The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-05-21
Bull ana Bear Fight IN 40,

crowd could not brook delay. The clam
orous brass band blew It's Ioudest, but.soon
as it paused the shouting and stamping of
the multitude was removed. AT length,
all grew suddenly silent, An attendant
stood ut the door of the pen of ''Herculcs. "
Another Instant, and the furious animal,
being loosed, bounded into the arena.
With lowered head, his tail madly lashing
his great sides, his eyes burning with
wrath, ho glanced angrily ut the crowd,
then beloved and paved the earth, as if
to declare his defiance Of the forthcoming
foe. AT this juncturc the mounted Mexi-
cans, lassoes in hand, made their appear
anco before hum. lnstantancously he
rushed toward ono OF them, when the
other, with surprising qulckness, threw
the lasso over his horns. This was no
sooner done than the rider first attacked
found al opportunity to hurl his lasso ALSO
1t, too, fastened itself round the bull 8
horns, and he was thus made stationary
mid Aay between tho nimble pleadors. A
third man now fastened In and grasplng
the imprisoned beast by the tail, twisted
it until lie was brought to the ground.
While so PROSTATE, a second assistant lost
no time in securing his right hind leg with
long Chain. This done, the other end of
the cham, by process OF equal dexterity,
was bound with thongs to the left fore leg
Of The bear, the leg having been first AT
fully drawn from beneath tho partially
lifted trap OF the cage, which was close at
hand. The trap was now drawn COM
pletely up, when "rrojan," an enormous
grizzly, weighing some 400 pounds, slid
carelessly out into the open space. lie had
dispatched three foes Of the family of the
one before him, and only sullcn growl,
rather Of indifference than of rage, indi-
Gated that he was aware Of an approaching
encounter. The bull, on the contrary,
Immediately manifested his cascrness Tor
the fray. Moving backward the length of
the chain, he so gave the bear jerk of
warning and rushed upon him.
Nov ye gods of the ancient gladi-
atOrs!"
Blair had not time to finish his invocation
before the bull had struck the bear like
thuhdcrbolt and rolled him hcadlong in the
dust.
Glorious!" cried James, excited out of
his wits. "Gloriousi"
Keep your scat-slt DOWN." responded
Blair, scizing his comradc by the Extremity
of his rather short coat. "You arc worse
than woman"
"Lool1 at him, look at the bull getting
ready againl" continued james, mcchan-
ically Stunning his place. "uc isn't nurl. at
him again, old fellow"
And the horned beast did cat him !"
with redoubfed fury. This time, however,
Bruin was ready 10 give HIM more suitable
reception AS he dashed against him. he
olnspcd his arms around the neck Of
Taurus, and huggcd him like huge wise.
The bull choking, struggled desperately to
free himself. Finding this impossible, he
sought to drive his sharp horns into the
ribs OF his antagonist. This he succeeded
in doing, goring horrible cash. But
Bruln was now prepared to return the
injury with yet nAorc terrible retnliatlon
A moment these mighty foes writhed in
close struggle; when the bear scizing in
his massive jaws one entire side of the
BULBS face, crushed il as If 1t had been
made of paper. The cracking of the bones,
as Bruin ground them between his great
teeth, brought the first grand demonstration
from the audience. Now rose cheers from
hundreds of Lhroats, and resounded the
dcafenlng clapping of hundreds of hands.
The drcamy-cycd daughters of Spain were
not less enthusiastic than The male men,
bers of the assembly. They, too, cried,
bravo" and with their own peculiar
grace, waved their handkcrchlefs IN ex-
preston of unmistakable delight AS for
James Swilling, he was cntlrely beside
llmsclf with the general excitement, but
particularly Hbccallse OF his intense sym-
pathy for the worsted combatant.
"Thundcratlon 20 Jupltcr!" "hc shouted:
"lct 20 OF thut."
e" don't believe the bear hears yc."
answered clownish boy from the next tier
OF seats below.
james certainly did not hear the obscrva
ton of the boy, for with cinchcd hands
and firmly closed teeth he continued to
rivet his E re upon the exhausted, bleed
ing brutes Ill the arena. These had now.
from sheer inability to longer grappIc, ar
rived at a suspension of hostililies. I'hcy
drew themselves apart the length Of the
chain, and stood peacefully eycinp one
another as if to say, eve are very equally
matched; Let us call it Il draw game and
attend to our wounGs"
ms would seem very commentablc
course under the circumstances but it was
altogether too dull for the audience, The
managers had promised fight TO be tcl mi
mated only by death; accordingly they
leaped into the inclosurc and goaded the
bleeding brutcs with spears until, remad-
dened with pain, they again rushed upon
each other. II was br"f close, tor tho
bull, summoning all his strength, struck
the bear Oh the lower jaw and sh vereu it.
"Therc, there, now you've got 1t old
fellow l' cried James, tho boy who tul ned
pale at the sight of blood in the El Dorado.
The hard side Of him was, at present,
uppcrmost; indeed, he was wholly changed
80 much 80 that he would not have
known himself had he stopped to consider
his feeling and conduct.
" Bravo! bravo!" shouted tic spccta.
tors.
The air was filled with this cxulting cry.
The contest was ended; both combatants
were prostratcd in the dust, neither of
them over TO rise again. Immediately tho
chain was removed from their limp and
useless limbs, and horses being hilchcd to
them, grooming and wctcring in their own
and on. another's blood, they we're mcrci.
tcssly dragged out of the arena