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Show I1! WAKEMAN'S WAOERINGS" 'fl' THE GIPSIES OF LONDON AND rtOUNO- ' fi) ADOUT-II. rS" ' ' iralomiu, II.. M.urclc. (liat,"nr Oltir'i V 1 rkn I, ContrlUutn All. tlir I ulrrUln- j t' l 111" I IM.I1 II- .(.IUU,U , r i Of I, UoJ-OrmlM and tlauo, lilt luua llat-':'' llat-':'' lttlun., l.ul Si. Mlrri Aiiiuii. 'Xlitri. , J i ' rutlr llu.mK and llamllcnill In ln- 1 I.'' J lOorytlflit,ISK!,liyr.IcnrL.Wakfmn1 !i Ij)pox, Oct II Tome there U aoiue- ,), r tldnKliiiiprclblyiatlitllqlntlioiininr) J; t Inn kol humor nudklud hcnrteiliirw of IJ5 , LnilUh aileawlirii llitlr hanl and bit j ler though M-lf tbimll inede ot life is coll. 'i! I- lllrml And thla la t..mlier nn rirlh (! X '' mada to lain and tint Initio iuiu ben ) on y , tin I Diem In aud about London, nil tin , I Irlgbtocss of theaumnurrulsnud laiiM ; 1 but n lutniory, and the cruel dcprlratlutia Ki of nlnur gcutrullv ii w Inter ' buttle for f, 1 xlitence with a million olbir lowly ator- ) t Ing tbi oi wiuureljr In tin Irktolcal fieri Crafty, wary, bard, uunotthy tagaboml 1 though you dmin blai a hiaoiifruoti you j 4 ami mankind In ll.li kittle for ll'o ami tj 1 tboao ho loviw, be truly hoa nnolhrr aide, a 1 I , clury, good and manly one, too, that, ' ' I without one lota of the prompting to j i which nil modern society htaudaliulrbted, f often l,lowa with kludliMl, ttucrmlty, helpfulnesi, roodchetrniidniplrltof poa-J poa-J ' it Itlvo lovollucM. r j Y Tlmre la ii quality of ilnccrlty and ten. i I ' demm ill tbelr ilolllga with mill other !' that la ever aimnle, chlMllko milbiMitl I ! fnU Ihelr mirth, mirrlment mil Jollity 4 nro all coubldnriitr, ltnlllcryla tolerant; wit uover n murderoi. wcaimu With 11 em tooj cheer la uldom Ikimc, merry , making leuvea little fctlogt liberty neur knotva lewdoru. Ij Ibrre ate undoubtedly hiindmls of lo- ealltlra wtikk may U, termed ' til pay . j , grounl" in London and lta farrencblng 1 I luhurhs. 1 have lilted lirarly tbriracoro t ottliraoplaceinltblntbo ut fw juira , In soma luataoua they are In tbo mnet . denielyiiud forlornly popuhitiiUectlonavt I f lb nHiropolli. Hero In tarliapa the ita tl i ble janl of m uoclent hNtorlo Inn, ' among tbo aheda and outbiilldlnga of an abandoned warehouao or iiianiifactory, In j the moldy, oolmcbbrd preilucta of aouia I hablutlon wblcb bw got Into chancery 1 ud Inovllabla dec ly.vlllbe found aluulo j famllleaorliltlo tonimuoltlea of the J!o- m . iiu , ttt mo nuihiiiK ill iiirir wnj A, i aa If for diar Ufa to iiiataln life until the J t iprlruttma fxodos aliall free tlicui from 1 j . tbilr 1 uttful prlonment, nod cuutrnry to II giorral belief or what nny one may lay i none ot them la Mil I'ollinlng up tlia trail and tralta of Glp-alei Glp-alei whlln In thilr 1a.iiiUiii iilnter quiif tars brought uie originally nmoiig tlionl-'( tlionl-'( luokt ui curious tostrrnioiigrr folL, and , I fo iml that there Hire I midrcdaof lllpiy famtllii oivulog kindred tlia to cmtera I who aought nuartera iimong tbla clasa, A nrd at ouie fell Into tin lr nuinnerof mirk M and wu). Aniualntauie and loul'lenev If u "en bnncliluu) to launy of Uuo ulmoit JJi) 1 unknown Clpay ami luitcr loumiuultlea Si 1 hi tbe very htm tot London, fj' tt Twoittbemaf verylnicrostlngnndhls- TJii IJ torlc. It you were wandering about l,on ; Sli J Son up llotbo-ti way anitaliuull coino to 'l f, jwlmt lfurntiol'a lun sou niljit note ' L butlUiWrepit l,)c hanga 14 ir tbo in- I j' uaMetoit nanow lain "lhlals Uatliir 1 Une. biarccly wldo enough buuath tbo biikwlndowaofrurnlvol'i Inn to permit i V"!, "";ll of 11 dinkey and iart.lt grml jally widens toward 