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dimples of love�察�and her brow is wrinkled over�察�though she is yet
young。 Her complexion is more than dark�察�for it is almost that of
a mulatto�察�and her hair�察�which hangs in long locks on either side
of her face�察�is black as coal�察�and coarse as the tail of a horse�察�
from which it seems to have been gathered。
There is no female eye in Seville can support the glance of hers�察 �
so fierce and penetrating�察�and yet so artful and sly�察�is the
expression of their dark orbs�察�her mouth is fine and almost
delicate�察�and there is not a queen on the proudest throne between
Madrid and Moscow who might not and would not envy the white and
even rows of teeth which adorn it�察�which seem not of pearl but of
the purest elephant's bone of Multan。 She comes not alone�察�a
swarthy two´year´old bantling clasps her neck with one arm�察�its
naked body half extant from the coarse blanket which�察�drawn round
her shoulders�察�is secured at her bosom by a skewer。 Though tender
of age�察�it looks wicked and sly�察�like a veritable imp of Roma。
Huge rings of false gold dangle from wide slits in the lobes of her
ears�察�her nether garments are rags�察�and her feet are cased in
hempen sandals。 Such is the wandering Gitana�察�such is the witch´
wife of Multan�察�who has come to spae the fortune of the Sevillian
countess and her daughters。
'O may the blessing of Egypt light upon your head�察�you high´born
lady� 。�May an evil end overtake your body�察�daughter of a Busnee
harlot�。� and may the same blessing await the two fair roses of the
Nile here flowering by your side� 。�May evil Moors seize them and
carry them across the water�。� O listen to the words of the poor
woman who is come from a distant country�察�she is of a wise people�察�
though it has pleased the God of the sky to punish them for their
sins by sending them to wander through the world。 They denied
shelter to the Majari�察�whom you call the queen of heaven�察�and to
the Son of God�察�when they flew to the land of Egypt before the
wrath of the wicked king�察�it is said that they even refused them a
draught of the sweet waters of the great river when the blessed two
were athirst。 O you will say that it was a heavy crime�察�and truly
so it was�察�and heavily has the Lord punished the Egyptians。 He has
sent us a´wandering�察�poor as you see�察�with scarcely a blanket to
cover us。 O blessed lady�察。�Accursed be thy dead�察�as many as thou
mayest have�撮� we have no money to buy us bread�察�we have only our
wisdom with which to support ourselves and our poor hungry babes�察�
when God took away their silks from the Egyptians�察�and their gold
from the Egyptians�察�he left them their wisdom as a resource that
they might not starve。 O who can read the stars like the
Egyptians�拭�and who can read the lines of the palm like the
Egyptians�拭 �The poor woman read in the stars that there was a rich
ventura for all of this goodly house�察�so she followed the bidding
of the stars and came to declare it。 O blessed lady�察。�I defile thy
dead corse�撮� your husband is at Granada�察�fighting with king
Ferdinand against the wild Corahai� 。�May an evil ball smite him
and split his head�。� Within three months he shall return with
twenty captive Moors�察�round the neck of each a chain of gold。 ��God
grant that when he enter the house a beam may fall upon him and
crush him�。� And within nine months after his return God shall
bless you with a fair chabo�察�the pledge for which you have sighed
so long。 ��Accursed be the salt placed in its mouth in the church
when it is baptized�。� Your palm�察�blessed lady�察�your palm�察�and the
palms of all I see here�察�that I may tell you all the rich ventura
which is hanging over this good house�察。�May evil lightning fall
upon it and consume it�。� but first let me sing you a song of Egypt�察�
that the spirit of the Chowahanee may descend more plenteously upon
the poor woman。'
Her demeanour now instantly undergoes a change。 Hitherto she has
been pouring forth a lying and wild harangue without much flurry or
agitation of manner。 Her speech�察�it is true�察�has been rapid�察�but
her voice has never been raised to a very high key�察�but she now
stamps on the ground�察�and placing her hands on her hips�察�she moves
quickly to the right and left�察�advancing and retreating in a
sidelong direction。 Her glances become more fierce and fiery�察�and
her coarse hair stands erect on her head�察�stiff as the prickles of
the hedgehog�察�and now she commences clapping her hands�察�and
uttering words of an unknown tongue�察�to a strange and uncouth tune。
The tawny bantling seems inspired with the same fiend�察�and�察�foaming
at the mouth�察�utters wild sounds�察�in imitation of its dam。 Still
more rapid become the sidelong movements of the Gitana。 Movement� �
