The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-02

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FERoeIoUs ADJUSTMENTS AT MAD:
Y SEIp. ! ID ~ ia1,Sd, July 90 Yester:.
day the Bull Circus Of Aranjuez boz
f<camo the theatre Of a spectacle wor.
asthier sE Of the age ofsthe Romans of tho
empire than Of the 10th century,
Several wild beasts were introduced
successively5to the fight in tho arena.
The Queen,Mothc and her family,
togetherwith the King and the Duke
3,of sRianzares were present in the roy.
aE box. The first fight was between
q wolfa and several dogs. The wolf
looked at firstexcessiycly frightened,
and made several leaps to clear the
lofty iron grating which surrounded
Il the arena. These efforts became dcs.
perate when he saw bound into the
circus four powerful dogs, which in
few moments reduced him to such
q pitiful state that it was necessary
TO withdraw him. The wolf stood on
the defensiye-he shook off The dogs,
but he did not attack them. Next
entered q hyena, against which four
dogs were likewise loosod. One of
the dogs distinguished himself great.
iy inEthis combat, and several times
mastered the hycna alone, dragging
him over to tho ground, but he was
so punished by the fierce bites of the
wild beast, that his master was fain
to enter the arena and withdraw him
from the combat, amid salvos of ap.
plause. The next wild beast that ap.
peared was q sturdy, surly bear,
against whom were launched as many
as thirteen dogs. The enemy was
now evidently Of a more formidable
kind, for the dogs we're no longer so
eager to grapplc with the object of
8 their attack, but contentcd them
selves with barking around him in a
ring; and when any of the number
yentured into closer quarters, he re.
ceiyed q hug and q bite which left
him apparently lifclcss during sever.
al seconds.
Inc public now loudly called for the
intrepid dog who had maulcd the hyc.
ma. Ihis was the first Of the pack who
dared to seize the bear with his teeth,
Inc others initiated his example with
less pluck, but no effect seemed to
De produced by any of the assailants
upon the shaggy beast, and the bra.
vest OF them seemed baffled by the
thickness of his coat, which dcfied
the gripe of his advcrsaries. The
last act Of the spectacle was that
which had more particularly attracted
q, crowds by railroad to Alanjuez. II
The light was now between lion and
q Gull. The first was one of the
finest of his species. No sooner was
ne loosed into the arena, and esp;ed
the bull, then he made towards him
at once, and attacked him with furv
But the lion only succeeded in seiz.
lng the tail Of his horned foe, by
which W. he clung on with his claws
Inc bull, thus attacked from behind
was unable to defend himself by his
horns, but presently, the lion having
bitten his tail close off to the rump.
the bull turned on him, and frantic
with pain, charged with tremendous
fury, tossing the lion, Notwithstanding
its size, into the air, which SO dampcd
sae pluck ofthe latter that it became
at once clear on which side victory
would be declared. The lion sat
dowp detected and moaning with pain,
Chile the bull charged him several |
times in succession, instigated by tic
crowd outside the grating, moro than
by his own will, for as soon as the lion
was hors de combat, the bull sought
no longer to molcst him, and would |
have left him alone, but for the stim !
ulation which was applied to him by
the spectators: The lion was killed. !
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