'Uirobold a llow.and j I lUi;iiiteredb;jtl. muit iiumbvrlias tlives mm cvurta jo casual frequenter of Hollmrn won hi 11 itlco It, but the locality Is one of Ihu deuaiat In lioudon In iKilntof population Viiiong the thoiisuudsof lowl) humuna 111 tig In ru aro fully Coo costeriuougera, and In the winter tliiio 1 nlf as lunuy lilpslea Itie gnat rraortif all these folk la the leather llottle, npubllo house within tho ahadowj prerlnct. The former class rather pride them aelvca on their inter recklessness In tbe tnattir of gambling carousing and drink lug. hllo they llie in ilitlru harmony Willi their Htimnny frlenda and IK1-M.M u ctrtnlu resaa.t forthtlrwliiierioiiipaiiloua irhlih lMrnilta of no trilling, It was may to see 1 .at from tbo .sjiler standpoint of ethics Ihu tawny folk are nut considered fairly proitreaslic They ore tiai quIiL lhcy attend ilimelr to work and minimize the 111 eftrcta of iwverty In lantdon "Oor bll me! ' laid 11 friendly coster, " 'ow can je 'aio lomfurt liotit ' ycr luUlihors, 'leaa ye can 'elp enrry 'cm 'ouie now ait ag'in from the Leather IMtler btrlke me lucky, if Ilidoan'tbellctc they'd rather huit wlttl a than lick pewtirt t'Uckln pewlir'lt must bo knorii, la coster for Utmlli'i; 'four ale') (.ihI's truth, but )( awsk onu on 'em for tie loiiu o' n bob (.billing) for nfuv pots nt th' llottle, nu thilr bloody hryca stick hout llko bleedlu iiiiisiles, dor bit me, so they ilol" Must of the lilpslea lu this locality live from A 1 alf iloxrtl to n score in a room Thoy ttosacal the scantiest array ut house, hold liteuslls. '1 heir natli a ability to mako the moat of little mill Ha them to patch up a few at its, nud tLcy sleep cotnfortabl) and ihtrn.y paekid together Usees herrings, floiuo of tbilr nlrtxlrs aro wretihetl Wy nd description toono who Is tinahlotoiotu pnbend Ihelrourn gladneaa nt getting on at nil They woik hard and long, llug lint at the treat markita ntul last to Km 0 tbo streets, lfandhnrrowa aro used ly most of these The mother, futhir and tbo grown eona and daughtrri oil abnro In the seviro work of pushing the Uarrow or cart Many will cover twenty and thirty luilca a day In their loonds Tho little folks left nt homo w ork on baskets, bas-kets, color liaiea and wild grasses,! f which they hnvo broili ht In 11 supply of material front tnelr siimnirrwunderlngs, nnl which aro aotd to t lo lowly for mantel ornaments, or Ml ItUu out akewcra for meat stalls All doa, uiethiligund earnaotiHlliltig It there la 11 loss In one ilu'a trade, thev work tho hardir tbo next. All thus liep from start -illon, which Is moro thou many who nro nit luitheDa can io tn 1iudoo, and aomo even uit llir nigh tl e haul, wet, fog gr, sleety, bone wrtn.lug wloter with tbilr lit rs and u few shillings tu the good A few wbohuddleln Iheso congested ills. thohelpfttltloiikej and most curious quar-tiraura quar-tiraura oftvu found for both tllpalrsunl donkey, iJ jit winter, w Idle haunting this hllof dirkest 1iudoii, 1 got ouvtrygood terms with a Gipsy family who hud lost thrlrdonksycurt, and nearly tliclrdoiikey, thioituh fateful lolllaloii with u llnuniier-smith llnuniier-smith bus It wosiurly In tho winter, nu 1 tbo losa trtitj nearly meaut stiriutlon, Ihiro aro irorrs of dcaleiu In costi rs' 1 orta anil ban oers in I ouitoli where u itirt ir hirroiv urn ha 1 trail, though nt ruinous lat or purehaied on weekly pa)menta totli of tluSu JJiuade 11 ill-et rii)lnilitof ten alvlltlTjii cWnldonkey mrt fu lLt.II of ilio Glosy lemllv.'ncrnic snrety for tho ru- IllalnOer aiidtoolnifdeutluii.isi.nl n theiiatteroprn sesame to tho liinirmost recesses of 1 enthir I site It wa . In ono of these Innermost recesses that my Ulpsy frlecdslud their habliiitlou, and It la Lcrlalu that u no more curious dwelling place and dlt osllloti of homo be longlnca were eieraoeii About Imlf way from lurnlval'a lnu loTlieolxikl'altowa nnrrow, dingy court, above which a strip of sky could banly lo sien, wriggled 11 Uundredjestotgyototbj.eait 'j;2 tho right nnd left tlm ramshaLkle yi t stout oiu house fnuita atcmed pitching ut ruch uthi r tltrealenlngly. rrom the noisome paic 1111 nt to tbe ttrlp of Sity It srrllual ns though hitiiilrialsof htiinuo wire constantly In a state of ixlstence a trembling lalcoules and tottering wlndowsllls. 'the dtnsity f half feil life Uhlnd these rat rnliko beings be-ings tllngluj tu tho outer walls must bate been terrible 'ihu dark court narrowed at tbe end, ccuitifetonsiiddiu a'op ogalnst n black dead wall, which rote tldtty or fnrtyfrU above the pni rim nt, at If to shut out the desperate pivcrtyof Lentlur Lane from some Ik tier In. Iisaire. Hen , nt the t ml ot tills curt against tho dead null, my Clpsy frliuils had practically encamteil by 11 ays tern 1 f moro than partial suspension home twent) tli e Net from tho ground u mass of patched bits of sailcloth and blanket! formed tin only roof- Ingeniously braced bits uf wood-flotsam and Jitsaui from the liimketanndtbeThiimis mndo three In terreniog storlra or floors butween the flaiplnj roof and the pavement of tbe court, allot which were open to the weather weath-er an I Leathir Lano way, save where rags and other aleiellko Hanketaand aallcloth answered tho laco of curtaining Thcso stories or tloora wire nliout fix fret square, except the lower or puvcintnt story, which wsa aa long as tho prowess of tho dipsles could mako It a.nlnst tho hordiaoflho stilling court An uptrlnre had Um loodo lu tho dead wall which, with a few brlcka and u little mud mortar, rruvllnl n coiital chimney leco. The draft was perfict There win it good dud of comfort, too, about this extraordinary extraor-dinary fltralde Tho cirt waa"whortled" that is turned lottom aldo upward for a table. A alelMUr. plici cf timber had bieu fastened against one side wallforn li unglm: hunk and bcneli. A ladder ran from this along the wall tu the second slory, where cooking utensils und food were Kept. Hut the most curious ot all was the nightly dlsiosltlon of donkey, what was left over from the day's hawking nnd the Olpsy family Itself Immediately on arrival ar-rival tho donkey was hauled up by rope and tacklo Into a little cage, which comtl titled the thirl etiry under the sailcloth roof buch vegetables us were left that tbe family ill 1 not use were stond otin shelf ulongsldo tbu donkey, and in r. tiring tir-ing for the night the family, 1 omprlslng iloveu grown peoplo anl chlldnn, us crndeil Into thp secon I ati ry left, and lu n manner lUbrdnll movable U longlogt up after thetu ' ies," admiringly said old mnn Iovell, tho head of tblslilpsy holisi, after I hod Just wltntssod the sprawling donkey hoisted hoist-ed Into his cage for his rest and rovillder, bus Jess ball ixs hup Inter hour ola by nlgbt an pulls the 'do hup urter bus! ' lbe I oat ml district, locally called "Tbo Mint," w hero I.oodon'e undent mint was located, is another favorite hauut ot Gipsies lu winter Irom Lant street, In tbo Borough, to JHackfrlore Itosd nro moro than ll almost Impenetrable lams and closes 'lids legion was tho fornur haunt nn I hi me of Jack, hltephawl and .louathnu Wild, uud from tho sumo local llyhaio sprung many if tin-noted prlro lighters of cur time ltllllng..nte porters tletuoat Jaunty and rolllrkluuot ullloju-don ullloju-don