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king has destroyed the law of the Gypsies���察�we are no longer the
people we were once�察�when we lived amongst the sierras and deserts�察�
and kept aloof from the Busne�察�we have lived amongst the Busne till
we are become almost like them�察�and we are no longer united�察�ready
to assist each other at all times and seasons�察�and very frequently
the Gitano is the worst enemy of his brother。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'The Gitanos�察�then�察�no longer wander about�察�but have
fixed residences in the towns and villages��'
FIRST GYPSY。 ´ 'In the summer time a few of us assemble together�察�
and live about amongst the plains and hills�察�and by doing so we
frequently contrive to pick up a horse or a mule for nothing�察�and
sometimes we knock down a Busne�察�and strip him�察�but it is seldom we
venture so far。 We are much looked after by the Busne�察�who hold us
in great dread�察�and abhor us。 Sometimes�察�when wandering about�察�we
are attacked by the labourers�察�and then we defend ourselves as well
as we can。 There is no better weapon in the hands of a Gitano than
his ;cachas�察─�or shears�察�with which he trims the mules。 I once
snipped off the nose of a Busne�察�and opened the greater part of his
cheek in an affray up the country near Trujillo。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'Have you travelled much about Spain��'
FIRST GYPSY。 ´ 'Very little�察�I have never been out of this province
of Estremadura�察�except last year�察�as I told you�察�into Portugal。
When we wander we do not go far�察�and it is very rare that we are
visited by our brethren of other parts。 I have never been in
Andalusia�察�but I have heard say that the Gitanos are many in
Andalusia�察�and are more wealthy than those here�察�and that they
follow better the Gypsy law。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'What do you mean by the Gypsy law��'
FIRST GYPSY。 ´ 'Wherefore do you ask�察�brother�拭 �You know what is
meant by the law of the Cales better even than ourselves。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'I know what it is in England and in Hungary�察�but I can
only give a guess as to what it is in Spain。'
BOTH GYPSIES。 ´ 'What do you consider it to be in Spain��'
MYSELF。 ´ 'Cheating and choring the Busne on all occasions�察�and
being true to the errate in life and in death。'
At these words both the Gitanos sprang simultaneously from their
seats�察�and exclaimed with a boisterous shout ´ 'Chachipe。'
This meeting with the Gitanos was the occasion of my remaining at
Badajoz a much longer time than I originally intended。 I wished to
become better acquainted with their condition and manners�察�and
above all to speak to them of Christ and His Word�察�for I was
convinced�察�that should I travel to the end of the universe�察�I
should meet with no people more in need of a little Christian
exhortation�察�and I accordingly continued at Badajoz for nearly
three weeks。
During this time I was almost constantly amongst them�察�and as I
spoke their language�察�and was considered by them as one of
themselves�察�I had better opportunity of arriving at a fair
conclusion respecting their character than any other person could
have had�察�whether Spanish or foreigner�察�without such an advantage。
I found that their ways and pursuits were in almost every respect
similar to those of their brethren in other countries。 By cheating
and swindling they gained their daily bread�察�the men principally by
the arts of the jockey�察 � by buying�察�selling�察�and exchanging
animals�察�at which they are wonderfully expert�察�and the women by
telling fortunes�察�selling goods smuggled from Portugal�察�and dealing
in love´draughts and diablerie。 The most innocent occupation which
I observed amongst them was trimming and shearing horses and mules�察�
which in their language is called 'monrabar��' and in Spanish
'esquilar'�察�and even whilst exercising this art�察�they not
unfrequently have recourse to foul play�察�doing the animal some
covert injury�察�in hope that the proprietor will dispose of it to
themselves at an inconsiderable price�察�in which event they soon
restore it to health�察�for knowing how to inflict the harm�察�they
know likewise how to remove it。
Religion they have none�察�they never attend mass�察�nor did I ever
hear them employ the names of God�察�Christ�察�and the Virgin�察�but in
execration and blasphemy。 From what I could learn�察�it appeared
that their fathers had entertained some belief in metempsychosis�察�
but they themselves laughed at the idea�察�and were of opinion that
the soul perished when the body ceased to breathe�察�and the argument
which they used was rational enough�察�so far as it impugned
metempsychosis�此 �'We have been wicked and miserable enough in this
life��' they said�察�'why should we live again��'
I translated certain portions of Scripture into their dialect�察�
which I frequently read to them�察�especially the parable of Lazarus
