The tinkler-gypsies . is a young lady withme who speaks German). Again he replied inGerman and did some more blinking, andwound up by saying, Cigarette ? with whichrequest I at once complied. Then, havingrun short with my German, I said in Romanes: ?Laicho Divvns Romaiiichal (Good day,Gypsy man), and he eagerly replied : Latclio Divous Romanno Rye, and, turn-ing to the others, he said, ^Romanno Rat(Romany blood), and in a the oldwoman hopped out of bed, the others followed,and how the news was spread I know not, butsoon the Gypsies poured out of every swarmed around us, aski
The tinkler-gypsies . is a young lady withme who speaks German). Again he replied inGerman and did some more blinking, andwound up by saying, Cigarette ? with whichrequest I at once complied. Then, havingrun short with my German, I said in Romanes: ?Laicho Divvns Romaiiichal (Good day,Gypsy man), and he eagerly replied : Latclio Divous Romanno Rye, and, turn-ing to the others, he said, ^Romanno Rat(Romany blood), and in a the oldwoman hopped out of bed, the others followed,and how the news was spread I know not, butsoon the Gypsies poured out of every swarmed around us, asking for bischen(? bischli) geld (a little piece of money), andmoiieish, alte stiefei, alte jackets, and so on. My young lady friend explained to them thatI was deeply interested in the Gypsy race. Iasked them several questions in Romanes,which they understood perfectly, but they saidtheir language was different, and my lady friendsaid she observed they mixed up German andRomanes a good deal. The chief was asked in. German Gypsies in Galloway (July i906. Pilotris hv A. Status of ? German Gypsies. 401 German if he ?.vould mind answering somequeries which I had prepared, and he at onceassented. The following are the questions andanswers : Are you Zigeiinerf (Gypsies). No. Calderari .? (potmenders). Yes. Are you Lingurari ? (spoonmakers). No. Are the Calderari and Lingurari realZigeutier ? There is a world of difference between thereal Zigeuuer and the Calderari. They alsoadmitted being known as Chaudronnier. What is the cause of your coming to thiscountry ? Because we were advised it was a freecountry, with better opportunities for making aliving. Is it on account of the tax levied on horse-dealing in the country you have abandoned % Yes, that is so. Is it because there is likely to be civil warwhen the Emperor Franc Josef dies ? Theyexplained that they came from Alsace Lorraine,Miinster, and different parts of Germany, andhad travelled in Transylvania, Bohemia, Italy,
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