Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-06-29
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ace6ristic % tbe rpanisrds nature thsn the
bull 6gnt. ! have seen several Of these cru
Ell sights. amongst both Spsniards and Portu-
gusss; and in'one ss Rio do Jsnsiro. the bull
really made such Gght that he cleared the
ring. killing two horses. aud severely wound
ing one OF the ~tnrraros." Or fighters on foot !;
bat the one which intend to picture for the
rsader benefit came ID Ut Lima, on the 18th
Of January. 1s52 A friend and ! task the
train .: Csllso, about noon. and arrived with
in the City gates 1t shout me o'clock. Par
taking Of substantial dinner. We took our
course towards the PLAZA del Acho." the
locality Of the ampbithsstre The day was
truly beautiful. and passing warm, - we
slowly pursued our way. over Rolla's bridge.
and along the Aidmeda. amid hosts Of both
sexes. oil bent or seeing the grand combat !;
1t length We reached our destination, and en-.
tered the enclosure. Here the most amusing
contrasts presented themselves. The hsugh
~ Don. wrapped 10 tho cloak of bis indomi-
table pride, stood side by side. with thesw
ty Cholo; while the phlegmatic Dutcbmsn.
the restless FrsDchman, the lively son Of Erin.
the copper complexionsd slesrizo. and repre-
sentatives Of almost every nation. were ming
led in beautiful confusion with tapadds or
ladies wearing the Saya Mantd. and the
more AmericAniEet Senoritas number Of
Chinese. with their hair reaching to the ground
small eyes and high chsst bones. stood near.
but apart. chasssrin9f away IN their horrible
gutteral. jargon; further ID stood mixed
party Of poems, or servants paisanos. or
peasants and chsvaliers a industrie who were
busily employed IN tempting the tickle god
dess, Fortune, iDthc thousand and one games
Of the country Occasionally some brilliant
equipage would drive up. and deposit iis love.
ly burthen Of Senoritas. or perhaps some
equity father, or aged mother Cor even some
times crusty old bachelor or two but these
are scarce y al on the qui vive for the eruel
sport. At O'Clock precisely the dnors we're
Enclosed. aud soon around the spacious arena
flashed thousands Of brilliant eyes. surveying
strangers first. then shoir beaux, and last. but
not least interesting. the cut Of each others
dresses. the jewelry. or the graceful arrange
lnent Of q nantd, to fsscinate the novelty
seeking eve
But tho the majority Of those windows
Of the soul were olack and piercing. yet the
soft, liquid blue eye so frequently met with
amongst our Northern bellies, could be seen
here aud there
The sides Of the arena were arranged With
nine equidistant boxes. into which the so1re-
70 could retreat. when hard pressed Iptbe
centre was small sonical root. supported by
fourteen pillars, sufficiently wide spar. I, ad-
nit the entrance Of msa designed for
similar purpose to that Of the boxes On the
Eastern side was long box. for .El Presi
dente" and lis cabinet. besides veteran uffl-
GERS; on the opposite side. guard OF three
hundred soldiers we're comfortably seated
while q band Of thirty 1--WE musicians, (.)
mere remarkable tor strength. than sweetness
Of tone, nearly deafsued Us with their hideous
discords. After waiting for fifteen MINUTES.
during which time the band was 10 Iull blast
Tour f0rreddOys, or mounted combatanss fol-
lowed by twelve torrrvOs and last of all, the
metador. clothed IN rich silksn attire. bril-
liautly decorated with spaaxles and otaer
golden trumpsry digpi6sd by the name of
ginger bread work aud bearing in his ha, d
crimson scarf snd ivng straight sword
Having made their obeisance to the audience
by suudry low ssaans that would have gra-
eed an oriental court, they scattered around
tue ring and torreador advancing. scarf in
hand. to the grand entrance. the dours we're
suddenly thrown open, and in rushed huge.
heavy horned, hardy looking auimal. ;anciful.
ly decorated with ribbons; aud sect, the
flaming scarf Of tho torreador, directed his
attacks directly against him, but was drawn
on by the scsrfs OF the others who. immedi
ately that the animal gradually growing
more furious lowered his hurns to them
sought shelter in their side boxes. This was
continued. until the poor creature grew weary
when he was revived by the plunging of short
barbed, arrows, into his flesh, which caused
him to roa r aud paw the earth furiously, aud
again they held forth their scarfs. and the at
tack and retreat was repeated till after com
pletely firing out the poor beast. the metador
advanced bowing and scraping. while breath
less silence reigned, and melting the ani,na! to
attack him, by means Of his scarf, he dexter
ously plunged his sword thro' the heart Of
the beast, and amid desfeuiug cheers. the
braying Of trumpets and the waving Of hand
kerchefs. four borsed affair entered, and
attaching the animals horns to the body Of
the wagon. dragged it out of the arena, rails.
ing, as you may imagine, cloud of DUST
This cruel scene was repeated nine times du-
ring the evening, varying only in two points
viz: first, that three Of the bulls pere co,os
and secondly, female torreador fought one
Of the animals She rode as the men, wear.
ing ''must'nt mention ems" Ia Turque, and
was a stout, snuff colorod, masculine looking
woman, with. magnificent China silk 5aveta.
or shawl, thrown over as compact pair of
shoulders as Que might f,d only among sons
of Vulcan. X speaks whole volumes Of the
Peruvian character to say that the fair sex
exceeded the males. in tlsir snthasiasm for
this horrid inhuman amusement!
Another essential distinction between the
Lima bellies and lady Of our own besutiful
country, is that wha. the latter would con
slider an insult. the former regards as the
highest compliment one could pay her for
instance a gentleman meets fair Limania;
he is struck with her beauty, and etiquette
does not forbid him to gaze aud stare at
her; while one Of the daughters of this LAND
of the free would shrink from such scrutiny.