Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-20

num- oc'ns was to be seen; the cattle u,
their knees in mud, and with no,hine. =, up TO
were standing in the sun, occasionallS , yea,
or rather roaring TO each other. 'o"nsE
he ground in every direction was oo
with groups of large white gulls, some ~ Ircated
were earnestly picking at the slops os b vi
which they had surrounded, while Other. V'O0a
standing on their tip toes and hap,ins ' were
wings as 1t to recover their appetite rnei'
Stop OF blood was the spot where buIlo,,hsch z
died; 1t was all that was left of his his,ora" Nad
pigs and guls were rapidly consumine !, "r sN0
" IN the morning no blood was TO bs ~ la. LAT
number OF horses, with the lassos banc;s|
their saddles, were standing in eropns s"'S 10
rently asleep; the Mataderos were eilher :appa' 6
or lying On the ground close 10 the stake. '.tSGs
coral, and smoking segars: while the ca,tls ~ .ie
out metaphor, were waiting until the last bo ""l
their existence should strike; for rs Soon It VI
clock Of the Recolata struck, the men ali ."e
on their horses, the gates Of the cells wera
ed, and in few seconds there was sco '"
apparent confusion which i. was QUITE ;os. "
sible to describe. Every man had w;II 'p ~,
lock at the end Of his asso; some of tEo .,a ~!
mails were running away from the borsss a ~,
ing, some were hamstcung and running sbor,
on their stumps, some were killed and sk;nras
while occasionally one would break the I,.sa
The horse would often fall upon his rider ' a",
the bullock would labor to regain his Ebo,,r
until the horseman in full speed caught h;2l1
with the lasso, tripping him Of the ground in
manner that might apparently break every hon.
in lis body. was more than once in the mid
die Of this odd scene, and was really scme,;ms.
obliged to gallop for my life, without ey,c,I.
knowing where TO 60, for it was often Sc,p,
and Charybdis
was one day going home from this seen,
when | saw man on foot select very lar,.
pig from a herd, and throw a asso OYER r.,
neck; he pulled it with all his strength, buttb.
pig had no idea Of obcying the summons: in an
instant little child rode up, and very ouie,ly
taking the end Of the lasso from the man, h,
lifted up the sheep skin which covered II,
saddle, fixing the lasso, to the ring which i,
there made for ii, and then instantly set Of
at gallop. Never did any one see an obs,:
nate animal SO completely conquered With
his tail pointing to the ground, hanging back,
and with his fore feet all stretched along the
ground like the teeth Of harrow, he followed
the boy evidently against his WILL and the SIGH,
was so strange, that instantly galloped after
the pig, to watch his countenance. He was as
obstinate as ever until the lasso choked him.
and he then tainted, and fell on his side. The
boy dragged him in this state at galop, more
than three quarters of a mile over hard rougl.
ground, and at last suddenly stopped, and Jump
ing off his horse, began to unloose the Iasso:-
"Sta meurto!" (he is dead) said I to the boy
really sorry for the pigs fate: -"Sta vivo!" ex.
claimed the child, as he vaulted on his horse
and galloped away. Watched the pig for some
time, and was observing the blood on his nose,
when, to my great surprise, he began to kick
his hind leg, he then opened his mouth, and, at
last, his eyes; and after lie had looked abou,
him "a little like Clarence after his dream, he
got up, and very leisurely walked to herd Of
ten or twelve pigs Of about the same size as
himself, who were about twenty yards off, l
slowly followed him, and when came up to
the herd, saw they had every one Of then
bloody noses.