The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-05-24
SPANISH BULL-FIGHT.
MRS. BURTON HARRISON DE
sCRiBEs ONE.
o. Wa uidsous Unforgi,nbic, Unfor-
ecitmc-Thc Women hide Their Eycs
Durina the nioodie-i Portion. An
tas.rr SUNDAY Scene.

The scene was an extraordinary roal- I
l1Uau of the Old clae5io picture /
dreamed Of boy every scholar Of Roman /
history the wide elllpse. the empty |
arena. tho row upon row Of cepcctant Z
faces. the blue slly above. Away 10 the I
iet. the lovely old Arab tower OF the |
Grlldl. with its hlggreo bcl'ry and tho
c.fcllnr hawks and pigeons. SCARED 20
lrlyon. che echo Of it8 chimes. ruug
ONT 90 o O'Clock. having hut just died
uuon the ear Tho odor of noworu worn
or curriol by The women ircathod OF
thr south water galinu crying
aqua aqua limpln y fril' vondor1
OF sWreH and oranges. neWboy1. with
os,raa containing Tho latest news of thc
performers SELLERS OF proTaml divided
hy limos within which were t1 hc reg-
lsisrcI tlo thu1ta OF lw0rdI. the blown
Of spears the wounds. the falls lifted
thoir voices 1bo,o the din Of the crowd.
and no laat the thrilling moment had
arrived when. the chief municipal OLE
eaf having tikCn hIa scat vhc-e lhe
kiug riu. whom thoIc Do one the door
opposite him opened Tho procession
came into The ring ~ Waa led by n
battalion OF soldiers. preceded by band
OF music. Following. came the plea
dorcB. mounted spoarmor. who wore
broad lolt hats and leather iackctn and
trousers. their lcgg with q procautlon
handed down from classic times being
bandnrcd over iron grcavcl; their
spears. sixteen foct in length, wrapped
In tow tlll but on inch OF the point was
left Visible The chulol nnst These
were the light gkirmishcrs OF the ring.
youngsters In training for higher fcats.
Gllttcrlng In gold and colors. tholr mis-
sion was to ny every where 90 once to
draw OIL the bull from an endangered
torcador. Trailing their gay cloaks. or
Haunting thom before the bulls horn8
or making springa OF marvellous agility
into the air. they were the most pic
turCsquo adjunct OF the show. After tho
chulos walked the darlinga Of the pop
ulacc tho three cspadna. or killers OF
the bull-whoro appearance was the
signal for shouts and cries Of applause.
announcement, individual remark. The
hitherto quiet audience took Gre at the
sight OF them. And lastly. III Trio. the
mule team, three abreast. covered with
bells. embroidery and tasgcls. trailing
behind thom the iron nook TO DO used
In dragging on the slain bulls and
horsea. Dazzling In fnofy. they passed
proudly around the ring. and under the
presidents box stopped TO salute a
trumpet sounded. The alguacu. little
policeman smotherod beneath Ills hat
and fcathcrB. aud black velvet CLOAK.
who brought mp the procession and was
n butt with the crowd. caught mp the
key OF the bulls pen. thrown down 20
him by the president This was m
ofllcinl permission FOR the sport to be.
sin. The procession went ont again.
leaving In the ring the picadorc1 and
q few chulos, There was a halt. whom
every heart beat quick. The doors lead
ing TO the bulls quarters flew open.
Another pause. moro exciting than tho
frat A little Jet black fellow with
short hornn. nAtonlahcd rather than &C..
sontful, trottc1 from his dark coli into
the ring, wondering why the uunlhinJ
was no bright. Pcrhapa this desert OF
hot golden sand. with the palpl,atlnr
multitude around 10, made h!n long iol
hia own green pasture. his own COO
rlyulot. In urCra. whore he was bred
hut ut once every Instinct was merged
In a fury OF aclf-dofonse. for he was vel
upon by the spear Of q plcador. spur
ring a wrctchcd horse bllndfolded tg
his fate. Upon the FIRST act OF the ma
tional drama Of Spain, as now seen al
the headquarters OF bull lighting. Il
were best TO let fall n curtain thick ant
dark. It Ia hidooua. unforglynble. un
forgetablc No Anglo-saXon. who love.
the horse can look on It without n fierce
impulse OF championship Tor helpless
hrutos followed by one OF shame rol
himself for being thoro Tho womei
present including, IA rule, the bette
grade OF Spanlards. hid their eyes be-
hind fans. and sat In sick silence an
the cries OF the audience and the nov
sound OF the trumpet announced IN,
carnage at an end, The horrors the,
might have seen during the ton opcninl
minutes Of the fight were being dragge,
away by the iangllng mule team. lesy
ing blood tracks behind them, Met
sprIpklcd fresh sand and the second ne
was called. And. at last. play was Nm
. ishod the bull, gashed, painting. dos
porato, had done his hest 20 make
seyillian holiday. His death trumpe
was sounded. pnullna looked, rs the
. urged her to do, az the Introduction O
the final act The ospnda, the man q
doom, walked into the ring. stoppe
under the presidents box. and, holdiu
+ his sword upright, dashed his three
corncrcd plush cap upon the grounl
T, and sworo the bull lighters oath 10 d
: his duty or die Then, with magnln
, cent aplomb, smiling amid the fraut.
/ applause OF the audience, he advance
q TO meet the victim. his band OF chulo
o keeping back that he might win glor
% singlc-handod Again and ngaln d
. escaped death by o hairs broll
Alone, blade nloft, he tempted the nor
raglng bull to charge, striving % g,
.. him IN the right attitude to receive th
I, death stroke There was an intorv.
r. OF strained sllence In the multitude
a broken now aud then by gasp OF rplit