costirniongeis, and n class of Ulp.li who are noted for their fMto prowess nre tbeiolo liibabltaiits Into this savory r filonono must 101.10 well lutmluced, but when once knon as n true friend of any Inhabitant prouress throjgh the quarter Isntuuded ifunwIthiMii cmlurrusslng greetings and famlllarlllea. I loitnd tie Olpsl s of this loiollty, who nomlier 1 irbnpa llfty fitmlllis, which 111 mis fully too souls, cbielly those who pi) thilr various s lajiiluus nt cottntry fulrs I nndallhugo tatlicrlng-i. suclinstUoDfrby I an LcadoB liolliloy ' gjtlpgi" at Loolni I orest and tbo llko T bey nre n portl J-i r f that vast horde ot least winsome but most picturesque 1 ngllsli Gliwlea who casually aisen, nearest rt present the fakirs of our American coamry fitlrs, our clntti follow. irs nnd tbe bmwllog nickel w Itinera of such summer and seaside resorts as Coney Island and NaiitaskiL The I'tineh and Judyshons are getting into thilr hands. Thrr are beginning tu exhibit freaks nnd control the merry go-rounds. All the fruit nnd nut stands nt falra nre now lu their bonds, and the coeoanut (here railed "coker nut") ranges, whrre 11 nut uui occasionally lai kuoiked from ndeeeptli ely built tier nt a iH'tiuy ' n shy " one of tho most poi ttlar forms of Initiatory gambling sporta at all fairs an I outing gatherings in 1'ogland, am nil owned ly these tunning Ulpsles Their fists nro ns ready as thilr tongues, and thilr woiihii folk aro the most braiun lylnslstlvo and plitnresiiuely attired fortune for-tune tellers In all the world Hut tbe genuine (Irom ntjnhs, or Gipsies ot tho road whoso vocations ot today nre really honorable, thrlftfill and dlstln- Sulsheil by downright hard work and fair eallng, though still full of genuine Gipsy traits all J la arlng In 11 mil I form the Gipsy taint of dickering and dukkirlng (fortune tilling), nre the Glpslinwbo, In their enforced en-forced wloter imdon tarry log, retain intat tliu manner ot tho aumtnir road life. I should think there could bo found from lOUMtoSO.OnOlf thise In tho Mlbitrba of London from Xovimber until March Tbiso are mtlrrly exclusive of seiirnl tluiisand more wrio net cr Imo I omlon, but trni el In endless clrelis nbout the outer edgesif the great rltj, Interminable lle-doulnaiit lle-doulnaiit all outing gatherings, laaannd strawberry plcki rs and lavender guthi m 1 lu the summer, hop pickers In the autumn an I scavengers In gi mral tho remainder 1 f the jinr They camp where they work, and though often reduced toubjectwntch-eilnesa toubjectwntch-eilnesa ore 11 kindly tin 1 cbeiry set ot men und women. Tho road Gipsies generally retain nnd occupy their ywis, com and tenia. Out Southwark wa. mer lu Surrey, are largo coinmunltte. Many may In found roun t nhuut 1 she r anl V1kl11g The Chelsei marshes are nuothir 1 .ntir haunt, whllo Ipplnglonst diptbk jndeilges, nre full of them With tbesa siimintr thrift is neur evchnngiHl (ur winter idlrnrrH, .Many of tho stout Gipsy lads git initio) mrtit In gsntlemiiis and public st ibles. 1 ho men haunt the horso markets and weekly suburban markets and buy, sell nnd trado hursea and doukis Mauy cf the womrn rove about, the jawcr illstricts of tbe cltyullliu; fortunea for whativer ttlrytanut Ihoeotooold fortl LseJiunta mind the pots, ketllea nnd llltlo cms nyilnst the womkrers' nightly return Old men nud la Is and losses! niuallilngnt home lirulielcr llh Undo mats, murUt huskels. stable and streel briiahra by tlia hutidreda of th iiuands lire their annual handlwoik, nod tl e mill! ma of skcwi rs In u.o at llie Lund 11 meal stalls are eury one wldlllid out by 1 usy Gipsy hands I'miaii 1. lUULini. , |
