The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-07-17

lue same slight would avoid him.
MS performance went OF with great
eclai, but al last the bull. making
hmosl l0flods charge turned thesaiur
way with the horse, aud nlunred
ms horns into the horses buArls
with a spring he cleared himself If
ms Antagonist and bounded round
The ring with the rapidity ofliglt.
Mug. A shout Of applause at the
ieato The bull, who eAultingIy shook
ms cory front. rs the rider. who
ilrmly kept his seat on the flying
morse, burst from the spectators.
The poor animal soon became ex-
llausted by biz exeriion anil Ioss If
blood, when his rider drew stiletto
and ea9ed him OF life.
Another combatant now came on
the field carving II long iron spear;
with this he dropped pn one knee
IN front OF the door from which the
bulls ssued-----planted one end of
the spear in the ground. and poised
the other for the bull to rush on.
One ri the iierccst. irritated to tho
highest degree by his Keepers. fa.h-
ed out of the door. but paused on
seeing what opposed him. For n
moment he paved the earth, u bris-
lied bis horrid front the next With
II roar he dashed on his opponent,
who fcarlessly eyed the savage,
steadily grasped bis spear, aud as lie
came up received him on its point.
penetrating through the body and
coming out of the back /; it had cot
his life strings and he staggered and
SPRAYED AT the foot of tie matador.
fhIs ~ pleased the crowd that II was
called for again. Another man step
ped up and took the same station
another bull was let out, fierce as tho
former---rushed with the same IN.
trcpidty TO the tight--but the poor
fellow losing his fortitude at this
critical moment, the spear shook in
his hand the bull pushed past is
aud puuueed on the luckless wretchs
shrek IA toss in the air---ard all
vas over with him. The monster
exultingly bathhl his head in lie
bowels of his victim, and trampled
out his fesh pieremenl.--I'he spec.
tators, although they did not hnrst
into applause, eyIneed II strau x an
athy at the melancholy catasi ophc,
which did not for moment stop the
sport from going on.
Men I'M horseback and a-foo' came
Oh and amused the multitude, by
tormenting and playing with hnlls,
exhibiting leats of skill in horse
manshlp. COURAGE and agility, Truly
astonishing. As concluding piece,
n bull came on decked with 1ags
aud bells ard having attached to
bis body IN different places bunrhes
II squibs. A man was fastened on
his back, whose business 1t was To-
torment the bull with dagger ho
held and fred the sqnibs, which with
the Iingli ,g Of the bells, and the har-
ing of the flags. wrought the aniinal
up To the highest pitch Of madness
he flew round the ring, he Ieaped
and plunged, writhed and tosscds
but his torlnentor pcrtiuacioasly kept
his seat while shonls aud cries and
peals Of laughter, burst from ak
quarters-hnally after the bull had
tried every expcdient to rid himself
III his troublesome companion, and
all the spectators were satisGed to
thcir hearts content with his antic
gainbols, his rider plunged the dag
ger into him and rid him vi his mis-.
cry.
The tollo~ingis a copy of an FIX.
ccution, word for word, and letter
for letter, issued by one of the Ma
gistrates for this county, with the
? exception Of such omissions as are
marked by dashes.
[Sparta Repiero.
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{ made the sumo Of Sand the far
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