The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-10

THE MEN WHO MAKE AMUsE-
MENT FOR THE SPANIARDS.
Tho spHnlsrd, VIII Never Give Up the
Sport = Wealthy and Educated
Men Among tho Toreros-
Pets OF tho People.


lord" Colchester says:
There was great show lately
here OF bait ng OF bulls with men. for
tho entertainment OF the Prince (ot
Na,es); it Is the chiefest OF all Spanish
sports; commonly there are men killed
ut It. therefore there are priests APP
pointed to be there ready to confess
them. 1t hath happened oitentimes
that bull hath taken two men, upon
his horns with their CUTS dangling
about them. The horsemen run with
lances and swords. the foot with goads.
As am told, the Pope hath sent divers
Bulls againt this sport OF bulling. yet
it will not be left the nation hath
taken such an habitual delight in it."
Yes nothing can make the Spaniards
give up bulling. was at Garanda
the other year when great hurricane
swept away the upper part OF the bull
ring says Theodore Child In Harper's
Weekly. A municipal meeting was
held shortly afterwards, and the
mayor. being h man of progress. pro-.
posed that some money should be spent
on repairing and improving the roads.
and thereby rendering the city more
agreeable to visitors. "No! no! First
of all let US rebuild the bull-ring
cried the majority. La Plaza! Ia
Plaza! And the money was voted at
| once. #f3 @
Never have there been moro bull
rings in Spain than at the present day.
mover more toreros. and never has the
breeding of wild bulls, tor0s 6raUOs,
been more extensive and systematic.
in Seville, the great school of bull
fighting, almost half the young male
population seems to consist OF appren-
ice chulos and picgdores. In Madrid
from early mprning until late Mt night
the Puerta del Sol IL dotted with loun-
Ging groups OF young and old bull
lighters, while the cafes are full
of amateurs Of the sport afcionados.
whose great JOY ins life is to have
tho honor iof gtffesa acquaintance of
Angel Pastor Mazzantini Lagar-
| tito, and other celebrities of the mu-
letd. or of 1.-The pike. All this is
very human, and very comprehensive.
The torer0S. or bull-fghtera possess
the PRESTIGE of meniwho have no fear
of danger of death, they are furth-
ermore public characters like actors;
their existence is purely ornamental
they are the living toys, the pots, the
spoiled children. OF tho public; they
inspirerespect bEtheir courage. cur
iosity by their strange gladiatorial oc-
cupation, admiration by their physique
and sympathy ny the simplicity and
vanity which generally characterize
their mental condition. The torero is.
as IL rule, a charming creature. he is
satisfied with ,Rfhfge Ell and with the
world; he IL well-to- do and often rich,
he is brave, strong. and healthy; he
livesin an atmosphere of applause and
appreciation; he commands the smiles
of ladies of high and of low degree, he
is temperate In, bis habits and conse-
quently Of eouable humor, his suavity.
in short is indispensable. Bull-fight-
ing indeed, is one Of the finest careers
Ia modern Spain. Mazzantini the
gentleman" torero, an educated and
most intelligent man, who used to be
a station master, and who has since
4 termed the heads Of society ladies in
Paris, told the late King Alfonso that
he tookto the ring because no became
convinced that in Spain there are but
three quick roads to wealth and popu-
laritY,. 1amely politics, the highway,
and the hutl,rine. ,a....
! When I first saw q group of bull
| fightersE lounginH on the corner Of the
Puerta Ael S6IsssbeSfde the dainty brass