Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-04-15
The story orad Amateur BULL
Fighter,

4 distinguished Mexican gentle.
man told us one day Of his expert.
ence at bull.fghtihg in one of the
larger cities OF the republic. 1t is
the custom in bull-fghting coun.
trics for the young bloods of the
first families, who Wish to distin.
guish themselves, to appear in the
Plaza de Toros as amateurs on i'm.
portant occasions and fight the
bull.
On stch occasions the amateur is
usually allowed n companion, who
is posted in tho wayS of the ring,
and is called II "padrino." The
padrino directs the amateur how to
carry on the fight, and, in fact, acts
as his chapcroh and next friend
throughout. DIR acquaintance was
crowded into the fight against his
will but He Will let him tell it
himself, as lie told it to us:
81 said, NO, no, the bull haP
done me no insult; why should !
fight with him?' But they all said,
You are a brave young man, and
wantt to make YOUR way in the world
and be popular with the ladies; it
is better that y6u begin now that
you have so good time, and fight
the BULL So l lot them put my
name on the bills. Well, l like4
this matter not very much at all
but / could not get out of it, and &c
they kept me in. When the day
comes, | went III with my padrito
and said to myself as l sees the b III
Il will keep over on the other side
and let the others do the fighting.
But after time the audience begat
to get excited, aid, to encourage filt
oh, they began to throw orange'
and such tritles at me pretty lively
Then my padirno tame up to the
and he says:
'Look you; this will not do very
will at all 1! you do not fight thu
bull there will be row, and it il
better that you do not disgrace
yourself?"
$50 | told him, Il will fight th'
bull sooner as to dodge my head al
the times from the oranges an'
bananas which the audience throws
at me- ;" He locke at my saddl'
and said:
"The chinch is loose, and it i
bettet that you get off and let MI
tighten it before you go into th'
fight
nSo l got off and stood by the Bid
of my horse, looking at him t.
clinch him tighter. This title
was stboping over, and saw not th'
bull which was thinking was OF
the othe side bf The ring. As ] 81
stood feel mtss1f, lifted up int
the air, and wheh 1 came down, tn,
bull was on my t6o, tramping me
so that when they got him ava.
| could not stand, and was confnec
to my room for six weeks.
"Then they told me, when I va
well again, that the judges haC
awarded me the highest prize, be
cause l had to expose myself 81
bravely to the bull, and not try TO
to get out of the way when lie cbtD,
for me, 81 said that it was all well
! | was always n brave man and care
not much for the bull Then the5
said:
"'But tho judges let that bdl
but alive. and decided that whei
yoh should recover and the bul
should recover, you should fight j
ovef once more again together. Yol
are we'll, and the bull is very wei
indeed.
81 said, no, have no desire {
hurt the bull. He was receive mucl
aggrivatibn, and / forgive him 70
what he did to me-
"Thet said that such languag
would fiot do for the judges, and
| / did not like to fight the bull agaIl
1 was disgraoed for life, and it wa
better / shotild leave the city tha
evening. Now, there was a yOun
/ lady there which l thaught Of YER
much. and / uontluded it was bette
TO fight the bfll than 10 lose th
lady.
aWhen We went into the fin
again. i see the bull looking YER
mad and Ugly, and I cOnele9ed
would 90 on the other side aid wal
little whiIs-probably be Nigh
ret better nstorsd or afraid % CON