, 1879-02-08
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY,


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0raplro Description Of q Mexican I,u,l. Fight
-Flvo Persons Cared to Ucntt.
stn Fsunctseo thronteit
/ had been riding nil day In the glowing heat
Of tflc sultry climate, out now a. the sunset
hour afew near de!acioas cooihess pefVadct
the atmosphere, md l let my taded mule walk
quietly along the narrow trail By which was
annroachInr The enrtent town of Rav1crao,a,o
!ust u! luc son"',ss s. " e'A@'o@ anu en,"ua''ua
ID Northwestern Mex'cos Vh hehteflng Tic tom
passed by tnhng houses that presented no ap-
naret iutiucement to expcct either comfort or
*oo. s"ss'' I H.. ".n na na.oe ',',, % n'ase,
snffouhdeo W snail garden well supplied
With ahaat trees, ao"cFinE Shrubs, and climbing
vines. which gave hope of safe shelter uni
abundant fooi. An oI1 Mcxfran VIVA seatctt
,,.,,,, ,1,a ..o.-.+.o II. ~aod,I. .r,a..5 ~. ~
upou '1c uo'' 's'op. 1Ae 'eso', e'a'.ea nis 1c-
quest 1of accommodations Tor tue hleht. was
anxious to continue my journey Oh the morrow,
ouidr who tne,x the wny ocrosssthc cn,,ntrv n
Et ts"".t,,, ,,Ia., Ios,a3atas tis,sta:s ~ ~
!oea'loa WHICH acs'sna.eo Ae h1os'heu 'ho
f'at one coata not DC naa t'c next Jay as ts'rre
was to bo great bull.tlght OIL tho edge Of the
town. and tl,e man that would hayc TO c,nnloy
was To frht tlc b,i,j: but tint The next Jay a.
ter I rn,,id ret him fnr nv rutdc. nryrr nm,
faultWith tic tneyitsb]e, and decided at once to
remain u,e tiay lnnrer in tuwn u1l a1su Ia vii.
ness tic buylnc cot,trst with ;l1c man,
Thn scc,,c 81 thr ijv1,t wa. ~ It. In mn old
corrnI inrioscl on threo sides bv IIeh nIui thick
adobu walls, md on the other by what ar,teared
tn In nm tsnnenctrahln fcnrn of A Crnwth NJ
nJtuhavn. n rnrfns of a flufrj ,n1nninar farm
'n,S cr,,,,I sith ~ I.r3.,iinr nrrnv ~ .frnn.,
shnrn tfIor,,s. Il formed fcner. wi,lch unithcr
nun nor beast would endeavor to break through.
ihc atule walls. TO a level With them. aid ni
III, wcrc nrrnnrci thr seats frot,, whirh ,hc
sncrtatnra could Witness The sirht freq frou, ali
t,nnvcr. liz hnat nror,ret1 for ma frnnt aent
arena. Tl,o seats were all occupied, most Uf
thptn bv women. nni sl,ch an nacrr9atiou ri
rat,riy iints / ID, mt tbtnk could no fonntl esc
Where. No matter If thc dress vns oiI AMI
uni 1ashiug viii brightness. 49, ~e'''s'~
Yomnr mcn ,yrrn fht.rr. tiark.yIsarrd. acow,-
Inn Irnoustv ,,n,u carI nti,er. Mama wrrn f,t1lv
cind' xhiir' thr yenrinr annarcj nf alter. c,,;,
All brccch.rinth. SONG ot tnIs lstte'r ejass 81
s,rn wcrc snIeniii sn.cimcna NJ m,tsrt,iar ,r.
vcinnn,rnt. Iithe. nctfye. sc,f.nosscsscd mi
rvJrntlv sonsrn,s nf thctr strenrth n,,Ii nro~.
c wos tsa lie arcna ny ~ nas.c ~ u t'.
,nnro nerfcc, fcsn than hi.: Il wss on thna t,"
s',,i,t"r synut1 delTht r., hayr ~ ~ n mnis, -,
tho pafnttr would rejoice to lciIpcate upon hs
cnnyna. fle hold In ills arlns ha sirst.born, which
l,e fondled with fathers wurtuest pride, uni
p!aced himself where could not fall to notice
his infant xom. male aolne complimentary re-
With delight. wilo tie mother, who stood near,
replied IN musical vOlc0 with har thanks for
the notice Of her bntlc.
After taking my scat looked down into tho
only for t,!s powerful and perfect bulti, but also
Tor his uoou.humored expression md calm sell-
nusseAslou. Az he loitercd ABOUT In ttls arena
there WIS self-consctollsncss OF tile victory he
would achieve when his oppoucnt SHOULD bo
driven i'll t!,e iuc1Usure. There was soIno little
delay before tho bull came upon tlte scenc, but
wl.cii Iau.o gatc tn the udo6o wall was opened
NM! hu entered the corral will, 4 rusl, an,! !
hn,Inii. terrible urrsentin1ent Of nm awful trnr.