Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-09-21
Of remorse for this atrocious deed l


did not feel particle. -.G 81 itL
Perceiving a handy stool, placed it
by the side of the lovely being, and,
standing upon it, flung my arms as far
round her waist as the vastness of its cir
conference would permit. 3li gtra3
ely with me into another land, glory
of thy sex!" / exclaimed. ~ E&
There was one difficulty on which l
had not calculated, namely, the exceeding
weight of the giantcss My mad inten-
tion had been to carry her off on my
shoulders, as Lothair carries Claudine in
the Miller and his Men. l might as well
have attempted to bear Cog and Magog
from their site in Guildhall. r.-8-
The giantess yelled with laughter at
my very ridiculous position, which, how
ever, she varied by catching me up in her
arms aud carrying me, like baby, out of
the booth.
On she stalked through the fair, fol.
lowed by a shouting multitude; but our
joint popularity did not reach its hight
till we came to the more aristocratic street.
The gossips ceased to gossip, flirtations
we're bought to sudden stand.still the
musicians left off playing, the dancers
stopped in the midst of the dance all the
beauty and fashion of Seville were absorb:
ed in the contemplation of two objects,
the giantess and her puny burden; the
former being regarded with admiration,
the latter with contempt.
Derision rose around me in filters, and
amidst the confusion Of roars and shrieks
| clearly distinguished deep guffaw, in
which recognized tn stern lungs OF the
commandant. ..a ..,.. -...
l tainted away, crushed into uncon-
sciousness by the weight of my own ab-
surdity. .. "a ia'5 ..5 "a vi n'a 81
ai N aaaRs ~ q.
When l had recovered, slowly pulled
myself together, and became aware that |
was lying in a vast circus. From the
ground, at the circumference Of this cir
Gus, seats arise in step-like order, and
above these was gallery, furnished with
other seats, which arise in step-like order
likewise ld7a p 'v Yaf
1t was bright sunny afternoon, and
in Seville the sun is the source of even
more heat than light. My faceless
friend for enemy stood by me, and spake
thus
"You had better have followed my ad-
vice; but as your are determined to make
yourself conspicuous you shall have your
own ridiculous way. To-day is the Tues
day in Easter-week; this is the Plaza de
Toros, or bull-ring. In half an hour the
bull.fght will begin, and ou are destined
to be the matador." ,... q. ..4 ...r
II am aware" l said, "that the mata-
dor is the person who kills the bull with a
sword" ---l II E.c.e
''Such is the rule, )" interrupted the face
less one, but you viii possibly illustrate
: the doctrine that there is no rule without
an exception" -o.a... I'D.
Il have never gone through the train.
ing of a matador, 1 objected.
"The more extraordinary will be your
performance" was the reply. "Be SC
kind as to give me your sword, throw of
your large cloak, take this smaller cloak
into your hands, and make the best-oi
J your situation" .md RI s
The faceless figure vanished when
had obeyed its injunction. A sound as
. of many trampling feet was around me,
! and soon all the seats were filled; those
on the ground floor with the roughs, those
in the gallery with the responsibility Of
Seville. Music was played by a band
! and, after pause, a huge bull entered the
, arena, looking very strong, and very dis
r aereeable, and the chuos, whose office
it is to tease the animal, with small cloaks
like the one with which I was covered
, made their appearance. My exceptions
functions as matador not having yet to b'
5 performed, l was expected to do my duty
7 with the other chulos. @ ir
Much diversion was afforded to thu
? spectators, when chulo after chulo spreat
D his cloak close to The bulls nose, ant
: nimbly sprang out of his way, when dan
ger was at, hand. lbtH .0E
r 1 spread out my cloak like my com
+ rades; but it was at distance from tn
bulls nose, and could not help wonder
Q ing that my peculiar caution seemed I
: attract no notice on the part of the pub
/ lic. igna enoiS YN ,g99uuo , baa 9 q
9 The picadoles, that is to say, the fight
y ers who ride wretched horses, and tantal
!. ize, the bull by poking him with Ion
Il speaqs, began their work. In spite of tn
al feal attempts Of the other chulos, and tn
d pretended attempts on my part to diver
) the fury of the bull by the ostentatiou
!. exhibitions Of cloaks, four or Eve horse