and the Prodigal Son�察�and told them that the latter had been as
wicked as themselves�察�and both had suffered as much or more�察�but
that the sufferings of the former�察�who always looked forward to a
blessed resurrection�察�were recompensed by admission�察�in the life to
come�察�to the society of Abraham and the Prophets�察�and that the
latter�察�when he repented of his sins�察�was forgiven�察�and received
into as much favour as the just son。
They listened with admiration�察�but�察�alas� �not of the truths�察�the
eternal truths�察�I was telling them�察�but to find that their broken
jargon could be written and read。 The only words denoting anything
like assent to my doctrine which I ever obtained�察�were the
following from the mouth of a woman�此 �'Brother�察�you tell us strange
things�察�though perhaps you do not lie�察�a month since I would sooner
have believed these tales�察�than that this day I should see one who
could write Rommany。'
Two or three days after my arrival�察�I was again visited by the
Gypsy of the withered arm�察�who I found was generally termed Paco�察�
which is the diminutive of Francisco�察�he was accompanied by his
wife�察�a rather good´looking young woman with sharp intelligent
features�察�and who appeared in every respect to be what her husband
had represented her on the former visit。 She was very poorly clad�察�
and notwithstanding the extreme sharpness of the weather�察�carried
no mantle to protect herself from its inclemency�察 � her raven black
hair depended behind as far down as her hips。 Another Gypsy came
with them�察�but not the old fellow whom I had before seen。 This was
a man about forty´five�察�dressed in a zamarra of sheep´skin�察�with a
high´crowned Andalusian hat�察�his complexion was dark as pepper�察�and
his eyes were full of sullen fire。 In his appearance he exhibited
a goodly compound of Gypsy and bandit。
PACO。 ´ 'Laches chibeses te dinele Undebel ��May God grant you good
days�察�brother��。 This is my wife�察�and this is my wife's father。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'I am glad to see them。 What are their names��'
PACO。 ´ 'Maria and Antonio�察�their other name is Lopez。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'Have they no Gypsy names��'
PACO。 ´ 'They have no other names than these。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'Then in this respect the Gitanos of Spain are unlike
those of my country。 Every family there has two names�察�one by
which they are known to the Busne�察�and another which they use
amongst themselves。'
ANTONIO。 ´ 'Give me your hand�察�brother� �I should have come to see
you before�察�but I have been to Olivenzas in search of a horse。
What I have heard of you has filled me with much desire to know
you�察�and I now see that you can tell me many things which I am
ignorant of。 I am Zincalo by the four sides ´ I love our blood�察�
and I hate that of the Busne。 Had I my will I would wash my face
every day in the blood of the Busne�察�for the Busne are made only to
be robbed and to be slaughtered�察�but I love the Calore�察�and I love
to hear of things of the Calore�察�especially from those of foreign
lands�察�for the Calore of foreign lands know more than we of Spain�察�
and more resemble our fathers of old。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'Have you ever met before with Calore who were not
Spaniards��'
ANTONIO。 ´ 'I will tell you�察�brother。 I served as a soldier in the
war of the independence against the French。 War�察�it is true�察�is
not the proper occupation of a Gitano�察�but those were strange
times�察�and all those who could bear arms were compelled to go forth
to fight�此 �so I went with the English armies�察�and we chased the
Gabine unto the frontier of France�察�and it happened once that we
joined in desperate battle�察�and there was a confusion�察�and the two
parties became intermingled and fought sword to sword and bayonet
to bayonet�察�and a French soldier singled me out�察�and we fought for
a long time�察�cutting�察�goring�察�and cursing each other�察�till at last
we flung down our arms and grappled�察�long we wrestled�察�body to
body�察�but I found that I was the weaker�察�and I fell。 The French
soldier's knee was on my breast�察�and his grasp was on my throat�察�
and he seized his bayonet�察�and he raised it to thrust me through
the jaws�察�and his cap had fallen off�察�and I lifted up my eyes
wildly to his face�察�and our eyes met�察�and I gave a loud shriek�察�and
cried Zincalo�察�Zincalo� �and I felt him shudder�察�and he relaxed his
grasp and started up�察�and he smote his forehead and wept�察�and then
he came to me and knelt down by my side�察�for I was almost dead�察�and
he took my hand and called me Brother and Zincalo�察�and he produced
his flask and poured wine into my mouth�察�and I revived�察�and he
raised me up�察�and led me from the concourse�察�and we sat down on a
knoll�察�and the two parties were fighting all around�察�and he said�察�
;Let the dogs fight