Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-09

| sltOn, while the men with Cnpes occupied
the bulls attention. This was the signal to
retire the horses and to let the 6dHdeTittTOs
begin their work The banderllero comes
on Mt the second stage Of bull fight felt
glad to see the horses retire. but noticed that
| | no longer felt sorry for the bull, since had
seen how devilish he was in his work. Twas
| glad to know that he was to be put out of the
way. Probably was becoming brutalizod.
TIE BULL MADDENED TO FRENZY.
The bull was enraged because the horses
were withdrawn. But thus far he felt that he
had had the best Of it. Still he looked his
antagonists over in his steady, resolved way,
and seemed saying to them, What will you
have y lie was not long without an answer.
A daring fellow in green tights, white silk
stockings and jacket bhzing with gold and
| jewels, ran up in front Of him, holding in
each hand flexible dart cnveloped in straw
at one end. Quick as lightning the bull
sprang at him. but the man went to one side,
and the two darts were sticking in the ami
mails neck. II was as quick as thought. The
bdHd,rillos made 4 bull crazy with rage he
shook himself but they entered more deeply
| into the skin he foamed ut the mouth. lie
| was terrible. Ic ran at a knot Of his enemies,
and frightened them so that they fled in con-
fusion leaping the barrier. But others came
new JdHd,ri were stuck in the poor brute's
hide they whizzod through the air, some Of
them bearing little banners. Now all the
! devil in the bull was reused. His motions
were twice as quick as before. Thousands Of
voice, were screaming advice from the bench
Is Rafael! mind your steps! Well well
NVy Jien LdgddJo! d,iH0Hi0! Anda anda!
Now run for it, RoH.bjt! What an ass, burro,
54yTtoI Go home and bury yourself, Fuera!
| Caramba' There he Lad it Oh, my angel
Oh, Alouzo! Brayol Here he oomos! rs an
t0rO Idiot Can't You throw Look out
! look outlook out. L. he dead No-not
even scratched, but rather pale All tho
! balls tongue is out N0. Ho S. ST. No
Aom5rt. 81, CaJallero! Oh Oh Oh Dios
Enough enough Of Landerllos In @pada
The matador Where is the Killer, the bravo
the beautiful ndtadoy! All there he t..
See lie is coming How beautiful his cos
tune. 'Tis satin lIO, no. lo La cyydad
Hist there he is kuecliug before the King!
Now he takes Of his hat, and rniscs bis arm.
Now he makes his speech, and throws his
cap away with great sweeping &, ,sturc. 1t
is H. If he threw away lis l,fr at the same
time. Ne, hom5ye' 81, 81, 81, a thousand
times, 81, homhr,, Bravo toro. Bravo 81
matador Ioho ho-ho-ho.o. 600! Caramha,
Then a great silence fell.
I'M fINAL CONTEST BlrwEES TIE ANIMAL AND
MATADoh
The matador took a red cloak in his hand
holding concealed beneath it a sword, short
and stout Of blade. He stepped gracefully
and briskly to the bull aud held the red cloak
I directly before his eyes. The bull how at it,
u The matador made false step, saved himself
e aud looked up, pale and quiyorug. to hear a
ct, ,tempest Of mnidictious The hul was after
j. him again, nd followed him. Lightly as
m l.is,lc down few to the rescue dozen
Il opcadors, VIII futtor,d their cloaks in the
u l1rsyision util he was diverted from his
victim The they gradually brought him to
be- n stand still, and the matador came before
r. him a.du.
,r Now ,pcaIa terrible duel between man
IL and hcas. PIE cloth was Mt the bulls reach
r be plunged ait and seemed to annihilatc the
m matudor. B 10 the man was always out
d, of reach, Gutlis cleaning blade was playing
lis in the air he bull saw it, but the cloak was
N before him st Down came the sword
=, between the limnl's fore shoulders but the
k bull, with noble and impetuous motion
on threw il outf the wound from which the
III blood poureu large streams. The matador
Sc drew auoth sword, and the duel began
IS, again Eactime that he stabbed the beast
er but sliChtly.e crowd cursed him. Then he
IN rodouhlCd h energies ard seemed 10 lose his
ld prudence. iyand-by be made a flying
s. leap; everyne stood up thinking to see
n him lying cd to death. But on the con-
be trary, lie stel some yards away, pointing to
lis the bull iIIyhose shoulder the sword was
ed planted to t hilt The King was auguidly
ry applauding ith his white. glovtd bands. And
he the spCc,ate It wns Bedlam.
% DnH or TIN FIRST BULL
G. The bun nggled but the dreadful sword
ut sappod his Il He ragged, AMI ran, frothing
-, upon the agi cloak bearers They docamp-
=. ed, but retuod as they saw the poor animal
It walk away short distance, and lie down
r with his tome out. They flew TO him and
e. began 10 tept him TO renew the contest
This was MT piteous Of all. He looked MP
rT at thom vi glazing eyes out Of which
all british lalce had departed AS the
q, nj mystuof death overlook him and he
III seemed struling to say, "Oh come boys
a this isn't 4 I'm hurt, and down, and
ps there are tomany of you. / didn't intend
h. to carry it Sar!" The bull seemed human
a, IL, and thnon bru,nli2cd, at this supreme
moment. forgot about the gored horse
one of the ecutiontr rs took II short dagger
VI drove il inthe spinal marrow of the animal
~ and the tripcts sounded. The first fight
Iss was over. he bull fen on his side, and the
Vi gHily cRparinod mules came in to drag him
ignominioW away.
IL Then theaador came forward TO receive
! the COml4llntk Ct lle II clilloTk iOT ms maj
le adroit swoi thrust. His name was raptu-
I1 u rously shod ten thousand times. Hats
u, rained upouim, and he tossed them back
III to their ow1s until his arms ached. Young
:" swells thre their cuaks down to him that
'" he might VIZ upon them. Cigars, fruit and
money wenast at him. He went of proud
j. and content. Had he been unsuccessful,
- sticks woulprobably have been thrown at
" him.
.b | TIE BRUTAmow CONTINUES TILL EIGHT BULLS
=. ARE SLAIN.
nd We lad short respite. The trumpets
Sc sounded, t picadors reappearcd and new
le bull burst to the arena. This bull wasted
. no time Ie drove all the cape-futterers
It. out of thring, killed horse in less than
at two minut sent picador of on q stretcher,
Mt and took anmendous dive at the halbordiors,
re who receid him with lowered spears but
al with blamed faces. lie broke one or two
er of their Sar blades, kicked ut them con-
&c temptuoui, gOred a second horse-but here
en- his Star ban TO pale, for he received a ter
w rife lane wound. This sobered him, and
4 seemed tcXLaust his energies. The capes
ho could not,cite him, the spry and deft men
,h pulled HAIL and stole the rosotte from his
nd back Heas no giant after the lance wound.
Il The only ing which he did WIS mercifully
p! to finishhe second horse, which was in
G. convulsio of agony. Then the banderillos
lg were plnul in his neck and a new matador
r. finally dittched him. The crowd grew i'm
le patient, a were glad when he was dead.
lis lie had omised well but finished badly.
~ His delut an artist was meteoric, his career
Id tame. rs often in human life-but no
Sc matter aht the moral.
o. Once IRE the trumpet and another bull.
w. 1t took II some time to realize the situation,
tn but whehe did, he proceeded TO business
ed with an ergy even superior to that of his
lis immedia predecessor He didn't like the
b! ring aute leRped out of it, 1t seemed i'm