Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-07-30

Largo" - torturing the furious. paw
ng bull with his sharp banderilles.
She clasps her hands tightly together
as. finally. firing of the banderilla
work-which. IN fact, has been some
what long drawn out ION account of
the matador ~ Chatto's' sudden sick
ness and faintness"-the public OF the
sunny side begin 70 clamor for "El
matador, Mate Ell torol Que vengs
ell inatador, El matador'"
The gate swings open AZ last. and
"El Largo" still leases the bull "a
Eel Chatto" moves forward slowly,
and bows first 70 the president and
then 20 the public In spite OF his .
magnificent silver aud violet costume. +
the gold lace and real bullion trim t
ming. with capa OF gold brocade, be .
looks deathly ill-his face Is white and .
drawn. and under his eyes great black +.
rings show, that extend almost half
way down his face. Everyone re-
marks IL. and a foreigner who has
looked keenly at the bull-hghter says.
sharply That fellow ought 10 drop
ont aud GO home; he's IN no condI-
ton 70 fight
But Ell Chatto" is game. II he Is
sick-perhaps the presence Of has wife
inspires him with fresh courage, for
he unsheathes his bright. keen sword.
mods briefly 20 Ell Largo. who gets
ont OF the way. smiles once az Lolita.
who Is. beneath her mantills. far
winter than he. then makes a tanta-
lizing movement az the bull.
That animal-one of the huge. fiery
| d. la. ~ ~
OF Mexican bull-hghters on
with a roar of fury. head swinging low
to the ground, and the angry foam fly
ing. "El Chatto" lodges. and places
himself nearer the wall % meet the
bulrs return rush. On be comes
again. with an angry below. aud "El
Chatto" shakes the sword playfuly
in the brute's face. as IS the Spanish
custom, SIX or seven fancy passes, and
then the kill
After all. no one can fight bull as
does the Spanish matador Az least.
during "El Chatto's" splendid work
of the next seven minutes that Is what
the people think. All Of them are on
their feet shrieking. some breathless
with delight Silver dollars, and hats,
and flowers rain down into the ring.
, but eel Chatt0" has not time 20 bow
his thanks he Is too busy parrying
, the plunges OF the Andaluslan; "furi
ouser and furiouser. as Alice M
Wonderland might say. the beast Is
, making II quick work for the matador
, On her feet. as Is everybody else
, for that matter. Lolita IL watching
: every motion, her heart beating Il
, great leaps, and SO excited an,
) wrought up now that she has forgot
/, ten 70 feel afraid Bull and matado
Z are Just underneath her, and twice he
. husband has glanced at her signih
n cantly she is watching with her hear
ia her ewes One pass OF she swor
before the bulls eyes one leap owe
!, his back; one pass of the sword back
= ward over the shoulder-now then
- dos help-a-h-h
In the twinklng of an eve ther
y goes up from the thousands OF peopi
- loud groan of horror, pity, terror
they are all on their feet. watching.
For all IA a second II happens th
. matador. suddenly Keeling, after
- fancy pass M the bull. has cast on
. agonized look up az his wife, az
:, fallen prone on the ground. The bu
4, does not see, for the furious impett
i Of his last charge has taken him Sc
eral feet beyond the matador. At 81
= latter side. on the ground, Is ii
- bright sword. that now will not sa'
&C him. The man was sick. unable
fight.
* But before the people have we'll set
CT that, however. there Is quick les
70 and a flash, slight childish figure
la in the ring. her mantilla Is cast bac
o. the pink rose has fallen into the dus
u her tiny white hands have caught I
Ia the sword. As the bull swings mad
5h forward. she meets him. He IL
re enormous beast, and 10 be on II
lie with his shoulder she has TO rise
q. tip-toe. 4 She does it. Her face
ID white and calm rs the brute rushes
as her, lowering his head She sprin
IS forward and upward; the sword sin
ut out of sight III the bleeding should
u no fancy passes for her.-and
5, bull topples over on his knees, t
'ld blood gushing out in torrents. He
"a. dying-dead.
ed The mantilla Is trampied into
ed dust. the pink rose is now faded, T,
Dr. dened scrap, but the woman, her han
D II J.