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Correspondence Of the Graphic.

Pa6tlmo.
Correspondence Of the Grophtc
MADRID, Feb. 26.-I do not doubt
tha' American readers would be in>
te' stcd in n description of Span,
is bull-fght, every detail of which
Yves roted in pencil at the time OF
occurrence. The following particu-
hrs are transcribed from my diary :
After brcakfasting ut the Fonda
Peninsular 1 besought mine host 10
tell mo the plcasantest way Of
spending the day, His dark~bro WI
face manifested at once tho pleasure
it afforded him to suggest tho bull
fight, while he gave me directions
regarding the purchase of q ticket
and the place of the contest. Some
hours later I strolled up tho Callo
Allcala until q ticket Office was
reached, where seats for the bull
fight were advertised.
I purchased one marked "sombr,,"
(shade) those exposed to the glare
Of the sun being cheaper, but less
desirable. Passing through tho
city, large open place was reached,
at the opposite extremity of which
stood circular amphithcatro Of
brick, two stories in height The
roads leading thither were lined
with little booths, at which were
sold the wine of Val do Penas and
other beverages. Many elegant
equipages swept past, and for the
first time since my arrival in Spain
have L beheld n type of that female
lovelincss for which CASTLE has ever
been noted. The women of Madrid,
as rule, are not pretty; even the
liquid, lustrous eyes and luxuriant
masses of hair, arranged with con-
sunlmate skill, do not compensate
for the wretched, faded comploxions
"..u imp forms that one is continu-
ally meeting. I soon arrived Mt the
building and gropod about the
dark corridors of the first floor
seeking tassage leading to the
seats within. While thus occupied,
loud shouts were heard and clnpping
of hands and stamping of feet. En-
tering the gallery the arena as seen
was perhaps one hundred and fifty
feet in diameter, bounded by high
barrier, which, in turn, was cncom-
passed by an annular alley; behind
this rose tier after tier of seats up
to the covered galleries The dens
in which the wild cattle arc confined
up to the time of combat have also a
port-cullis entrance to tho ring I;
directly opposite these was hand
some pavilion which I correctly
judged to be the royal box. For a
moment L experienced a very
strange Notwithstanding ins
describable-what it was I scarcely
know. A sudden shock; utter as
tonishment, which may be likcnod
to the effect produced upon n ncrv-
Gus midnight scanner of one of
Wilkie Collins thrilling "situa-
tions." The arena of ancient Rome
seemed actually before mc-t,ngled
ideas of Olympian games.-of the
gladiators and martyrs fitted
through my brain. Then my eyes
were riveted upon two disabled
horses in the ring, painting in death
throes the fight had begun.
From their hanks CORY cntrails hung,
and as the purplish intcstincs ooso
ont, forming a bloody ball, J. hear
laughter on all sides. There. is a
young girl behind me. How can
she endure this ? I look around
and see her apparently unmoved-
not at oil agitated on the contrary
rather disposed to enaeui, and
bored.
Now third blindfolded steed
with rider approaches the bull.
The horseman poises his lance, and
the brute charges at him. Now is
the chance for dextority; now the
time to wheel about saving horse
and piercing bull simultaneously.
But no! the horse is held steadfast-
ly awaiting the onslaught. AS the
rider buries his lance in the bull,
the steed impaled upon tho horns of
his adversary is lifted into tho air,
while the ground turns crimson with
his blood. The rider falls beneath
the dying horse, and tho bull, mad
dened by the lance-thrust, prepares
to charge again. But ut this