The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-01-13

Fighter Of Mexico.
It WAS my fortune some time ago To
see SenoFita Hernandez, the most IA
mons fernsle b~ull-fghter in the world
So fearfnlly exciting was the so-called
sport that the five thousand people
in the Piazza de Torros were upon their
feet in a state Of widest confusion.
yelled themselves hoarse and
wemen tainted. all because q slender
young girl had nerve enough to throw
herself in the path Of a fierce bul! and
pierce him to the heart by \ single
thrust Il was her farewell perform
ance. and the strongest and iercest
torrors in the country had been adyer-
tised for. To make the novelty great
er, ID was announced that Senorita
Hernandez would fight upon stills,
armed with 9nly q short sword, and
with none yoE% the usual defenses and
ioop-holes o escape; so that in every
case II was victory or death to the
brave girl. The animals provided were
small. active and wholly untamed, and
the horns OF each were trimmed and
polished till the points were bright as
needles, and almost as sharp. Never
did veteran pfeador perform nor ex-
pert work than was coolly executed by
The youthful senorita. As the bull,
mad with rage, would make his furious
sharge, she stood perfectly still until
be had approached within three feet.
Khen, suddenly springing aside as The
animal rushed by, with enc hand she
would slap him in the face with the
scarlet cloak which had first aroused
his anger, and with the other hand
.lexterously thrust into his neck 8
Eaudy bdndeyiIa, whose sharp barb. as
I pierced his flesh, caused him 10 roar
with rsge and pain. Thus charge af-
Ter charge WIS made by the maddened
brute. only ODE always evaded BY the
.ctiye girl. She played him, plagued
aim and tortured. as a cat would a
mouse. until at last. bleeding. sore and
completely exhausted with fatigue and
pain. the animal would fight no more.
Three wild bulls were worn out In this
way by the fair Castilian; and then.
wesried rs she must have been, came
the climax in the fulfllment of her adj
gerlised obligation. to kill n bull, with
i sword scarcely two feet long, while
standing on stills directly in front Of
him.
The animal selected for this deadly
sentest was a beautiful peeimen Of his
race. black. agile, savage and wildi nc
was no sooner ia theM rcna than ready
Tor battle. After he had been per-
mittcd to make two or three charges to
warm him for his work. the governor
81 the district (who presided on the oc-
aasioH9 4 signal, and the bugle
sounded the death CALI Even
tabstues of the bull ring turned pale
and Tie silence Of the grave reigned
throughout the vast amphitheater.
The Slight young girl, with stills SCI
surely fastened e her limbs. received
HE short sw0ru. satuted the governor
and tnrned toward her enemy with d
little shout Of defiance. waving her
scarlet cloak to excite his anger. AT
This moment the distance between them
was about two hundred feet The torro.
~guivering with excitement and paving
the earth in the ferceness Of his rage.
needed no second Invitation. With
cleaning eyes and head lowered to tho
ground, he started At full speed for the
object Of his hate. She calmly waited
until he was within twenty feet, whens
lbracing herself firmly on her short
stills. she held the little sword at shoul-
der height, ready for his coming. What
eger may have peen NOS tsssss-ts N q
supreme moment il was . fearful time
tor the spectators When the huge
brute wal within four taet, she threw
herself suddenly forward. gave ont
duiCk thrust with the sword. and. with.
out waiting to note the effect Of heI
blow. swung herself around on heI
stills, and again saInted the governor
In the twinkling Of an eye She turned
TO face the bull. and just a. she did q
be dropped dead, 10 close % her that
without moving from her position, sh.
place one foot upon tho mock et hei
now PROSTATE foe. The sharp blade
directed By tho skiliful hand 81 thii
wonderfully selt-possessed girl. has
severed the spinsl cord. and death wa
instantaneous. For q moments the grea
audience sat b~reashless. IS Il ~paraiyzed