Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-24
NUMBER 369.

11 -fAient ll1Al 5l4et SANS
thrOnged The day that first IL his spanish
Is nobody here said be. nobody al all Te weather chy
he SKY threatening should In 6ne Eeasr ne
threat of he sy vas nled could yst home aaa "
reached the door Of our hotel IN torrent Of rain.
The public walk q the social utions % e Spanish
ouns il is universal polite assembly, Whlch ou come Win
out the fornality Of nviton and from which nobody
euded ali under the hosa5e roof ths ~.
Here acquantsuoes are almost sure acquain
snees formed the Of The day discusi
eEs politics and scandal here ~ latest fashions are
re Hrtations carried and matches suppose, nada
ns spsHsrss sTslyveFs Fa ea lell q thss me in ne
ee and seem . have no tea o somins toesnr p ee and
drink When have aieer Of Introduction Sniad, be
S @ sa'1 yon % dinneri nat Ehen ne teiIs yoa a hs
mouse y yours ne y5u free % IL AZ All proper
hours can testify that the Spanar5 hospitlbs in Tho
country pleasant though their habit u feast You They
place 700 on the common footing spanish society," except DAT,
Here at Marii they live upon very unessHoaioas terms
Win esh Other dropping In stelck oers NJ
and calling each other " their christian names uiout tie ore
~ ~ D Or Dons- Ihs gst perhaps If anytag. cup Of te.
literary lady Of Madrl tere s3e Of the ~ ezirent
the liberal party and chiefs the absoIusis Who ess M vent
Sn ss iite ceremony As they met the Prso. tsrF
m,re taan ths there is more dress, illumination,
ngnters; put The fruaIly dpoass
The stranger 10 Spain ~ find himself ~ n1vs
same footing with the natives -
end objection. hOEeyr the social arrnress az
Madrid that they evenings l7r~ psissz
gin to call each other ais ocloek.aa whe s is,
and hsse visitors remain I'LL some time aHong tie hou-s
yond mianiss Ihe exle et iasnns day nio asht - ~
ing, and sleep ill three the morning When a-st
bear ~ rIass,- an bo-s 80 n, - rs~s-,f - -
"a rna, u reRa and looking cut o. ny EindoE hres
soEy carriages pass preceeI by snail 6ody Of avairy ib
drawn swords ana followed ty another. he Queen k8
her early drive. This the bsianing of day her and
she taking the morniag air At six o'clock in TIE afternoon
her % church. As the days saor the cass pass
ed ster the lamps we're lighted.
not far from the Praio and Just within TIE city Fas
amphheae for bull fights, TIE fvore % the span
h people Here, from Nay November. tly every
Monday afternoon and sometimes sans One fne Sunday
afernoon just as tEgh was setting in heard loE cgcf
NIL Military mue sad ,as tramp q msny est an loesIlg 9ao of
nay window on me tots ds 8c1a saw large holy of sosJ
coming along the mi idle o. tie street, and behni e
side Of tAem vast eroH, gentry aud % rassr, amount
ing to thousands They jus. rsturning BAH
hgt Of The season. which hai been Postponed ron
usual with spectators inquired Why Eers no. rl
hgns n the Wiater The balls less eneprng, the
and dsappOint the people Hose ko arl
mas are IN fle, sii5 sesss. a. - I 'i 7. p. a an
they have scarcely fe Of man. and have never d
and makes them iHasvs II S Tonerf S,t go, 1' s
peopis who seem of on and gentle natures hard
previsus letter, Bryant gives Us tlis account sf
bull fight he witnessed at Bur-os
- That afternoon, the special urgency of Don P-so-r
-, - ~. - ~ - =. =
day, said spanish friend aphheas vii
bats for year We found he plser UbrS tsv .f3 III -
capable Of containing six thousand pesous, already m of us
time r the sport to begin. Nine tsaths we're
Of the aborng class, and ir bright eolorl costumes preu
larly thoss Of the Uomen gave gay anprEce
Many children of various among heu and ss OF
these .oEy dressed and aitsndei By nurs evidently q
under sort Of roof which sheltered sun t
low Us vas range after range Of seats oren 10 he ~ s
