The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-29
A ROYAL BULL FIGHT.

me Entertainment Gotten UP Especially
for the AmusementOf Alfonso and His
Bride.
FErom Edward Kings Madrid letter.
A daring fellow in green tights, white
SILK stockings, and jacket blazing with
geld and Jewels. ran up in front OF the
bull, holding in each hand 4 flexible dart
enveloped in stray at one end. Quick
rs lightning The bun sprang at him, but
the man went TO one side, and the two
darts were sticking in the animals neck.
It was as quick as thought The ban
deTillos made the bull crazy. with rage
he shook himself, but they entered more
deeply into the skin; he fOamed at the
mouth; he was terrible. He ran at a
knot of his enemies and frightened them
so that they fed in confusion, leaping
the barrier. Now all the devil m the
bull was reused. His motions was twice
rs quick as before. Thousands Of voices
were screaming advice from the benches.
81 Rafael, mind yearaepsi Well well!
MUy buen, Lagaitijol demonioi Andai
aBdai Now run for it, hombrei What
an ass, burre burritol" Then great
silence fell. The matador took red
cloak in his hand, holding concealed
beneath it sword, short and stout of
Made. He stepped gracefully and briskly
90 Che bull, and. held the red cloak
directly before bis eyes The buH flew
nj it. The InatadoI made false step,
saved himself, and looked up, pale and
quivering, to hear a tempest of maledic-
tons. The bull was after him again, and
followed him. Lightly as thistle-down
few to the rescue aidozen capeadors, who
Suffered their cloaks in the bulls
vision until he was directed from his
victim Then they gradually brought
him to standstill, and the matador
came before him again. Now began a
terrible duel between man and beast.
The cloth was at the bulls reach; he
plunged at it, and seemed to anDihilate
Bhe matador. But no, the man was al
WAYS out of reach, and his cleaning
blade was playing in the air. The bull
saw it, but the cloak was before him
S-s-s-ti Down came the sword between
che animals foreshoulders; but the bull
with aAnobleo and impetUOus motion,
shrew it out of the wound, from which
the blood poured in large streams The
nAatador drew another sword, and the
t216l DeSt1u st1shu- Evil IlLlt tustt ne
stabbed the beast but slightly the crowd
cursed him. Then he redoubled his en-
ergies and seemed to lose his prudence.
BY and by he made a flying leap; every
one stood up, thinking to see him lying
gOred TO death. But, on the contrary,
Ne stood some yards away pointing TO
che bull, in whose shoulder the sword
wss planted to the hilt. The King was
kauguidly applauding with his white
gIOved hand. And the speetators--it
was bedlam The bull struggled, but
fie dreadful sword Sapped his life. He
ragged and ran, frothing, upon the agile
cloak bearers. They decamped, but
returned as they saw the poor animal
walk away a short distance and lie down
with his tongue out. They few to him
and began to tempt him to renew the
contest. This was most piteous of all.
He looked up at them with glazing eyes,
cot of which all british malice had de-
parted, as the great mystery of death
overlook him. 1t was horrible. look
ed up at the young Queen; she had
turned her eyes away.