Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-15

ci0th ana sword. All eSpadHs sword II
4 four-sided, about three feet and y hall
in length, with sharp point and nc
cutting edge. It is o strong Toledo
blade with a steel handle. The espada
lured tho bull on with the red cloth in
his left hand, while he held the sword
! in his right. After several attempts he
at length succeeded in sending his
sword into the vital part above the
shoulder. The bull turned, walked
away and settled down to die. An at
tendant came up with o knife, and by a
well directed blow instaneously cut
short his sufferings. Three mules,
driven abreast, drag off the dead horses
and the bull, and the first act was over.
The Spanish bulls look like Texas
steers, not like the English or American
bull. They have large, lanky frames,
and long, spreading horns, instead Of
short, thick necks and short horns.
Now we are entertained with some
thing entirely different--an exhibition
of the Portuguese method of bull fight.
| ing, in which the bulls were not killed,
and the men were, in fact, tho only Lar-
ties injured. There were eight of the
Portuguese visitors, all men Of great
physical powers. Six of them were
dressed alike, in white trousers, white
| waistcoats, green sashes around the
waist, and green caps, with light brown
chintz jackets; the other two were the
blacklist Of negroes, dressed in white
trousers and red cotton shirts, with red
caps. A large black bull, with balls Of
hide around his horns was led in. The
leader Of the Portuguese ran in front Of
him, and, as the bull charged, threw
himself between the animals horns
with one arn around each. The bull
hurled him off and ran over HIM. The
man was up again in an instant, and
again repeated the manuuvre, again
jumping onSthe bulls head. This time
he was successful; the bull could not
throw him The other Portuguese ran
up and held the bull. This ended that
heat, for as soon Is the bull is captured
the game is over. Three white steers
were then driven in and the bull went
ont with them. With three other bulls
tho same thing was attempted, and
with each Of them the Portuguese sue
decided. Their chief held on to one Of
the bulls BY one horn only, aud ono Of
tho negroes performed the Same feat
witk the third bull. IL is true the
Portuguese were thrown of and tram
pied on at times, and that one Of their
number was taken to tho infrmary, but
they were successful in the end in every
instance. As no horses or bnl4s ore
killed by this method, great argument
against bull fighting vould ieeem to be
gotten rid Of by its advocates.
A brown bull was next pursued and
killed in tho regular way by the Span
iards. The espada, who passed under
the sobriquet Of ''rhe Flea" skilfully
gave the fatal blow without an unneces-
sary effusion Of blood, which is consid-
cred very reprehensible. It is not always
that the espada can give the required
blow. The other day l sow q fierce
bull, who had just killed three herses,
remanded by the popular clamor to his
stable 'al corral,' simply because the
espada could not give him anything more
than light pnnctures in the shoulder.
The music struck mp, and the two
Portuguese negroes, well armed with
some canderillos, danced across tho
hard sand A new bull rushed upon
them. They sought to fix the sticks in
his neck. When they failed, and they
did notsucceed for some time, they threw
themselves Hat on the ground, with
their hands shielding their heads, and
let the bull run over their PROSTATE
bodies.
Next, ! witnessed an extraordinary
scene. Six bulls, "embolados" is
with bulls of leather or hide on their
horns-were, ono at q time to be given
up to the populace to badger and worry.
They were not to be killed, but were to
be leased until they became tired and
the people also wearied, when % fresher
bull was to he supplied. A hundred
men, most of them in blue or white
blouses with bright cloths and sticks,
left their seats and hurried into the
ring. The first bull did no serious DAM
age. The second was savage black
one. He came in like whirlwind,
knocked one man over, and then rush
ing upon young man tossed him high
in the air. He came down with heavy