The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

Of ihe lair from being visible. And
{ then, bidding me be Of good cheer. he
! lcft me 10 attend TO his duties I was
; alone, though I could bear The below.
} ing oi The bulls confined IN dens uear
, me; and now for the lirst time ! bs'3
leisure 10 realize The rasbness Of my
undertaking. had followed the bid
ding Of my impulse, ia what / had
done, aud now, = | looked around and
remembered that the thousands Of
. spectators would eIoat over my dying
i agonies rs greediy as those Of brute
Victims of their cruel sport, | realized
the full danger Of my position. 3u,
.quieted my apprebca ions by the
thought q Alice. II was for her dear
sake % earn her father ransom, ihat
I Twas ehroaching whers ! was, ID this
I ImumePs gsrb, waiting till | should be
called forth, ike . gladiator Of the old
pagan days. 10 redeem the sand Of
tho bull ring with my blood For Of
escape from serious injury | had litile
I hope | knew tha, very few even Of
the agile Spaniard., accustomed from
childhood 20 every detail Of the repul-
sive spectacles, were willing to accept
ile maiadors trade. had seen bun
fights before, al Seville, at Virgo. ana
elsewhere, and remembered well hos
formidable were tie huge animals bred
in the lonely pastures Of Mlrcia, and
I CASTLE expressly for ihe arena. But
drove away these lhonrhts, and took
a deliberate survey nf The amphithea-
ire.
looked up to the endless tiers Of
spectators, the ladies, with their fash
ing eyes and waving fans, some in the
old Spanish dress, but most hi Paris.
ian fnery all the dandies Of Malaga;
the crowds Of shopkeepers ana ard5
ans, whole families tog iher, from The
delighted grandmother 70 tie cliId ii
arms, that was being iaaght to clap is
little hands and crow at the sight OF
bloodshed at the multitude Of peas
ants in holiday attire, such as their
ancestors wore in the days Of Ferdi-
nand and Isabella. / gave glance
to the place where the captain gener.
al, III his rich uniform blqzing wjth de-
corations, SIT amid a brilliant group I
Of officers and ladies' whose diamonds I
/ and courllY spleador seemed odtly /
| placed in such a scene. Aud then T
looked down At the ring.
! As yet the sports had been merely |
Of an Introductory character Three
or four young bulls had been wo ,red
with lridents and flags. A craven
as those pacific animals are called,
whose temper is known TO be meek,
had been tornentel with squibs, bar
bed darts, and the incsssant brandish-
Ing Of red scarf3 bciort his eyes, ana
hal finally been dispatched by Choco
who did what may be called the com
ic business Of the theatre And now
fue bull, with wide spread horns,
was in possession of the ring. The an-
imal, however disappointed the ANA
teurs Of the arena by showing more Of
desire to escape than ferocty, lie
ran round aud round, seeking an out
let, and believing pitously as the ac-
tive toreadors on foot with banners
and scarfs, ran nnbly round him,
taunting and teasing him, until his hile
was like a pin cushion suck full Of
Tiny barded darts adorned with color
ed paper. Of this, too. the people be-
came weary, and general shout
arose
Tortos toftos the Murcian bnll
At once No, the Portuguese bull
Let ihe English matador show what
stuff hcis made of Tories !"
The manager Iookedup appealiogIy
70 the captain general, and, receiving
an angus, nod Of permission, hustled
out Very soon there was a flourish
Of trumpets, aud then deep roar,aud
amid clapping Of hands and huzzaing
Of voices, the briBdlel Murcian bull
came 10 a heavy eauter into the ring,
stopped short, lifted his head, and gave :
second roar OF impatient anger. A
noble beast he was, and the populace
enthusiastically shouted forth tlioir {
comments Oh his tossing name, deep
chest, daunlleas oos The strength of ,
lis limbs and tic sharpness Of Lis
horns. Then tq the sound of marital
music, in poured the mounted piea- [
dors, two aud two autering with rib /
ands ard dressed in lhe Old Castilian /
garb. They lowered their lanees be- {
fore the captain geaeral,and rode three {
times around the area 10 e&libi, their !
bright seaffs and very rich jackets,
while the cymbais clashed and qhe
drums rolled ogt their loudest notes. &
The Bun paved Tie ground, distended }
his nosirils, and, with a short below
ing cry, stopped his head and began
the attack The words, bravo, tor
to I rent tie very SKY.
1t was buiehery business at best, c
though | admit thaf the rich dresses, y
tie long lances and waving Of scarf, J.
tile riband and plume, gave a false 9
glitter and gallaulry to what was re- =
ally a very dastard.y and Disgusting d
scene. The picad0ts, padded as they q
we're, and furnished with immense /
boots, through which the bulls horns 4
coaid no; pierce, while scores Of watch b
iul attendants stood ready to distract 4
the animals attention ia case OF need. v
er 70 carry ofI PROSTATE combaiant, u
were sale enough. But the bull, itsell d