Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-11

.,,ea, da, beIe. Ia the morning you are nwakfd
:, davliebt by 10000 bells. calling you to wor-
l. mil y o'clock Then begin the amuse-
nan,s First is the cock fight. where thousands
,f excited spectators are betting their doup-
hons on The result Of chicken fight, with nat
oral spurs. An 60. from little BOYS TO grey,
headed men. The next thing in order Is the bull
dobi. To show the barbariiy Of the people, |
gill describe this to YOU The fight takes place
In nm nmphitheatrc, constructed for the purpose;
IA circle of about 100 feet III diameter, surround
ed hy an enclosure & or 10 feet high, around
which there i, a succession of seats rising grad
nally 10 or 50 feet highs the baek seats COW
cred over and constitute the seats for Indies and
aswelisn At the sound of the bnglc, 10 men
enter the circle, with guy eolored cloaks. and
two npan miserable poor horses blind folded. At
The next sound of the hugle the bull runs into
the circle: the men make Mt him, throwing their
cloaks nj him. When the bull makes at them
they hold the cloak side and dodge to the
other. The men on horse back also approach,
holding in their hands long sticks, with sharp
pieces of steel in the end; when the bull runs at
them they stick the end of The weapon in him,
but TINT does not always prevent him from
upseitng them and the miserable horses At the
next sound of the bugle. sticks of gay colored
cut paper attached, with u sharp sticker in one
end. and a rocket affixed, are brought in. They
ARE about two fect long. Tn" fighters stand be
fore the animal with them and when he comes
at them they cvade him by means OF their coaks,
and drive their sticks into his neck, which makes
he rocket explode, after burning some time as
squib.
This maddens the poor animal TO the utmost
fury lie rushes at the men, but they artfully
dodge him, und continue 10 torment him with their
weapons to the great delight of the Indies and gen
,lomen present At tho next sound of the bugle
Z no mi - attach tho animal
with sword when the furious creature rushes
ON them they step nimbly aside and plunge the
sword TO the hilt in his neck. The blood runs
through his nose IN streams and he bellows pite-
ously, amidst the shouts and plaudits of the mul-
iitude. Sometimes he is not killed mt the first
thrust but The operation Is repeated until he s
,lead-when 3 mules abreast are brought in, dres-
sed most Enthusiastically, which are htchcd to the
dead animal. horns, and after dragging him
around the circle he is carried out, and the bugle
sounds for the advent Of another. The same
routine brings him to death In this manner
) or of these animals slaughtered, and only
remained here after the first disgusting scene. ho
ping 10 some Of the tormentcrs suffer them
selves, but was not gntied. After the bull fight
comes the turn out in the grand paseo, the ladies
riding out III volantes, aud the gentlemen prone
nading and looking at hem-at nigh, the Opera,
which is wound up by n dance in which large
number Of girl, with tremendous fret abore their
aacies, are very conspicuous. After the Thea
tre,then comes on the grand Fandango which takes
one into the mornlug,li you choose To stay. What
a way Is this to spend the Sabbath! and yet they
are very pious lcope, if urge and magnificent
churches mean any thing. do not admire the
Indies. They are n little too dark. Most of them
look rs il a little soapand water wond do them
good. There is very good looking one opposite
our Hotel, Senoritu = who comes over To the
Ii,t.I f,onuanil,, t,,N ii L., Ia II
understood that she WIS very rieh,and was nme.
dialely very much in love with her; talked great