A STRANGE ELOPEMENT
_ A whII known landed proprietor h«s given hi* hand, heart, and fortune to. a fair daughter of the Ziugari. One of the moat ancient of the gipsy tribe#, whose queens were said to lie able to trace their descent from the time of Cleopatra, )bave been stay* ing in the neighborhood of West Parting, Kept. After various sojourning and vicissitudes—for the*tiihe in its time had wandered. “ By the Rhine, the Rhone, nrtd Gnsdalqniver"-- the gipsy encampment was pitched by the side of a stream'et that meandered through a pretty Kentish valley in the centre of one of the most fertile districts in the hop growinc country, The belle’of this dale was a beautiful young Zingari named Nance Haxby. Nance's charms and goodness were the talk of the coontry side. Not only did the yonng men Of her tribe sine, in their ont Undish gipsy paloU, her praises by the camp fire, but she became the toast of many village hostelries. The eipsy girl wab not only at* tractive on account of her rare beauty—although
Hjer #ye’a dark fharmHwere vain to tell—bat she was respects'! for Tier exemplary, conduct, her goodness of heart, and her industry. She was, too. reputed to be possessed of. for her station, considerable wealth.' In the autumn there is in Kent a great demand for female labor, and daring the hop harvest considerable sums are made by those who work in the hop gardens. Nance Sashy this season determined to go hop-picking. She obtained employment on the estate of Mr Ambrose Ward, near Karlins. one of the most extensive hop growers in Kent. One morning Mr Ward and the fair gipsy hop-gatherer were missed. On inquiry it turned out to be the old story. The dark eyed, comely daughter of the Z'nesri had won the heart of the English gentleman, and they had eloped together, The nearest railwav to the gipsy encamps meat was seven miles off. To this place the lovers dragged their luggage in a hand cart. They then took train to Liverpool, and after being made man and wife embarked for Austra'ia. whne the yonng Kentish sqnire and his gipsy hridfe have determined to reside.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 1188, 5 December 1884, Page 3
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365A STRANGE ELOPEMENT Dunstan Times, Issue 1188, 5 December 1884, Page 3
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