she springs�察�she bounds�察�and at every bound she is a yard above the
ground。 She no longer bears the child in her bosom�察�she plucks it
from thence�察�and fiercely brandishes it aloft�察�till at last�察�with a
yell she tosses it high into the air�察�like a ball�察�and then�察�with
neck and head thrown back�察�receives it�察�as it falls�察�on her hands
and breast�察�extracting a cry from the terrified beholders。 Is it
possible she can be singing�拭 �Yes�察�in the wildest style of her
people�察�and here is a snatch of the song�察�in the language of Roma�察�
which she occasionally screams ´
'En los sastos de yesque plai me diquelo��
Doscusanas de sonacai terelo�察 �
Corojai diquelo abillar��
Y ne asislo chapescar�察�chapescar。'
'On the top of a mountain I stand��
With a crown of red gold in my hand�察 �
Wild Moors came trooping o'er the lea��
O how from their fury shall I flee�察�flee�察�flee��
O how from their fury shall I flee��'
Such was the Gitana in the days of Ferdinand and Isabella�察�and much
the same is she now in the days of Isabel and Christina。
Of the Gitanas and their practices I shall have much to say on a
future occasion�察�when speaking of those of the present time�察�with
many of whom I have had no little intercourse。 All the ancient
Spanish authors who mention these women speak of them in unmeasured
terms of abhorrence�察�employing against them every abusive word
contained in the language in which they wrote。 Amongst other vile
names�察�they have been called harlots�察�though perhaps no females on
earth are�察�and have ever been�察�more chaste in their own persons�察�
though at all times willing to encourage licentiousness in others�察�
from a hope of gain。 It is one thing to be a procuress�察�and
another to be a harlot�察�though the former has assuredly no reason
to complain if she be confounded with the latter。 'The Gitanas��'
says Doctor Sancho de Moncada�察�in his discourse concerning the
Gypsies�察�which I shall presently lay before the reader�察�'are public
harlots�察�common�察�as it is said�察�to all the Gitanos�察�and with
dances�察�demeanour�察�and filthy songs�察�are the cause of infinite harm
to the souls of the vassals of your Majesty ��Philip III。���察�as it is
notorious what infinite harm they have caused in many honourable
houses。 The married women whom they have separated from their
husbands�察�and the maidens whom they have perverted�察�and finally�察�in
the best of these Gitanas�察�any one may recognise all the signs of a
harlot given by the wise king�此 �they are gadders about�察�
whisperers�察�always unquiet in the places and corners。;' ��28��
The author of Alonso�察。�29�� he who of all the old Spanish writers
has written most graphically concerning the Gitanos�察�and I believe
with most correctness�察�puts the following account of the Gitanas�察�
and their fortune´telling practices�察�into the entertaining mouth of
his hero�此�
'O how many times did these Gitanas carry me along with them�察�for
being�察�after all�察�women�察�even they have their fears�察�and were glad
of me as a protector�此 �and so they went through the neighbouring
villages�察�and entered the houses a´begging�察�giving to understand
thereby their poverty and necessity�察�and then they would call aside
the girls�察�in order to tell them the buena ventura�察�and the young
fellows the good luck which they were to enjoy�察�never failing in
the first place to ask for a cuarto or real�察�in order to make the
sign of the cross�察�and with these flattering words�察�they got as
much as they could�察�although�察�it is true�察�not much in money�察�as
their harvest in that article was generally slight�察�but enough in
bacon to afford subsistence to their husbands and bantlings。 I
looked on and laughed at the simplicity of those foolish people�察�
who�察�especially such as wished to be married�察�were as satisfied and
content with what the Gitana told them�察�as if an apostle had spoken
it。'
The above description of Gitanas telling fortunes amongst the
villages of Navarre�察�and which was written by a Spanish author at
the commencement of the seventeenth century�察�is�察�in every respect�察�
applicable�察�as the reader will not fail to have observed�察�to the
English Gypsy women of the present day�察�engaged in the same
occupation in the rural districts of England�察�where the first
demand of the sibyls is invariably a sixpence�察�in order that they
may cross their hands with silver�察�and where the same promises are
made�察�and as easily believed�察�all which�察�if it serves to confirm
the opinion that in all times the practices and habits of the
Egyptian race have been�察�in almost all respects�察�the same as at the
present day�察�brings us also to the following mortifying conclusion�察�
´ that mental illumination�察�amongst the generality of mankind�察�has
made no progress at all�察�as we observe in the nineteenth century
the same gross credul