The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-04-13
~TANTALIzING THE Bulls.

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TANTALIZING II Bulls.
The excitement increased with their
appearance, for these men are full of a
daredevil courage, and delight in the
wild fury of the bull, tantalizing him in
all the ways they can, and fitting about
him like gorgeous demons, often flying
across the circle with the bull close at
their heels, and gaining n place of safety
just as you think them doomed to deS-
truction. If the beast shows any signs
of faltering, darts are thrown into his
neck, and he again grows furious, to be
met by IN increase OF torment from his
agile prosecutors.
After this has gone on some time, the
leading matadore asks permission to kill
the bull, which being granted, he throws
his cape over his sword, and engages the
attention of his foe. Now comes the
struggle between brute cunning and
brute force, and the excitement grows
intense, though to me it had a sickening
horror attached that destroyed all
thought of pleasure. Keeping close to
the animals side, and carefully watching
his chance, the matadore at last casts his
cloak about his horns, and while the
poor brute is battling with this unsub.
stantial foe, thruSts his keen sword up to
the hiIt through the fierce thnbJing
heart. A staggPr, Il heavy thud, and
the braves tell that the first act iscnied,
the bull Qeing quickly drawn away by
four gayly caparisonCd horses.
Not always do thescFtrage,lics lave q
onc-sidcd ending, Often both mon and
horses are carried away dead, and yet
this does not stop the sport. The death
of one bull was enough to satisfy me,
however, and | left the ring with my
estimation of the Spanish American con
siderably strengthened, for he has never
been a i~avOrite of mine.
BLOODY ROW.
At 4 bull fight in Callao, not long ago,
q rather amusing and sanguinary affair
occurred. The matadore deputed to kill
the bull having made several Intellectual
thrusts, was approached by a chola, so
drunk that he could but stagger, who
took the sword from him and determined
to do the job. This the bull-fghters OBJ
jected to, and they tried to persuade the
man to retire from his perilOus position,
keeping the bull cornered in the other
part OF the ring. Their words incensed
the man, who began hacking at them
with his sword, and then the police were
called in. The rough part OF the audience,
who would have much liked TO see the
fellow gored to death, now took his part
against the police, and, jumping into the
ring, began assaIlting them with stones.
Pistols were produced. and then Il troop
of dismounted cavalry were marched in,
and the fray began in earnest.
Swords and pistols were freely used,
and fragments of clothes and bodies were
seon flying about in all directions. At
last the bull broke away from the mata-
dores who had been guarding him, and
charged through the crowd, paying no
respect to person, and having impaled a
negro by the back of the vest, carried
him around the ring, the poor fellow bel.
lowing wildly for mercy even this did
not stop the tray, and it wasonly by their
rifles with ball cartridge that the troops
managed to restore order, and got the
audience quiet. This done, the wounded
were dragged out TO the hospital, and
the erformance again began.
Truly, a bull fight is a wonderful man.
Hesitation of the intelligence and refine
ment of the modern Spanish American.
Cor. " Y EUeai0g Nail.