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present century it was said to amount to sixty thousand。 There can
be no doubt that the sect is by no means so numerous as it was at
former periods�察�witness those barrios in various towns still
denominated Gitanerias�察�but from whence the Gitanos have
disappeared even like the Moors from the Morerias。 Whether this
diminution in number has been the result of a partial change of
habits�察�of pestilence or sickness�察�of war or famine�察�or of all
these causes combined�察�we have no means of determining�察�and shall
abstain from offering conjectures on the subject。
CHAPTER IV
IN the autumn of the year 1839�察�I landed at Tarifa�察�from the coast
of Barbary。 I arrived in a small felouk laden with hides for
Cadiz�察�to which place I was myself going。 We stopped at Tarifa in
order to perform quarantine�察�which�察�however�察�turned out a mere
farce�察�as we were all permitted to come on shore�察�the master of the
felouk having bribed the port captain with a few fowls。 We formed
a motley group。 A rich Moor and his son�察�a child�察�with their
Jewish servant Yusouf�察�and myself with my own man Hayim Ben Attar�察�
a Jew。 After passing through the gate�察�the Moors and their
domestics were conducted by the master to the house of one of his
acquaintance�察�where he intended they should lodge�察�whilst a sailor
was despatched with myself and Hayim to the only inn which the
place afforded。 I stopped in the street to speak to a person whom
I had known at Seville。 Before we had concluded our discourse�察�
Hayim�察�who had walked forward�察�returned�察�saying that the quarters
were good�察�and that we were in high luck�察�for that he knew the
people of the inn were Jews。 'Jews��' said I�察�'here in Tarifa�察�and
keeping an inn�察�I should be glad to see them。' So I left my
acquaintance�察�and hastened to the house。 We first entered a
stable�察�of which the ground floor of the building consisted�察�and
ascending a flight of stairs entered a very large room�察�and from
thence passed into a kitchen�察�in which were several people。 One of
these was a stout�察�athletic�察�burly fellow of about fifty�察�dressed
in a buff jerkin�察�and dark cloth pantaloons。 His hair was black as
a coal and exceedingly bushy�察�his face much marked from some
disorder�察�and his skin as dark as that of a toad。 A very tall
woman stood by the dresser�察�much resembling him in feature�察�with
the same hair and complexion�察�but with more intelligence in her
eyes than the man�察�who looked heavy and dogged。 A dark woman�察�whom
I subsequently discovered to be lame�察�sat in a corner�察�and two or
three swarthy girls�察�from fifteen to eighteen years of age�察�were
flitting about the room。 I also observed a wicked´looking boy�察�who
might have been called handsome�察�had not one of his eyes been
injured。 'Jews��' said I�察�in Moorish�察�to Hayim�察�as I glanced at
these people and about the room�察�'these are not Jews�察�but children
of the Dar´bushi´fal。'
'List to the Corahai��' said the tall woman�察�in broken Gypsy slang�察�
'hear how they jabber ��hunelad como chamulian���察�truly we will make
them pay for the noise they raise in the house。' Then coming up to
me�察�she demanded with a shout�察�fearing otherwise that I should not
understand�察�whether I would not wish to see the room where I was to
sleep。 I nodded�此 �whereupon she led me out upon a back terrace�察�
and opening the door of a small room�察�of which there were three�察�
asked me if it would suit。 'Perfectly��' said I�察�and returned with
her to the kitchen。
'O�察�what a handsome face� �what a royal person��' exclaimed the whole
family as I returned�察�in Spanish�察�but in the whining�察�canting tones
peculiar to the Gypsies�察�when they are bent on victimising。 'A
more ugly Busno it has never been our chance to see��' said the same
voices in the next breath�察�speaking in the jargon of the tribe。
'Won't your Moorish Royalty please to eat something��' said the tall
hag。 'We have nothing in the house�察�but I will run out and buy a
fowl�察�which I hope may prove a royal peacock to nourish and
strengthen you。' 'I hope it may turn to drow in your entrails��'
she muttered to the rest in Gypsy。 She then ran down�察�and in a
minute returned with an old hen�察�which�察�on my arrival�察�I had
observed below in the stable。 'See this beautiful fowl��' said she�察�
'I have been running over all Tarifa to procure it for your
kingship�察�trouble enough I have had to obtain it�察�and dear enough
it has cost me。 I will now cut its throat。' 'Before you kill it��'
said I�察�'I should wish to know what you paid for it�察�that there may
be no dispute about it in the account。' 'Two dollars I paid for
it�察�most valorous and handsome sir�察�two dollars it cost me�察�out of
my own quisobi ´ out of my own little purse。' I saw it was high
time to put an end to these zalamerias�察�and therefore exclaimed in
