Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-05-28
TALE OF THE BULL RING.

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~. b,s never Lt,l.t a bull before. TODAY
! h,s first He coro.S from This MARI. that !,
sbv .verv ope j. hero Then he added. II
viii teI son hi, story Sebastian is only ii
,nuI,t..r v,bo or,c,. a We,.k drives a caravan
If mules from his maintain vflll,-. to this
town Orc. a week he comes with his bur.
.Ien If fr,,tt B,it h., Is moor. the mules are
not Ms. he only works for another He
nau,nd for a moment and he added: You
ara, a stranger herctr
Yes said Il only arrived Yesterday.
Then Won do no; knt,., Juarjta-L.a Bella
.Juanlfa We call herr Ill. did not wait for
In, 10 answer his question. but continued
Every one falls in love with Juanita, and
Sebastian like the rest. did too. lie prayed
and besnught her TO marry him, but she i,
proud. and would not look at the humble
nuleteer But after a time his handsome
ace and oft REPEATED tale impressed her; so
she told Am he would 4iarry Tim If he would
killaL bull IN tie. rim. Mt todav's fair But
hush, here she IS"
turned in the direction in which he was
poiutin,. and gaztd with astonishment at
one Of The most lovely creatures it has ever
been u,g- lot ia see All eyes were fixed on
her. "a. s..e,.4,, as imtal.,ive as if she we're
alone and unnotlc.l Her light golden hair
net tmcominon among the Spaniards-was
bound up hish uion her head. and surulount-
ed by a dark crimson rose. which held in it.
place her nautilll Of black lace. her dress
wa,opcu ,h.htly al the rick and showed a
,,nnJarf,,llv .,i.elei t.,r,at her arms too
we're bare from the elbow and riyale,l in ex
nni.ita cyhitenass and sham. her neck her
les wa. Of biark lace while loosely thrown
,yer ou,. .ltould.,r was an embroidered shawl
# surtr,,.,l INC that me of her station should
he 50 well dresses. though it was not the
dress that struck one - forcibly-it was
curved eyebrows the aauiline nose. the per
feet how ,har4,l lin,
She took her seat anon. the common PEG
ple. vino made wav for her ON every side,
but whom, She entircl, igporel No sooner
was She settled than she drew out a great
fan IF blaca lace winch she opened and
closed in regular monotony. leaning back
with weary look IN her half closed eyes
and a smile on her brilliant lips.
TWAS t,aie the bull li;ht commenced. anc
alreud, the Impatient Snniarls were shout
ing and calling. but set the goberuador had
not taken his scat in he box reserved wa
all impat.ent to see : SEBASTIAN. and his was t.
be the first bull killed | sazcd at hazard
round the rnS-what an anomaly 1t present
ed, Near me, tut IN the netter seats, were
tily and her tw' little girls, whom she was
feeding on chocolates. ana whose tiny hands
were ready h lap the victorious matador
Behind and around M we're tho Jaunting,
dusty crowd among "h"n passed. and re
passed. the sellers 81 y tieT Win their shfllI
cry Of Aqua, nsuI ifs'~ca, AMI tue Vcndfrs
II biscuits and nut7 blow Is TIM arena WITH
Its burning yellow Slirl 4 immature desert
above suddenly th" uand commenced t.
play, turned AMI saw that tine adnlnlstra
tors box was no longer empty y small man
III u black coat AMI siiS nat mad taken tbs
seat, surrounded by hai dozen officers III
full uniform and lady n two One 10y one
the SPEARS If the picdd"rs were handed t.
him, and he measured tn points to sec that
hone were beyond the prescribed length
sufficient to >lishtiy wound and tnrago the
bull without anian-elln5 rs life OF inJurlng
it seriously Clear above the music of the
band RAM out the notes II huSle y great
folding gate was thrown open and the pro
ct,ssiou eutrred-tiye matadors and four plea
lors the latter mounted On their horses,
which loo%ei we'll weary of the life they were
50 soon 10 end
Four of the matadors were professionals
the fifth To whom was given the place of
honor in the center and slightly ahead
was Sebastian All eyes were turned on
MN. Pale-paler doubtless, from the scar
let and gold costume he was wearing-but
dignilied and graceful he approached the
administrators box, before which he bowed,
as did the others
Two minutes later the picadors were
placed and Sebastian walked to the side of
the arena for his was the last item in the
performance the killing Of the bull He
came close tn whore | WAS sitting and bowed