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The Madrilenian Gypsy women are indefatigable in the pursuit of 



prey�察�prowling about the town and the suburbs from morning till 



night�察�entering houses of all descriptions�察�from the highest to the 



lowest�察�telling fortunes�察�or attempting to play off various kinds 



of Gypsy tricks�察�from which they derive much greater profit�察�and of 



which we shall presently have occasion to make particular mention。







From Madrid let us proceed to Andalusia�察�casting a cursory glance 



on the Gitanos of that country。  I found them very numerous at 



Granada�察�which in the Gitano language is termed Meligrana。  Their 



general condition in this place is truly miserable�察�far exceeding 



in wretchedness the state of the tribes of Estremadura。  It is 



right to state that Granada itself is the poorest city in Spain�察�



the greatest part of the population�察�which exceeds sixty thousand�察�



living in beggary and nakedness�察�and the Gitanos share in the 



general distress。







Many of them reside in caves scooped in the sides of the ravines 



which lead to the higher regions of the Alpujarras�察�on a skirt of 



which stands Granada。  A common occupation of the Gitanos of 



Granada is working in iron�察�and it is not unfrequent to find these 



caves tenanted by Gypsy smiths and their families�察�who ply the 



hammer and forge in the bowels of the earth。  To one standing at 



the mouth of the cave�察�especially at night�察�they afford a 



picturesque spectacle。  Gathered round the forge�察�their bronzed and 



naked bodies�察�illuminated by the flame�察�appear like figures of 



demons�察�while the cave�察�with its flinty sides and uneven roof�察�



blackened by the charcoal vapours which hover about it in festoons�察�



seems to offer no inadequate representation of fabled purgatory。  



Working in iron was an occupation strictly forbidden to the Gitanos 



by the ancient laws�察�on what account does not exactly appear�察�



though�察�perhaps�察�the trade of the smith was considered as too much 



akin to that of the chalan to be permitted to them。  The Gypsy 



smith of Granada is still a chalan�察�even as his brother in England 



is a jockey and tinker alternately。







Whilst speaking of the Gitanos of Granada�察�we cannot pass by in 



silence a tragedy which occurred in this town amongst them�察�some 



fifteen years ago�察�and the details of which are known to every 



Gitano in Spain�察�from Catalonia to Estremadura。  We allude to the 



murder of Pindamonas by Pepe Conde。  Both these individuals were 



Gitanos�察�the latter was a celebrated contrabandista�察�of whom many 



remarkable tales are told。  On one occasion�察�having committed some 



enormous crime�察�he fled over to Barbary and turned Moor�察�and was 



employed by the Moorish emperor in his wars�察�in company with the 



other renegade Spaniards�察�whose grand depot or presidio is the town 



of Agurey in the kingdom of Fez。  After the lapse of some years�察�



when his crime was nearly forgotten�察�he returned to Granada�察�where 



he followed his old occupations of contrabandista and chalan。  



Pindamonas was a Gitano of considerable wealth�察�and was considered 



as the most respectable of the race at Granada�察�amongst whom he 



possessed considerable influence。  Between this man and Pepe Conde 



there existed a jealousy�察�especially on the part of the latter�察�



who�察�being a man of proud untamable spirit�察�could not well brook a 



superior amongst his own people。  It chanced one day that 



Pindamonas and other Gitanos�察�amongst whom was Pepe Conde�察�were in 



a coffee´house。  After they had all partaken of some refreshment�察�



they called for the reckoning�察�the amount of which Pindamonas 



insisted on discharging。  It will be necessary here to observe�察�



that on such occasions in Spain it is considered as a species of 



privilege to be allowed to pay�察�which is an honour generally 



claimed by the principal man of the party。  Pepe Conde did not fail 



to take umbrage at the attempt of Pindamonas�察�which he considered 



as an undue assumption of superiority�察�and put in his own claim�察�



but Pindamonas insisted�察�and at last flung down the money on the 



table�察�whereupon Pepe Conde instantly unclasped one of those 



terrible Manchegan knives which are generally carried by the 



contrabandistas�察�and with a frightful gash opened the abdomen of 



Pindamonas�察�who presently expired。







After this exploit�察�Pepe Conde fled�察�and was not seen for some 



time。  The cave�察�however�察�in which he had been in the habit of 



residing was watched�察�as a belief was entertained that sooner or 



later he would return to it�察�in the hope of being able to remove 



some of the property contained in it。  This belief was well 



founded。  Early one morning he was observed to enter it�察�and a band 



of soldiers was instantly despatched to seize him。  This 



circumstance is alluded to in a Gypsy stanza�此�











'Fly�察�Pepe Conde�察�seek the hill��



To flee's thy only chance��



With bayonets fixed�察�thy blood to spill��



See soldiers four advance。'











