, 1869-11-07
An AMERICAN ABROAD.

ANp xC1kA0k0 and Fa1kACk4A4-
Cruel and RcpuIsivo sconea IA tho
AFcna-CnsttSfau Delight and C>-
lnrnb2nn DEnGnAt-Eouaen Morally
metAmorPhosesl.
tFRoN OR srxc1L coRR1aPoUUL1
AADR1p, Spain, Sept Il
by no meaua the least disadvantage Of travel +
that Jon feel bound To See and do th1nKs n uxT-
el!er which - ta1lons1 animal yea xrc lndtnxrnt
10. oy, pefhapA, naturally ahrtnk from. No one
can have greater terpe1An,entA 1epulnon than
from tce1es OF rstn or cruelty, unl8sa can RS
l1eve OF repsess them. Aud yet nom purely In
curiosity, Or from phlosophic spirit,
might witness or Investigate What IN ltst excited
ahdorIence or diRgnu-
This Il my INT visit to Spain, and u
tho county y AvsJs aksoc.z.ed with
bull-ngnla, 3oo feel tha1 you have rot performed
sour du,y a tra7endetf you 60 Away w1rnoa.
bertng what they regard here u the great national
sport The csptta Is not re.J acttre NJ preAen.-
Indeed II never Is except tn the midst Of revon1-
r.on-lor the season Of bunneas and pleasure has
not Jet opened. The cur&M nssemhe
there Is In Msdrtd, political, CONNER.
c!al, tocla1 and immoral, viii be assr. DQli-a9nts
arc yc'T rare during September, and the one n
terdea lhis Afternoon Is, understand, thc trBs /
that has been given 1ot some time. I wish Il
might be the iasi- < obtained \ ticket through TIC
porter n the hotel which is usually the bess plan,
a. the SPECTATORS buJ them n packets OF forty or
nftg kome days before the exhibition, and sell
Them At exoroitanl ratea-
THx hNo.
All the lights, believe, take place In the TIM
rtnK IS II u called, sttuAted IN a convenient To-
Czsliiy, aud IRE, or rather have been, ~ popular
With the higher a the lower c.AsRes. The ring u
very mitch Ike ctr circuses, md are, no douot,
modelled after she ancient Anphiiheatrss, The
csrEle IN the middle being nlle With saw-dust and
divided from the sl,ert&tt,fS by barrier four or
ase fres high. The seats for the audience, or the
T,aieDce nore properly, arc one above tue Other,
and are mora or less comfortable, necordnQ 70 The
price paid 1os AImMaion. some parts OF the an
phttheAtIe are e!aboratey but ta~hrtly lifted up
for the nobility and omeia,s. GeserA
Prtn, serE2na, and olhers. having family
hoxes. The Royal box, long graced BY
lsaielab portN person, It r hardly
nccetsary TO say, II withput representation The
TOY al asua have heen removed, aaA thu pIaes Ia
vacant, or was II least Today.
THl eFrcTAToEs.
wens early to the Ring for wished to NC the
spectatoss aAaenbie. They began 10 come nearly
txo hou11 before The tina nAmei for taa eom-
meuconeDt OF The performance, These we're the
cornon people who hal tut engaged sca.k, snd
were znuous 10 get "A good plAcrs " possible,
The how er Glasses AKA the nos1 enthusiasts, lpye.s
ot lhe sport. AMI. not having had an opportunity
to witness It Tor tomn weeks, were unuzuxi,y
eager. 4 nulnbeF OF The peasantfy were present
atd = ore The picturesque Costumes Of the psoy-
lnceA- The men, for ths most part .hArd-feasused
and nrotaslooEtnE, impressed me a fellows that
m1eht be employed ~ Asaassto1 on 1ua1esala
t+snA 1he women were C1,IJ ts,ckts1 out rith
ribbons, tut did not appear very nea. or attractive,
though tiny latl good eyes and abundant hhtr,
that Was e.tsrclJ thtir own. There VA q phJx.eal
uLesttneAs In their melton, And \ frequent apyli.
