The more common Gipsey occupations, wherein the men and women take an equal share, are—in Spain, keeping inns; principally music in Hungary and Turkey; and gold-washing in Transylvania, the Banat, Moldavia, and Wallachia. The Gipseys, formerly, were concerned in smuggling; and probably still are, although it is not mentioned by late writers. Both male and female Gipseys attend at entertainments with their music, and often shew great proficiency in the art: besides some wind instrument, they have generally a violin; and many of them have attained so great perfection on that instrument, as to be employed in the chapels of the nobility, and admired as great masters. _Barna Mihaly_, in the country of Zips, who distinguished himself, about the middle of the last century, in the chapel of the cardinal Count _Emerick von Cschaky_, was an Orpheus of this kind. The cardinal, who was a judge of music himself, had so great a regard for him, that he had his likeness taken by one of the most capital painters. Instances of the kind are not wanting in the other sex: it is well known that a Gipsey girl, at fourteen years of age, was so famous as a fidler, that the greatest and most fashionable people in Hungary were accustomed to send twenty or thirty miles for her, to play at their balls. There are likewise very many _scrapers_; these are generally such as have learned of other scrapers, at their own expense. This kind of musicians travel about, with the dancers before mentioned; or play to the peasants, who, not having much taste, always make them welcome at their weddings, or dances. They scratch away on an old patched violin, or rumble on a broken base, neither caring about better instruments, nor minding to stop in tune; being what they are, more for want of application than capacity. Others practise vocal music; and some have acquired considerable fortunes, particularly in Spain, by singing.