The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-04-21
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THURSDAY, APRIL q, 1881.
A BULL AND BEAR FIGHT.

A BULL AND BEAR FIGHT.
The Californian: The moments
passed slowly; the eager crowd
could not brook delay. The clam
orous brass band blew its loudest,
but soon as it paused the shouting
and stamping of the multitude was
renewed. At length, all grew sud
denly silent. An attendant stood
at the door of the pen of ''Hercul-
es." Another instant and the fur
ious animal, being loosed, bounded
into the arena. With lowered head
his tail madly lashing his great
sides, his eyes burning with wrath,
he glanced angrily at the crowd,
then beloved and paved the earth,
as if to declare his utter defiance
Of the forthcoming foe. At this
juncture the mounted Mexicans,
lassos in hand, made their appear
ance before him. Instantaneously
he rushed toward one of them, when
the other, with surprising quick
ness, threw the lasso over his horns.
This was no sooner done than the
rider first attacked found opportun-
ity to hurl his lasso also. 1t, too,
was thus made stationary midway
between the nimble picadors. A
third man now hastened in, and,
grasping the imprisoned beast by
the tail, twisted it until he 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 chain, by a
process Of equal dexterity, was
bound with thongs to the left fore
leg of the bear, the leg having been
first artfully drawn from beneath
the partially lifted trap Of the cage,
| which was close at hand, The trap
was now drawn completely up,
when "Trojan,' an enormous griz-
Fly, weighing some 400 pounds,
slid carelessly out into the open
space. He had despatched three
foes of the family of the one before
| him, and only a sullen growl, rath-
er Of Indifference than of rage, in
Dictated that he was aware Of an ap-
preaching encounter. The bull, on
the contrary, Immediately manifest
ed his eagerness for the fray
Moving backward the length of the
chain, he so gave the bear a jerk of
warning and rushed upon him.
''Now We gods of the ancient
gladiators!'
Blair had not time to finish his
invocation before the bull had struck
the bear like thunderbolt and
rolled him headlong in the dust.
"Glorious!" cried James, excited
out Of his wits. 'Glorious!"
"keep your seat-sit down."
responded Blair, Selling his com
rade by the extremity of his rather
short coat. "You are worse than
a woman"
"Look at him, look at the bull
get ready again!" continued James,
mechanically resuming his place.
she isn't hurt. At him again, old
fellow"
And the horned beast did sat
him" with redoubled fury. This
time, however, Bruin was ready to
give him more suitable reception.
As he dashed against him, he clasp
ed his arms around the neck of
Taurus, and Rugged him like a
huge vice. The bull, choking,
struggled desperately to free him
self Finding this impossible, he
sought to drive his sharp horns into
the ribs ofhi antagonist. This he
succeeded in doing, goring a hor
rible cash. But Bruin was now
prepared to return the injury with
yet more terrible retaliation. A
moment these mighty foes writhed
in close struggles; when the bear,
Selling in his massive jaws one en-
tire side Of the bulls face, crushed
it as if it had been made of paper.
The cracking of the bones, as Bruin
ground them between his great
teeth, brought the first grand de-
monstration from the audience
Now rose cheers from hundreds Of
threats and resounded the deafen-
ing clapping of hundreds of hands.
The dreamy-eyed daughters of
Spain were not less enthusiastic
than the male members of the as
sembly. They, too, cried "bravo"
and with their own peculiar grace,
waved their handkerchiefs in ex-
preston of unmistakable delight.
AS for James Swilling, he was en-