New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

Mexico, more mercful than Spain, does away with
horses altogether. With the establishment Of real
republic the old country may adopt the reforms OF
the new.
This youDe bull did not know what TO make OF
the scene lie had no disposition to hurt anybody,
consequently his audience informed him that he DIS
gTaced Christopher Columbus that he was no better
than he should be, that he was o beast Spurred on
by these taunts, he proceeded to gore the nearest
horse and unseat his rider, who, not showing
disposition 10 mount again listened to the graft
flying chorus of Coward!' II is excessively brave
for men secure from danger to bully those who run
a certain amount of risk. The picador grew very
red in the face, gesticulated profusey, and finally
remouuted the ripped-up horse. Bull No. 2. how
ever seemed unwilling to fight. He tossed his head
and paved the ground. lie believed in peace. lie
refused TO shed the blood for which thousands
thrsted, and when the first banderillero launched
hisb arbs his bullshp jumped the barrier, much
to the scattering of venturesome spectators lhce
| is no escape, and back he went to be butehereh
Butchered he was, for the espada ran the sword IN
bunglingly the bull shook II out and the work had
| to be done again. was spared the extra par
bariy of the media luna, which consists in cutting
| the tendOns Of the bulls hind legs with long
handled instrument shaped like half moOn, so tlat
the poor creature may fall and be dispatched with
knife This IL Tes0rted to when the espada utterly
| fas
Thus ended the second bull The third was az game
as the first the fourth Young and naive AZ the
second, the fifth not unlike the first and third By
this time the spectacle grew intoerable To see
fair young women, boys, girls, wbite-headed men
enthusiastic a One-sided sport in which all the
animals but man of death, excItea mingled
feeling of indignation and disgust The RhMe
Islander stood with his face to the wall. lie kicked
| the back of the box, l kicked the front This was
our only outlet for pent-up feelings. The
Spaniards are brutes," exclaimed the Rhode
Islander. "They are not fit for O republic" said l.
Then bethought me that this was hardly just
II is possible to be kind hearted and yet enjoy
bull-feht. The New Yorker who sat beside me
had the tenderest of hearts, but, from much
experience, took an interest in the m1el
between man and bull. What we drink in With
mothers milk we accept without criticism Chill
dren that play Toro with basket bull likely to
view the real game unmOved by pity Horrible as
the sport may be- it is not the CHASTITY thing Rome
once took pleasure in What Italian would relish
bull fight As Rome has grown out Of brutality, so
nav Spain. The Republican leadersdislike bull
fights but it wOud cost them their heads to suggest
abolition. Sooner will Spain voluntarily free her
slaves and grant Cuban independence than conDive
at the suppression Of her peculiar institution"
She will not forswear it until she has learned to
prize fair play beyond fair words.
Leaving the sickening scene we drove in the min
iatnre HYDE Park and saw az mnch Of fashion as
had returned to town 1t Paris over again.
The women wore French clothes and the men were
the same pale blds6 creatures had left in the Bois
de Boulogne. Society that goes about on wheels is
identical all the world over. | behcld neither the
typical Spanish man nor woman. Never have
~ oil
marked on its own soil az it is found in America.
There are more Greek heads in the United States
than in Greece The purest classical profile known
to me is that of a New England woman. Mixture
of races seems TO produce the characteristic beau
ties Of all.
Near the Plaza dc TOros is the Cock Pit Perform
ances at the latter place begin at noon, 30 that
Madrid can take its cOck-fghtiDg en- route 70 its
bulls What economy in high bred pleasurel And
why should il be fashionable for women to witness
the disemboweling Of blinded horses and not the
fury OF equally matched cocks There is so much
more manliness in the latter as to render it emf
nently respectable when compared with the former.
Half way between cocks and bulls is the palace of
Marshal Serrano, who appears to occupy similar
position between Republicanism and Carlism. He
is shrewd man. Does this signify that half way
between CASTELAR, and Don Carlos lie the probabilities
OF Spanish government
On returning from the DIVE ! received an inv-
taton to dine. What comfortable sensation it was
TO sit down before real table at the Cafe FOrno-
Madrids Delmoncos-and eat q tOlerabe French
dinner | had breakfasted at the hotel, but deln-
svely. The steak had tenderness without taste the
PURGE Of potatoes might well have been paper IN
pupy state of mash. Owing to the WORKOUT con-
diton of the SOIL neither Spanish meats nor veget-
ables possess any flavor among fruits, watermelons
and grapes alone grateful to the taste Flavor is
confined to butter and onions. OF the latter very
little goes great way Of the former the very least
goes no way at all with not the butter born.
1t is simply impossible, and well deserves the name
of "hogs lard" do not refer to olives, because
they are exceptionally fine and prove the rule.
There is no country in Europe with so horrible
cuisine as Spain. This is the dominant reason why
self-respecting travellers carefully avoid it. Not all
the traditional beauties Of Andalusis compen-
safe for prolonged insult to a literally educated
stomach. Do not languishing black eyes pale in
the presence Of pork and garlicf After dinner
came the ballet, and did not see Emerssn's Brah-
ma, 1.-The Doubter and the doubt" enamored of
young lady in short skirts and burnt alive in her
armsi There is nothing like ballet for unmiti-
gated historical veracty After the ballet was there
| not the going home, catching glimpses of cafes
| saturated with black coats Cigarette and cav
| sucrtf retired to the soothing accompaniment of
cafe buzzng, feeling satisfied that my first day in
| Madrid could not have been fuller had it been
| packed as piles driven. KF.