Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-24

colors on our pallet. Twelve thousand
heads pressed together in the boxes and in
the different rows of seats, all impatient
at the hardness of the spectacle; at last
the hour sounds, and the musicians inside
the ring drown the hum of voices with
lively airs. The people encourage them
with a saliva OF applause, and there enters
the ring the chief marshal followed by
two aids: he salutes the president OF the
festival. and receives from him permission
for the fight to begin.
The picadoes who are in waiting then
retire to the left side of the ring, holding
their cloaks on their arms, and dazzIhg
all ewes with their gold and silver embrold-
cry. One of the marshals catches the Key
of the bull -cage tossed to HIM by the
president, and the chulo enters and crosses
the ring on his horse, being greeted with
many misses. This derisive applause is SO
indispensable that they tell of one oil
these fellows who appeared not to have
been Kissed SO loudly as usual one day ana
who thereupon presented his resignation
| 10 the council.
Al
on the bull-cage lovers forget each other,
| jealousy ceases conversation is suspended,
and u 900 eyes turn to the entrance of the
ring. At last the door or : and the
beast comes into the arena. The sports
man knows already the number of the
bull his breed. his age and thousand
other biographical particulars; with the
| g., arl- he
number of lances which the bull will re-
eeive, the errors Of the pjcddors, the num-
Der of horses that are killed, and the
thousand other incidents OF the fight.
Now the bull has received two lance
thrusts. and has killed the horses of the
picadors, one OF whom has been hurt and
carried unconscious from the arena. The
enthusiastic crowd shouts and aPplauds,
and calls for more horses and picddors.
Those in the lower seats when the wounded
picador is carried by shout to him;
"Fool, clumsy ass, you got what you de-
served.n and the slang phrases which may
be in style.
The marshals who have been standing
near the presidents box divide and hurry
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of the picddors injury, on behalf of his
excellency, and the other to hurry up the
horse contractor, and to tell the picddor
to strike the bull again. To which the
picddor replies: Tell his excellcncy
that this is particular job, and can't be
directed from his box"
Now the bdnderiHeros advance to the
| a a
arrow in each hand; their task is the most
difficult, but the most skillful and artistic.
The tighter, always agile and graceful,
places himself before the bull and incites
him to charge; then as the beast PUSHES
forward he leaps aside, and fixes the be-
ribboned arrows into the shoulders OF the
animal.
When four or five pairs of these ban
deriiias have been stuck into the bull, the
trumpet sounds and announces the grand
act of the scene-the final act, he appear
ance of the espddd, dressed in silk, with a
long sword in his right hand, and red
cloth in his left. He takes his stand be-
fore the president, uncovers his head and
salutes him with these or similar words
nobility and to all the people OF Madrid.
Then he losses his hat 10 the ground, the
audience applaud and he goes to seek the
bull
He displays the red cloth and arouse=
the bull drawing him on TO his death.
He stands gracefully, and when the ami
NAL comes within range, and has his
head well lowered, his arm leaps forth and
the sword is buried in the body OF the
beast. II the thrust is well made The pub
lie in frenzy OF delight applaud the for
tunate espada, who retires from the ring,
bowling his thanks, Gentlemen throw
him cigars, ladies toss him their fans, and
he is saluted as the hero of the hour.
Then the mule teams come in 10 drag
away the dead, always taking the horses
first, while the body of the hero of the
fight is left till last.
Immediately the trumpet sounds to an
nounce the entrance of anot her bull tsiX
are usually killed and although he must
lutely new spectacle. Every one must re-
ceive the lance thrusts. the bdHderilids
must he placed in his shoulders, he must
be challenged with the red cloth, and
killed 10y the eSpGdd, but OF thousand
bulls that enter the ring, never two be
have he same.
But We must stop; If the editor is SC
amiaDIe as TO publish this poor account.
shall be satisfied and perhaps the Spanish
public viii be pleased with my truthful
description.