THE GYPSY PARLIAMENT.
The G-ypsy Parliament, which meets once in every seven years, -and consists of delegates from all the countries of Europe, is expected to assemble soon near Croustadt, in Germany. The king of this romantic race is one Joseph Reinbard, who has reached the venerable age of ninety-eight years. He has bad seven wives, and is the father ot forty-five children. Our American idea of the whole G-ypsy tribe is rather unfavourable. They are regarded generally as a set of horse and children stealers.as few in numbers and without organization of Government. In fact, there are are no real Gypsies in this country. But we find that there are in Spain about 40,000, in England more than 18,000, while Austria has 97,000, and Moldavia and Wallacba are the chosen homes of nearly 200,000 more. Their religion has been the subject of much unsatisfactory discussion. Perhaps the Hindoo saying, "There are seventy-two religions and a half in the world," tha half*being the religion of the Jnats (or Gyp^i js), comes cs near the truth as any.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume IV, Issue 221, 25 April 1872, Page 9
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177THE GYPSY PARLIAMENT. Tuapeka Times, Volume IV, Issue 221, 25 April 1872, Page 9
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