieri
dye take our chals in hand when they
are not more than eight.
When 1 was in high l vas asked
by a chum of mine to Join the suf-
frage party. and 1 was greatly as
tonished to find that that was a party
to free women When 1 learned how
gorgio women are really situated i
was astonished and grieved. / could
not believe that there were ever
women who could have SO disposed
Of their natural rights and have put
themselves in such false position.
Here In America / had been taught
that the laws were made for all and
l had not realized that the Gorgio
women, who look so free, are under
such a bondage that il is hard 10
believe that It exists.
1T is very hard for mo 10 express
myself. for with our people il is the
mothers who rule, and for man to
be ruler, in any sense, is shocking.
How is it possible for men to rule
wisely? Is any father ss wise as
mother? Even our old men still
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father, Horforus, sometimes behaves
In such a way that mieri dye must
shake her head at him. But does
he have to shake his head at her?
Impossible! As for Babalo, she rules
US all. and most of all the boys and
the men. which is right and proper.
I'm a Romany family il is the wife
and mother who holds the property
How could IT be otherwise? \ man
has no discretion and his judgment
IS not good. My mother and grand
mother have the deeds Of the prop
erry that we own, and in time most
Of il will come to me. Pyramus will
have some, OF course, but will handle
it for him and will look after him
and help him as long as I am alive
Babalo's brother comes now, though
he is very old man. to have her
settle what lands he shall sell.
NTHERE is something else, also,
that I do not understand about
gorgio life. and that is that the
women seem SO very Indifferent to
their husbands and sons. All Romany
chies are taught that the chals need
the love Of their mothers, their sisters
and aftcrWard OF their wives, in a
way that the wives and mothers and
sisters do not need their love, and,
of course, the chals know that, too.
80, besides learning to use good
| judgment, SO that we may properly
advise the men, and besides learning g
to meet the gorgio world-for no
Romany man is encouraged to do
this-we are also taught that loving
ness is one OF the things which we
must supply the men of the family
with. My father, Horforus, is fond
Of Pyramus. Of course. but If I should
fail to kiss him IN the morning and
to pet him many times in the course
Of each day he would be sick.
But gorgio women speak TO men
as II they did not care for them at
all. In the houses Of my school chums
! have heard women speak to their
husbands as if they were some stray
! cat that should not come into the
| house. Mieri dye has ever the sweet
voice and the tender look for Hor-
| forus. and we children have always
| to stand aside when he wishes to be
| with her That is another thing that
| I never have understood, for I have
! seen that gorgio women waste kisses