Gitano�察�'You mean two brujis ��reals���察�O mother of all the witches�察�
and that is twelve cuartos more than it is worth。' 'Ay Dios mio�察�
whom have we here��' exclaimed the females。 'One��' I replied�察�'who
knows you well and all your ways。 Speak� �am I to have the hen for
two reals�拭�if not�察�I shall leave the house this moment。' 'O yes�察�
to be sure�察�brother�察�and for nothing if you wish it��' said the tall
woman�察�in natural and quite altered tones�察�'but why did you enter
the house speaking in Corahai like a Bengui�拭 �We thought you a
Busno�察�but we now see that you are of our religion�察�pray sit down
and tell us where you have been。' 。 。
MYSELF。 ´ 'Now�察�my good people�察�since I have answered your
questions�察�it is but right that you should answer some of mine�察�
pray who are you�拭�and how happens it that you are keeping this
inn��'
GYPSY HAG。 ´ 'Verily�察�brother�察�we can scarcely tell you who we are。
All we know of ourselves is�察�that we keep this inn�察�to our trouble
and sorrow�察�and that our parents kept it before us�察�we were all
born in this house�察�where I suppose we shall die。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'Who is the master of the house�察�and whose are these
children��'
GYPSY HAG。 ´ 'The master of the house is the fool�察�my brother�察�who
stands before you without saying a word�察�to him belong these
children�察�and the cripple in the chair is his wife�察�and my cousin。
He has also two sons who are grown´up men�察�one is a chumajarri
��shoemaker���察�and the other serves a tanner。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'Is it not contrary to the law of the Cales to follow
such trades��'
GYPSY HAG。 ´ 'We know of no law�察�and little of the Cales
themselves。 Ours is the only Calo family in Tarifa�察�and we never
left it in our lives�察�except occasionally to go on the smuggling
lay to Gibraltar。 True it is that the Cales�察�when they visit
Tarifa�察�put up at our house�察�sometimes to our cost。 There was one
Rafael�察�son of the rich Fruto of Cordova�察�here last summer�察�to buy
up horses�察�and he departed a baria and a half in our debt�察�however�察�
I do not grudge it him�察�for he is a handsome and clever Chabo ´ a
fellow of many capacities。 There was more than one Busno had cause
to rue his coming to Tarifa。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'Do you live on good terms with the Busne of Tarifa��'
GYPSY HAG。 ´ 'Brother�察�we live on the best terms with the Busne of
Tarifa�察�especially with the errays。 The first people in Tarifa
come to this house�察�to have their baji told by the cripple in the
chair and by myself。 I know not how it is�察�but we are more
considered by the grandees than the poor�察�who hate and loathe us。
When my first and only infant died�察�for I have been married�察�the
child of one of the principal people was put to me to nurse�察�but I
hated it for its white blood�察�as you may well believe。 It never
throve�察�for I did it a private mischief�察�and though it grew up and
is now a youth�察�it is ´ mad。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'With whom will your brother's children marry�拭 �You say
there are no Gypsies here。'
GYPSY HAG。 ´ 'Ay de mi�察�hermano� �It is that which grieves me。 I
would rather see them sold to the Moors than married to the Busne。
When Rafael was here he wished to persuade the chumajarri to
accompany him to Cordova�察�and promised to provide for him�察�and to
find him a wife among the Callees of that town�察�but the faint heart
would not�察�though I myself begged him to comply。 As for the
curtidor ��tanner���察�he goes every night to the house of a Busnee�察�
and once�察�when I reproached him with it�察�he threatened to marry
her。 I intend to take my knife�察�and to wait behind the door in the
dark�察�and when she comes out to gash her over the eyes。 I trow he
will have little desire to wed with her then。'
MYSELF。 ´ 'Do many Busne from the country put up at this house��'
GYPSY HAG。 ´ 'Not so many as formerly�察�brother�察�the labourers from
the Campo say that we are all thieves�察�and that it is impossible
for any one but a Calo to enter this house without having the shirt
stripped from his back。 They go to the houses of their
acquaintance in the town�察�for they fear to enter these doors。 I
scarcely know why�察�for my brother is the veriest fool in Tarifa。
Were it not for his face�察�I should say that he is no Chabo�察�for he
cannot speak�察�and permits every chance to slip through his fingers。
Many a good mule and borrico have gone out of the stable below�察�
which he might have secured�察�had he but tongue enough to have
cozened the owners。 But he is a fool�察�as I said before�察�he cannot
speak�察�and is no Chabo。'
How far the person in question�察�who sat all the while smoking his
pipe�察�with the most unperturbed tranquillity�察�deserved the
character bestowed upon him by hi