Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-04-02


There was great noisel shouts-hoarse,
shrill.- sweet, harshi The deep bsss Of :
young men, the feeble quaxering OF old
ones, the siivery tones Of women: the high \
falsetto OF children, all mingiing In delight \
and exultation. and without a shadow Of
pity for the miserable wretches W hose lives /
were passiug slowly ont Of tiscir nulyied I
bodies through a score OF wounds. The
late afternoon sun beat down hotiy Dsl I.
thousands OF heads, save where on one side /.
friendly walls afforded shelter from its
rays. In the great open arena--the sky its
only cSnopy-a haze OF dust, with the
heavy vapors always attendant upon avast
concourse Of people, made the atmosphere
So hard 10 breathe thai the multitude
easped with the effort between its shouts.
Fans waved in a thousand bejeweled
hands, but the artificial current Of air Thus
created was hardly perceptible. IL WAS
hot--steamily hot. and anything but q
Mexican audience. which had Just wit
Messed the slatighter OF one OF the fercest
and gamest bulls that ever put matador
In deadly peril. would hong ago have left
the building
.That matadior II a brave fellow. How
neatly be found the heart with one plunge
below the shoulder. He handles his sword
like master, eh, senors" said a dark Wis
aged. powerfully bnilt Mexican, as he
famed himself with his large sombrero.
and looked in the face OF "A quiet looking.
well dressed mau at mis- side.
'.Yes. He is skiilful swordsman. un-
doubtedly.' WAS the reply OF the well
dressed man. In unmistakable northern
accents.
And then the carcasses OF the wretched
horses killed under the picadors. together
with that of the bull which had furnished
most of the entertainment, having been
dragged out OF sight aud the sawdust
raked over and smoothed down, the plea
dors. banderillos, chulos and matador,
ready for another fray filed into the open
space In their gaudy trappings, and, with
cloaks, darts, spears aud other accouter-
ments displayed, bowed to the spectators.
took up their respective positions and pre-
pared for the onslaught Of the last bull TO
be killed that day.
The sport went on. The pieadors, on
their old broken down horses, circled
around the miserable bull brought out to
be baited, aud teased him into a rage, with
the assistance Of the banderillos, who deft-
1y planted their sharp goals, ornamented
with rosettea. in the bull, until be was
covered with fluttering Fibbons. The
chulos. with their gaudy cioaks, did their
part In attracting the bulls attention
when the sport waxed dangerously warm
for It's tormentors Then, at last, the dig
nified natasier, red cloak on arm and
long, cruel rapier ready for action, ap-
peared. gave the fonming, wearied bull his
coup de grace. received. the plaadits OF the
audiencs gracefully aud retired rs the
building slowly yemptied itselE
The well dressed man, with the northern
accent had sat through the performances
quietly. and with the air OF one who had
nothing particular TO do or he would not
have been there Sunday buliights. evi.
IDENTIFY interested him but slightly His
eyes were turned toward the arena, be-
cause from his seat it was easier to look In
that direction than In any other, but any
one could have seen that his thoughts
-wene[as away. ~ Y s6 R8s1
Edward payson.'' he was saying to him
self, ax a scornful smile passed over his
handsome features, what are you doing
here with that letter In your pocket, show
ing you how foolish you are in putting OF
your happinessi Because you have been
an exile for ten years Is Il necessary foi
you TO stay away from home another ter
years, when the one girl you ever loved
beseeches you to returni II she did tel
you then that what you hoped could neyel
taken In her own heart. and that long alb
sence has taught her that she does care fo
your What other construction Is 20 IL
put on the words In her letterf"
Edward Payson threw letter from hi
pocket and looked at IL earnestly, Just n
the bull la the ring transtlxed n horse witt
one of it's long horns, and buried the othe
In the arm Of the unlaeky picador on III
back. Thraagh all the hubbub of shout
ing that followed this incident. Bdwnri
payson seemed to witness scene very dill
ferent from that spread before him. Th
letter. with the sipercriptiou in a refined
ladylike hand, had awakened a hood o
memories that swept everything spresen
away
lie saw = large, well kept lawn, fringe
by sycamore. maple aud oak. with tn
bright red of the sumach and the delicat
white of the syringa relieving their sombe
shadows He saw the massive architectur
of IA stone mansion, half hidden by the Vii
ginia creeper and ivy which clnng loyingl
TO its rugged walls. He saw the home OF
noble Virginia family, with the simplicit
of a republic enriched by the lavish tast
of a race still authorized by the College q
heraidry 10 display a shield with sixtee
auarteringx He saw In the distance th
colored laborers working 10 the fertil
fields He saw the whole picture In
golden frame OF still summer weather. an
he could almost feel on his cheek tho ger
tie breeze from the Rappahannocg as
rolled slowly past on itss way 10 the SEN,
The bull iiNh broken away now and wi
dashing wildly around ON the blood stsins
sawdnst, with It's hot eyes fixed 90 pic
dor waiting hsr ths attack, while the mn
titude hnwled with excitement
But Edward Payson paid no heed. \
saw coming out OF the front door of q
mansion aud surveying him with = saus
smile, as she stood on the yeranila. n youu
girl in her teens, with q wealth Of ches
nut brown hair gilntiug In the mornir
sun Her garden haf was Rwung car
lessly by the ribbons from her hand. AZ
the brown hair, just stirred by the breez
seemed 70 ripple Ia harmony with shs IL
pulsive good nature expressed IN her swe
face The clear cut features, soitened
an utterly unsellish disposition. were tho
OF natural aFistocrat-the aristoefa
which holds itself above paltry action al
superciliuns assumption. because it ca
not help IL.
lie saw the girl run iaugkineIy dos
thessteps and accept bis invitation for
stroll through the trees and shrnbbery
yond the flower beds and lawn. and then
be SOW her face as she told him thai slsts
ly regard was all that she could ever q
for him, but that Chloe Payson won