cnt.on VI the!r brown hAnds " Atrcrunt paStA OF
,heir wsrfos'u tha1 Indicated they were not 1t Ill
exempt irvm the national insect Their mode OF
a:lsJ,DR the ceFporeAl valuation and OF Capturing
lhe eliu1 uIux1czl 0GenIels Has energetic md nc
doLh& pAturnl but II was hardly graceful OF poetic
I Isuproee,l NJ nsst They had come 10 peo tho nSht
but soan concluded shelr object was TO ca.ct
rrAs. The hitter, however, have since learncz
is only preamble TO the principal pleasure-sas
rec1eauon Of the country. Wnen Spantsh wruer
have Iotnlcg else 10 do they falt In love or han
neak- When they have any occupAt!on, which +
se.:0n, they 10 not allow their hearts ur the III
kcCts 10 trouble them.
AZ the honr for the spo1t drew nigh, The seat
rapid, alirl with weil-dlessed women anl thet
cavaliers. The day wA veJ warm but cloudy
and no, 30 oppressive a. AHdsl usually Is At u!
| tcaeou Of 1ae ycas. Aos: OF tue better class o
women wore Light coiotH, with long black Seil1 oi
| thrir heats failing Over theif inli anil Aupl
khou,cr.. In, no, a. nil copcea1,ur tnctr c,nerm
| Lusts. Soma Of thru wcrn 20 bountsous In ths
| NAV ,hat tney reminded oue of the ooest1onan
nor,r,v. ot Aonr, S,,r,.1 t;a,,r1rl,e ~ F.tY..
rompadour, Du Harry. and many otne. h,stosl
dcni-mOndatnes toI safe IN the ahop& Of toe PalAi
RlJsl At raslA.
was told the andlerce Was not va
! fashionable, a. many persons OF wcaA
! ana di,,tnct,on we're au,1 ont a. tarn Jodgm
| ,-r ~ ~. \, a, 49,, - ...w., ~ w. On. ~ ~
! MOS, f,,n ,orsh,, mi .ren IN Enron- r. tr n,
h.sr .,rr,, roore r,,n,onshI. ahn,I, nav. tren
h,ss n. ~. sannnncaa nj ~ tr.ca a. ,.ntr
,,,s..,s
rus Rsrr.1 sronr.
The 1trt viii hold st,our len thousaud peo5.
! and when ,he s.cnai VA. oiven far the nnht 10 +,
t,n All ,be sea1a were occun,ed. An the chatun,
uoline. 1ea~ca,ch,nc. and irritation ceased tnei
.yert eve Is strained. every head tent rorNar
t ax II H.
H., - '-oas -.a.0.a speeIsc.e pec Wese Weolly move
y. Inc apestatp1s seemeo entneV epaann' at
IN not 'o'1A II 4AlpiooAole to21 Hhs 1he On
Pe0un pfesens VINO Raa never Witnessed a slsnih
e1nap.'oa' %
fhs'' t"o 1nsn " seses lsekets ano sno
'e.e, A'"s. VIC s"otusr APIS~ten ~ u
WV ~ 1"af"e u |1'e4'e'N oa nose
oa.A. LUZ W. % 'otus' ma"e naoaetooa a'1u'se'
au ~ as.ma .aosaa' nv ,rs she m..ei loae @ .teas
'ae tug e 'e'a4 aHeA taeo .ue iootneu opeat
sa'e " lug s.uan.e ios tne oal@ aAo u
| AAo~n soioeee'hs " tne nanhes o. eonaacut
me- nasaeaa' spot- snoola nave expected 10 St
NJ In'oit"'en ua' tusa uos paving Aua oeAo"1a
! ~" Nht w s"91Hs 10 uratn Tue utst hslak taloQ
eoc4a seaee- a Minute e'apseu ahd no baA mAt
lis afpeata1te- Ihe1 ote ol tue tootmcn srot
70 tne entrance, nased rca nag he had IN D
nMo, ana nt.efco snafp cf5, nals thfeat II
NM eu1se. Az o"i. iaen DC tafas1 IL 1anc
Fieicns me aninAs noe sorroser though 4
posHlon Tas tntn fhat could not rec in.o I,
sA'e"A., !Aea1ua' ~" U4astelt Gat sui tneFe ri
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