The tinkler-gypsies . a more or less settled type. Thatmay be true to some extent, but the hardshipof the Tinklers life is one that detracts fromthe strength of that argument. It takes gene-rations of training to inure them properly tothe life. A non-Tinkler may try it for sometime, but he is not nearly so likely to continuethe life as those who have inherited thetendency from their ancestors or who havebeen Tinklers or Gypsies from time immemorial. But in addition to those objections to thatmanner of accounting for the presence ofScotch racial characteristics, if a Romani-speaking Gypsy had m
The tinkler-gypsies . a more or less settled type. Thatmay be true to some extent, but the hardshipof the Tinklers life is one that detracts fromthe strength of that argument. It takes gene-rations of training to inure them properly tothe life. A non-Tinkler may try it for sometime, but he is not nearly so likely to continuethe life as those who have inherited thetendency from their ancestors or who havebeen Tinklers or Gypsies from time immemorial. But in addition to those objections to thatmanner of accounting for the presence ofScotch racial characteristics, if a Romani-speaking Gypsy had married an ordinary Scotsman or woman the offspring might have spokenRomanes and Scotch, or probably even Gaelic,but certainly not Tinklers cant. Jhe relationship of Tinklers to the ancientraces and families of Scotland also helped themout of many an awkward situation. The Bailliesof Lamington are said to have successfully inter-vened in favour of \Villiam Baillie, therebythwarting the ends of justice. Similarly, Billy. Tinklers related to the Nobility. 425 Marshall, despite the many crimes with whichtradition associates his name, enjoyed a singularimmunity—so far as can be learned from lawbooks—from trial for his crimes. Tradition has it that on one occasion—whenhe is said to have killed his former chief, IsaacMiller—he at same time killed, for her infidelity,one of his own wives with whom Isaac hadbeen too familiar. Tradition also affirms that Gordon of Ken-muir liberated Billy, on that same occasion^after his precognition had been taken. It is also said that the Selkirk family hadinterceded more than once on his behalf. In aformer chapter it has been shown that Billybefriended two of the ladies of the Selkirkfamily, and therefore merited consideration atthe hands of the family. But it is more likelythat Billys claim to being related to a well-to-dofamily of Marshalls, and to having had an unclewho commanded a Kings frigate, weighedmore with the Eail in taking an inter
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