Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-03
THAT BULL FIGHT.

full column, in which he scores the
members of the late editorial excursion
from Kansas to the ancient capital Of the
Aztecs. Hubert w. was made to blush,
at least he says he was, because Of the
''doings" of his collntrymen, who on the
holy Sabbath day took to the fashionable
plazas which line Pasco where the bloody
and brutalizing sport is INDUCED in, in
stead of visiting his church. He goes in
particular for that editor, who at home
denounces ''amusements on the Sabbath
day" but who in Mexico accepted the
blood-stained banderillos offered by the
Matador. AS the editor Of the EAGLE
has two of these banderillos now hang
ing up in his Office as souvenirs of that
sanguinary occasion, we presumably are
the object of Mr.. Browns attack. Mr..
Brown should remember that we We're
far away from our home, mid
unusual scenes and with a
strange people who couldn't
or wouldn't talk United States and that
our party did not get any more attention
from officials, citizens or missionaries
than would pack of SO many strange
dogs. As for Mr.. Browns invitation TO
go and hear him preach, this is our first
intimation Of any such courtesy, which,
had it ever reached US in that land OF
raging heathens. at time when our soul
was hungering and thirsting for just
single word of encouragement, would
have been most welcome. If there was
single orthodox minister In Mexico we
failed to meet him-even hear of him.
They made themselves mighty scarce
around the Kansas headquarters, nine
out of ten of whom had all our lives been
regularly contributing to the missionary
fund through home churches. Reverend
Hubert w. Brown goes on to observe
that in view of such ''doings" its no
wonder that the Mexicans believe that
the only reason why Yankees do not
have bull fights at home is their lack of
ability to cope with the sturdy quad
ruped. Its pretty ticklish place to be
in one Of those bull rings we admit, but
we didn't see that the bull had any par
ticular show or advantage. As for
Ramon Lopez, the celebrated banderil-
lero, giving us our banderillas, we
don't know. We didn't stop to
enquire his name, but there are no flies
or blood either on our barbs which we
have exhibited to many ladies since
while exhorting them to be more liberal
i1, rhot,. oyn,,o1 otrib
in support of the Mexican Missionaries.
Mr.. Brown quotes the fact to that some
of the editors went to see MeXico's
champion matador, Poneiano Dias, but
that those who went to the Paseo ring
saw the best fight, where there was
''plenty of gore and much blood split,
up with an appeal for Ameri-
cans to bring their home consciences
with them hereafter.
To give the readers of the
New York Observer an idea of !
5he style of bull-fght attended by the |
Kansas editors he furnishes that paper
with Mexican papers account OF the
in which our banderillas |
tilc, w lilIil tSIOullb NO NuclC 1ull
20 that our readers may in turn know
what an uphill job the average mission
Try has of it, down there.
THE management that gave the bull |
light in the Paseo ring, last Sunday, adj |
advertised that some very savage bulls !
lad been obtained, and succeeded in |
packing the great amphithetre with a
lpnSa crowd of SOpcfafOrS.
And the bulls were savage. In fact, |
savage was no name for it. They gored |
horses and overturned men, trampling |
that came in their way. |
And how the 200 spectators did whoop |
md yell Oh, it was bushels Of funl
.'Mateito," the skillful matador, killed |
he first three bulls with his old time
iexterity and grace. When the SUI
oreme moment arrived for slaughtering
he fourth animal, an amateur known as
Pace, ell Curro,' asked permission of
he presiding alderman to enter the
arena and essay TO kill the toro. The
permission was graciously granted and
Don Paco descended to the bloody
lands. He took the sword in his left
land, raised his hat gracefully with his
light hand and was in the midst of an
Eloquent dedicatory address, when the
)ull struck him amidships, and he went
lown like grain before the sickle. He
vas very badly wounded in the aldo
nen and will probably die. "Mateito"
rave the finishing touch to the Infatuated
,uli. and the two victims We're removed
rom the ring at one and the same time.
Some of the ladies in the Kansas edi-
orial excursion tainted away as the
oyous sport proceeded.
The toro embolado was also q pecul-
arly vicious beast. He had balls on his
lorns as big as the moon, and all the
mall and large boys climbed into the
ing tohave fun with him, He cavorted
nd plunged wildly about in a most
rightful and dangerous manner. All
he boys that couldn't get back over the
ence were knocked down dozen times
piece in the first two minutes. One
Dung man was injured so badly that he
rill die, and two Urchins are crippled for
fe.
In Just three minutes Mr.. Bull was
of all he surveyed" and not
erson of $4,000 spectators dared to dis
ute ii. Two mild old oxen were let
ITO the ring, and he was induced to fol-
wv them out. But he occasionally
allied and looked back in a defiant way
S though he would like to avenge him
Elf for all the cruelty which under the
anne of ''sport" had been inflicted upon I
IS kind in the bull-ringS of Mexico.
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