ing to the central cree, the arsna which the c1mla were 70
take place
'.An agulzi in black arst rode roaud the arena pro
claiming thr regulations Of the dsy. foIloEed b7 M
eessoH Of The Performers in their sy dresses Fiad6rcl
stterng with gold and silver lace horacz heir
oabrned hats and long lances the e&gl7s fog win
their red eosks he eSsaerles vim their 1aTted shafts
swords and lastly three mules, gayly eaparoue 5rlrs
Of little bells their Who dagout he slain
and built Jet hllcs, With glazing
shook their eIOaks At him. his rae appeared soon 10 sue
picgor put his lance the ani foreheai hesfok
him and trying provoke him, but he pursued on sE
5,z iS oyi E5 ~ u ~ AZ, ~ IS isot @ 2as = ,os
a "a coEard Finally the people began call for dcez
large dogs were bTous sht which bsrin. Iov e al he bg
with great fury. he took them after anOr his horns
tossed him again The dogs tore his err ir9 -s ~,
they were soon either disabled cowe only aitske him
Eaiy, while he kept thea on by presenting them r one
horn and them the other Then the dogs WhdaFn AMI s
cl0s tiied him again, bat he W0ua chase dem far; ne
PoAsl az hi sith uT ilnces bot be declined . gore
their horses The crowd shouted vigorously Away viii hmi
entered vide open, might his retreat But
he bull Woud not go he not ms either shi gait
and the signal was gve in oeieuce which
eT-the preI ertl the spaHiards ealihm just
IS the Italians Irnlr d9EaI-aie his appearance uh
ed cloak on hisurm and long, gitrng sh ssor m bis
sht hand lie shook The cloak the bull, ius al
I, while the aldId9r the moment arisupte4 10 ff
nimal to the heart through Three times be- oIht 10
make the fatal pass at the third be buging he
lade up the ht torrent blood fous from Ire c.str
aouth ne staggered and fell sound Of little bells
ne three mules, harnessed abreast, dragged out the
ifelesJ
another bull, Of smaller Of more savage temper -
ben let into the He ferceiy cuos. CHASING
hem into the places cf shelter built them beside th rsi-
nd the crowd shouted r Buy brnu0 uny5rerr iTs
very fierce, that fellow, fierce Tica1T tarchei
h his lance The forehead Of The ANIMAL instantly rushed
oSar him. raised with his horns The horse laid BIN
q the grounds ripping open hs h0Fels. then perceived
sort or horror, that the horse had zen Mndodei order
hat he might not get Of the way the bail ne effag
2me up with their red eiOlks. and diverted attention
IS horse assisted to rise. put forth
ndode 10 this manner, and their lives between l u1-
or, and the fury Of the bull, kei ras
midst the shouts and applause of the crowd
One Of the bdadersros forward, provoked tie
u 10 rush q him, hy shaking his ers
apng aside panll Of his harfcl shafts with parer
reHIer in each o. the animals shoulders foE
the bleeding shoulders Of
th i've six buHdsrfs side. The creature however
evidently becoming tired and signal rgzn finish
i'm GtOF came forward and planted sword In his heart
Ut he made violent effort % keep his le and While m
lg, seemed disposed 10 rush at the ckglas
Il had now enough ard len the place amidst te tnuders
applause which the creatures fall drew from The crowd
card hat Afterwards three bulls killed.
nd at an addition had been male 70 the usual entertainments %
e IRi with which the people were not we'll peasel class
c1nhat1nts appeared called f1res Who erally took The
ll BY the hOrns allowing him
them much hurt b. his ll- 1t Portuguese
on, said friend Don Pedro, rather unocenty, seemed
me- and is horrible sight for SpaniaTds We
ke to a tossed liks a dog "
We have already extended extracts 20 too great legh but
ind much Of interest In these Impressions foreign travel.
at scarcely know Were to break The whole
read to be properly appreciated.
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