And before the soldiers could arrive at the cave�察�Pepe Conde had 



discovered their approach and fled�察�endeavouring to make his escape 



amongst the rocks and barrancos of the Alpujarras。  The soldiers 



instantly pursued�察�and the chase continued a considerable time。  



The fugitive was repeatedly summoned to surrender himself�察�but 



refusing�察�the soldiers at last fired�察�and four balls entered the 



heart of the Gypsy contrabandista and murderer。







Once at Madrid I received a letter from the sister's son of 



Pindamonas�察�dated from the prison of the Saladero。  In this letter 



the writer�察�who it appears was in durance for stealing a pair of 



mules�察�craved my charitable assistance and advice�察�and possibly in 



the hope of securing my favour�察�forwarded some uncouth lines 



commemorative of the death of his relation�察�and commencing thus�此�











'The death of Pindamonas fill'd all the world with pain��



At the coffee´house's portal�察�by Pepe he was slain。'











The faubourg of Triana�察�in Seville�察�has from time immemorial been 



noted as a favourite residence of the Gitanos�察�and here�察�at the 



present day�察�they are to be found in greater number than in any 



other town in Spain。  This faubourg is indeed chiefly inhabited by 



desperate characters�察�as�察�besides the Gitanos�察�the principal part 



of the robber population of Seville is here congregated。  Perhaps 



there is no part even of Naples where crime so much abounds�察�and 



the law is so little respected�察�as at Triana�察�the character of 



whose inmates was so graphically delineated two centuries and a 



half back by Cervantes�察�in one of the most amusing of his tales。 



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In the vilest lanes of this suburb�察�amidst dilapidated walls and 



ruined convents�察�exists the grand colony of Spanish Gitanos。  Here 



they may be seen wielding the hammer�察�here they may be seen 



trimming the fetlocks of horses�察�or shearing the backs of mules and 



borricos with their cachas�察�and from hence they emerge to ply the 



same trade in the town�察�or to officiate as terceros�察�or to buy�察�



sell�察�or exchange animals in the mercado�察�and the women to tell the 



bahi through the streets�察�even as in other parts of Spain�察�



generally attended by one or two tawny bantlings in their arms or 



by their sides�察�whilst others�察�with baskets and chafing´pans�察�



proceed to the delightful banks of the Len Baro�察。�45�� by the Golden 



Tower�察�where�察�squatting on the ground and kindling their charcoal�察�



they roast the chestnuts which�察�when well prepared�察�are the 



favourite bonne bouche of the Sevillians�察�whilst not a few�察�in 



league with the contrabandistas�察�go from door to door offering for 



sale prohibited goods brought from the English at Gibraltar。  Such 



is Gitano life at Seville�察�such it is in the capital of Andalusia。







It is the common belief of the Gitanos of other provinces that in 



Andalusia the language�察�customs�察�habits�察�and practices peculiar to 



their race are best preserved。  This opinion�察�which probably 



originated from the fact of their being found in greater numbers in 



this province than in any other�察�may hold good in some instances�察�



but certainly not in all。  In various parts of Spain I have found 



the Gitanos retaining their primitive language and customs better 



than in Seville�察�where they most abound�此 �indeed�察�it is not plain 



that their number has operated at all favourably in this respect。  



At Cordova�察�a town at the distance of twenty leagues from Seville�察�



which scarcely contains a dozen Gitano families�察�I found them 



living in much more brotherly amity�察�and cherishing in a greater 



degree the observances of their forefathers。







I shall long remember these Cordovese Gitanos�察�by whom I was very 



well received�察�but always on the supposition that I was one of 



their own race。  They said that they never admitted strangers to 



their houses save at their marriage festivals�察�when they flung 



their doors open to all�察�and save occasionally people of influence 



and distinction�察�who wished to hear their songs and converse with 



their women�察�but they assured me�察�at the same time�察�that these they 



invariably deceived�察�and merely made use of as instruments to serve 



their own purposes。  As for myself�察�I was admitted without scruple 



to their private meetings�察�and was made a participator of their 



most secret thoughts。  During our intercourse some remarkable 



scenes occurred。  One night more than twenty of us�察�men and women�察�



were assembled in a long low room on the ground floor�察�in a dark 



alley or court in the old gloomy town of Cordova。  After the 



Gitanos had discussed several jockey plans�察�and settled some 



private bargains amongst themselves�察�we all gathered round a huge

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