Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-06
md BuLL RlNG.
I,.x sPANIARD WHO RE-
,,SrbY RETIRED
.,,.els-Raracl Molina Made
!, since His First Appear
,iadrid in 1893.


New York SUM
bsnoes of every size and de-
soon as a man has been
|, pedestal above his fellow
m matters little what his
MN or low, he at once be
immense magnitude to the
and their number and quail
ialrnct or add to the Stature
|hsy have erected. No general.
r. king has. perhaps, known
n iptoxication of triumph and
I. entirely us the princes OF
k.A,s and among them the
+ snrtiiO, who, the other day,
+ ,Nell of the arena ut Mad-
{snal performance. Fourteen
neetators greeted him with
4 applause; every seat was
e4orbitant price; he received
| The day, plus half the re-
Tor his share to Slo,-
and he killed In succession
.6ercest bulls obtainnble.
!" Is only the surname,
/ espadas always receive in
Ir,ai name is Rafael Molina,
1 yariously and alfectionately
4 as Rafael or Cordoba from
!, brnches of the Plaza de
In as he made his appearance
3ln. like the most OF famous
4 a son of the people, he was
Irdoba. aud his parents were
6,or,rs. although at one time
WAS butcher in the town.
+ restricted command of lan-
II little, aud generally In Il
m Of slang, and Gun sign his
/ Win difficulty. He is withal
In good fellow. and an excel
IN. he is 10y nature selt-con-
rent and of u dreamy temper
graduated for his profession
rrIdas of Spain, aud at the
Tx . began TO be spoken OF
araordinary courage.
4 was born in 1911, and still
III His complexion is of u
.psy brown hue, his eyes are
soft. and his face distinctly
ID but his characteristic trait
hi,ite native elegance of form
/ jiff.rinp entirely from the
|hratpd espados, who, supple
In they are bound to be, are
kset, rough aud sinewy.
II. OF lhE PURE ANDA-
LUSIAN.
Molina uncOnsc.ously. without
4, has at all times an artistic,
litule. as strange rs 1t proved
4. Whether he waves bis capa
4 erect with the slight motion
L., whether he stands at re-
fright hand on his thigh and
4 silken mantle thrown over his
4 he presents the most perfect
ithe pure Spanish type of An
with such a physique Lagar-
/ have been and perhaps was
\ Of many ilirtations and love
II his devotion TO his wife was
u as it was remarkable, and
Il Of his married life is, ac-
b him, the happiest he ever
ier death plunged him into u
sspalr The funeral which he
giving her formed the subject
u which is still sung by the
he streets and squares, and
grief and the magnifcencc of
my. 1t begins with the fol-
.xe;
. ala de San Antonio
\ 10 que uiyo que yer
Ienuerre que 10 h.zo
Rrgnrtlo a su mujer.
last lines Of the poem Rafael
+ 70 say TO himself: ''My ppnrl
1peared, my treasure has van
( nave no one left to weep over
! tart for the plaza"
IN beg z his exploits aud laid
+ hiion of Ids fame some thirty
ai carlnona, mar Cordoba, and
"A dates he rivalry between him
G ueio; Tue superiority In tauro-
~ claimed for each By his re-
uppOr'4rs: Spain was divided
llnense factions cxtolling The
lne Two espadas. Lagartiio
" re Andalusian and Frns-
MADRID school. A profound
Of The science of tnurnmnrhjn
y note Tue difference between
v ,, In 1865 Lagartiio an
ule INST time before a SIndri.
aln achieved the aim of nil
~ al once became n fnvorito
4 Elless and elegance. He has,
,sIno 10 his last performance,
- bulls, been wounded ire
~ sometimes seriously. md
~ M friends, his com.
q XII ~ :, OF ms province. can tell
hs. NOSE large earnings have
,ntro,e.,s' ~ n position where
Is,illolted dlily, generosity and
# I'M " hre common qualities
& ny, pp.re,elninently the first. hui
49, ~, SAMPLE he was en',hled IA
N,}Rerly In Cordoba and In tbe
NM owls forty houses In the
|tItonsl, 'iilrly al least are occu.
q m,niy by his friends or rels.
J'c1ls 10 spend the ren,aindIr
~ Jus native province broad.
I'M .np bull fights. He Is 49,.
AZ 'ea .I gives large sums 70
m Ra ~ EMOTIONAL Offering TO his
/ WIN II,A, COSTLY RET
' fence Of a popular osn,do "a
4 topr ~ q theatrical or aperatic
b. p,nr,,, lie arrives bv train
Ihe-n lung at the town or The
Iirb tb ,ne corrida takes place.
ilge next city on the route.
e' au Bernhardt or n PoiIi az az
Bah etialy Of only two costnmes,
In n thIey cost about 500 eaeI'
HI w.i,I. room. But he IL obiic,
.irslls 'n ~ Indispensable suite
H. a, which consists Of fonr
I d i MOI icadores, a pnatiilero
ID men I've servants. lie must
II his wh9m he knows and
an AZ, methods in order 10 mini.
be WY peril he has 10 face
kis es,,, kllls a bull. Lagartiio
issg au URN to the Paris ex ~,
In \. where he Obtained a sraa 1
\ eaci engaged at the price oi
shitT 'n a, Performance. p'' u
\ iatterr.aa famous espada is in.
4 Of the c., aud fostered by the
hi s ,nere is not a vacant sest
IA "a aialpIhiiiheater. Peopie INV,
!. ionS q admission. A. aau se elo,n e.
1enin. sleers and interpfIlatinn,