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

A'N'' lOu0tH, Aplbt5s tthh hll Allt ul-
savory and Nsightly appendages Of great
city. The n, is soldly built, and the gates
through Whit the animals are admitted are
OF immense Sickness. Huge corridors run
around 1t, beten the seats aud stairways, |
which lead to T. various galleries. The po-
ltencss OF Sent Collantcs had placed me in
n front rank in 10 lower gallery-what We
should call an otestra seat vt the theatre
and at point wire | could well observe the
King and Queen ID their suite. thought |
once or twice dung the afternoon my scat
was decidedly too .ar the ring for comfort
and would have be glad to move.
ARRIVAL OF THE En, QUEEN AND Nonu1TY
had not been sctd long before discov-
cred that the audiee or collection of on
lockers was intensely xcitcd. Shouts arose
answering shouts thwast arena seemed to |
trcmblc under the cohssion Of sound the |
arrival Of any well knoN person was the sig |
nal for roar which ust have made the |
bulls quake in their priu. Officials ran to |
and fro, settling dsputeaJotwcen new COM |
crs water carriers and car sellers screamed |
ont the virtues Of their w.s; and from the |
upper galleries came clnins for the appear |
ance of the popular favorit The balconies |
were sumptuously decorate with orange and |
yellow and with red velvet,nd crowns and |
coats ofarms at different pL s indicated the |
presence Of nobility. High above all the |
galleries save one was the val lodge. and |
herring the band playing III march which |
announced the arrival Of the ing. ! turned |
10 soc him Alfonso MI o;ysd Lr;,tIv |
dressed in a Captain Gcnerars,iform will |
n can entirely covered with qi Iorn liz |
Inns iuch i,nproy,d in nm, ar1,.. since H. |
residence in Paris and vienna: lo wbiskors |
and a moustache give manlVook IN his |
face. and his rpapu,rs are sim and mn
affected Tho younp Queen We a yyIitn
,.m,tilln unon her glossy brnids SLn ,ot
down Lcsii, the King in the front,,I. ord
there soon appeared behind the yo'ifui pair
tn" benevolent faces ot numerous snernblc
a'.'1'i ri',t I ''', % I,, cum,
tLcr m ,rnrr'ons follow iIp of H., ",'j
gentlemen Of tho court. who took pce,siou
Of either side OF the bnlcony. \ lar dele
gatlon oi Austrian oihc'rs' 'Ie'r 'r'l' gilt
'tii"s WIN n ~, ,I,', III '',i ,n 'h'
Si'' nv ,ii' a., ~ 'N UP
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TIE PROCESSION ENTERS THE AbENA.
When the Royal March was ended he Al
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lust beneath this balcony, and there entered.
No--not bull. but long and stately proce.
sim, which trspsrort,d MS hack to the dav,
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,1o,';,s d..s.1j il, coIr, ,,iits If lI,ck v,Iy,
.r5 ,,l,,,.t.d 80, ,,r,rrip,, SID. N,yt f,l
Ioy,,I dr,,wr,rr ON borsel.oct a larr.c drrn
srgro,,d,J on ,itl,,r side of his horses sad
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glcs. alonaliis. a rroyinciai d,lrratiou
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t.r,',Ja.. NJ ,I,n occo.ior TL,s. ,rotcctor
or, ,,c,,,I.r-,,, ~ rork ,ylc 1,;cn tn corf,t
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lor fayor;tos Reside tbesc coaches Glitter
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nch H.. rai,lo,y ,,,.,.. n,.,triroIJv minded
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On loot yLila L,Iipd tb,m. mcui,t,d q,
starved looking horses came the picndors
wicked fellows clad in brnid,d jackets. buck
| skin hose. pnruisled within with stiff iroI
supports. 80 that when horses fell upon then
| thty might not have their legs broken. Thes,
nica1ors were armed with enormous lnuccs
! pointed with sharp blades. Next in orde,
was a smnn army Of servants. dressed il
scarlet Jackets forsonth-in a bull ring aut
| the rear was brought up by teams Of mules
| harncss,d three abreast and driven Ly pictur
esoue brigauds. whose duty was to he III,
| clearing Of the ring Of dcad horses md bull
cumberinp it. The procession whoelec
around in front of the roval lodge. and ever,
nrrsou in il made low bows to which tL,
| king responded by stiH military salute
| The trunlpcts sounded loudly. and the pro
| cessicn wont IFS WAYS breaking NJ into frac
ments at various placos in the ring. In from
of the series Of galleries which led up to tb,
royal box. and directly in the ring. withou
am protection. stood a large corps Of lalber
diIrs The mishaps of these Gentleni, II at
arms at frequent Intervals during the per
formnnce were sources of immense and long
| continued merrimept to the crowd.
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THE FIRST BULL ENlIhS I'M hlNd AND iii
FldAI hEuINs'
And now the picadorS on their horses hel,
their lanccs at rest, the marshals retired TO
corner. looking somewhat uneasy the corn