, 1880-12-25

surEi.i0i Connr-1unnx MIlL1ANsoxm1sar. Gs..
james it, rnrchitu y. Michigan ccntral ltatlroasi
trial.
BULL.FIGnTlNG IN SPAIN.
4 Frcncl. Writer who I'ronomnccH the
Sport 1Irnta1 und Cosvardly, md Not |
ut All Dangerous. |
Cstn.t'is I,yis.us IN f'arts Figaro.
haye travelled III Spain. L have even seen |
something there which 1!as never been
recorded by n1,y rotnnnco writer or traveller
that I have ever heard of-rlnmc1y: TINT II,
certain districts they still p!ow tho ground
with awords, custom original enough
suroly In tho land of the Ctu! l}it will IT.
turn to this subject another time. please
Godl To-day | only wish 10 express my
opinion iii rcgart to bull-ilghts, and to de-
clare tllat they arc among tho most astoniss-
!ng llliInbugs possible to conceive. The
French romancs.s arc worry guilty IN this
connection. Upon tile faith Of writer's llke
Theopl,ile Gautier nnd Alexandra Dumas,
how many people w''o norcr set loot IN
Spain have adopted tho habit Of spenkinx ot
the Muton,nchfaE entertainments with pms
sionate admiration?
o tho poor llorsci l a1n perfectly aware
10 AC0tlllcA ~ AI on%@@h~N"f sN+e% s>,--e
for such a purpose no onot could buy pure
bloodcd stceds, worth 5000 or G,000 francs;
but this miserable consnmpttvo and ]asnenta-
be hack does not the less contradict BY his
very astcct Ut hltleoitsl1es3 tho magnificent
promises Of tho advertisement!
4 prudent i!lnn opens the dohr OF tno l1Ttt,
and ! terrified bull r,lsl,es oHt, ? @ bnii wlllcl,
has Just been vigorously pticket with E0ad
iii order to compel him to make his entry til
theatrical manner. .+
Now tho cntertaIninent ms begeth. Inc
lie sees Tie nurse OF the picador, anil rtlslGs
at him With tho velocity OF cal'n9ll-bali.
burying IFS 'of,s to their roots n the anl,
ma H., o1s bsy yIo s a 3 aa tns sEcst sa
Ha.t bec,, GENEROUSLY baniagetil Sometimes
it is in tho torse's chest that tie bu1l bu7tes
bal i % tpies to "it i'll i,orse ad rIdsr together,
Tho baildcrillefos CONG and sinks, their
cloaks, and draw. off the attention of thG a'li-
tic bull sees him. and rusl,cs forward to dis
| embuwel tho seet,lld horse, While the assist
ants Md tile first dsnlnuntcd cavalier to Ills
feet. lie Is 50, weighed down with lfon
brown wa!stcoat TINT 1t would be Impossible
tor Him to get up without help,
Thp bull kills tho second horse, tflon
third, sometimes fourth qr eys,, .nprs; n",,,on.
like nc, tlat tic plcatlor's duty Is to stop tho
bull III ILLS nal career and protect III h!s horse
Ths pc"dGTh y a1eee 1see onS @ ns III lse e1n q
st tte tho bn Ths s ties f"rless II" annai @ ast @ ho
allowed to wear himself out, and to tlisenl-
bowel tho helpless aud blinded animals, ti1-
spent. 81, mt Tllo proof is that 1t. Tainpeluna, Inst
simmer a picatlor who Ind dared to defend
Ills horse WIS nut in prlsou.,,'. ,.,,. A., ,,..,,
And how dues the lMata.tor XII TIC Dnli?
ALI 1t Is then TINT tho spectacle becomes
Iul14 ln,,p, and tircsOne indeed. The cspttltt
wits until the ball chooses to offer himself
10 Illm Under good conditions. But. unfort-
nnae The nrsathlfss :. as n,, does n9t r.
should hu? 1nasniucl ns no dues not know
exactly what IL wanted Ut lin. :. =.
There Is Il sudden lightning Of steel; the
% pest Of hisses. liz ,s missed ills am Good
l,o tries again. Thts ti,uu tho sword has en-
tered up 70 Tho Hit, But the bull does nopt
full. On tho contrary, lio seems to tavo inatte
the NleMa. The minutes PISS. Tho nnimal
Is 81! III 1Irin upon its legs Tho public bcco'no
tired aild roar out: ,...
"Otra cspattn!" (Anotfor swortD
dor piunEcs his SECOND weapon up 10 the
liIt. besl,le tho first.
At Azpe1tn ! !saw, bull who Ind three
swords buried lii lin, nno after tho otler,
wholc l,alf-ilnur he refused 10 full. nsld you
. Gun imagine how ilnc'' tho people were
.ainnse,l during TINT llnlf-honr:,
At ls[ltlua saw another bull who had q
7 sword plunged init wny lntO Ills neck, md
remained standing fortwenty-seyen minutes
turning his hcatl, first. to right and thei
to left, In order TINT tlle hiatlu Ut tho sw0rt
; should sll,k ~ further Mt eacl!, movement
touchIug tic animals skin, he persisted Ii
! rofWslnx 10 die, ai,tl they lind 10 Knock hin
. oil the lieutl ta finish him.
And, finally. saw Lngartijo, tint ,espala
classic school Of innia.lt,rs, pscrco bull 81,
> times viii lis sword before he couhl maxi
, | him fnll.
! fFho most astonishing characters III MI till
= rako tho sa,ld Of the i, are'!E anl kecp g.,
smooth. lhcy rci'intN tlao1G tno Mnu'o ili..' XII.
~ tts!1.n ~ MIL, no t,,rntn" tsr isntts
a,,ti nayiuE M jittlo intention to to bull ~
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