The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-01-04


head to toss, the man p1unges the ar
rows in his neck, one on either side,
and jumps quickly to the side as the
animal pianges by and rushes for the
next picador, until he has been thor
ougl1y decorated with co1ored arrows,
and has become so mad that he will
plunge at the hats thrown into the
arena by the excited Mexicans, and
toss them in the air or tramp1e them
with his feet
BY this time the crowd of excited
Mexicans, like the boys in the gallery
of a home theatre, are yelling for
Bernardo Rojas'' the famous and
brave sMatador'' who enters, armed
with a long, straight sword in his
right hand and AIRED flag in his left.
He challenges the bull by waving the
flag, and the latter Immediately ac-
cepts the challenge by charging him,
and as the fierce animal approaches
and 10 Fers his horns, the matador
aims sne sword and with a thrust,
p1unges it to the hi1t in the bulls
neck, between the shoulders, in di-
rection to reach the animals heart, or
the large blood vessels leading from
that organ. If the thrust has been
successful, the bull tremb1es moment,
staggers and falls dead, but if not, he
dashes about the arena with renewed
vigor until the sword has been shaken
out or new one has been secured and
the act is repeated. It is seldom nee
essary to do this, however, as the first
sword usually does the fatal work
This bull is shorn of his ''colors'
many tourists buying the arrows to
take home as mementoes of the occa-
sion. The animal is then dragged
out of the arena and another one let in.
Four bulls are always killed, and
the most ferocious one is kept for the
last grand spectacle.
Ia the fight we attended, one horse
wassso badly wounded that he was re
moved from the arena and shot. His
rider was seriously injured.
Nearly ali Americans express dis
gust at the brutal performance, and
wish the Mexicans instead of the bull
would be killed. American tourists
always go to see one bu11-fght, but
seldom go again. Like others, we felt
that we must go, for we might not
have another chance, and then when
IN Rome do as the Romans do'' and we
did, and do not care to go again this
winter.
There are many other things wit
essed in this ''out of the world" town
that we would like to tell about, such
as gambling, which is carried on in
the same enclosure with the old
= 11nada1upe church,, which was erect
ed three hundred and fifty years ago.
In fact, gambling stands are as thick
on the street as lemonade stands in
Kenosha on the 4th of July. Every
body CANDLES, including the ladies,
and we noticed little boys, who had to
the table, 'buc11ing the tiger" with as
much energy as the larger sports and
without fear of interruption by their
parents or the police.
This town resembles the midway at
the Worlds fair. One can see people
from nearly every country on earth.
The houses and stores, with the ex-
cepsion of the Diaz hotel manned after
President Diaz), are one story, square
structures built of adobe. They have
few or no windows and are lighted by
candles ali day as well as by night.
The church mas no seats and those who
worship throw themselves on the floor,
faces down and remain in that position
silently praying, until the "Amen" is
heard.
There is little here to attract except
the climate and we will probably be on
our way home before this reaches you.
We will come back much refreshed in
health and spirits and with the satis-
faction that we have been outside of
"Unc1e Sans domain. Mrs. Garfield
was too feeble to walk when we left
Kenosha last month. We are glad to
report that she walked at least twenty
blocks today and did mot faint at the
bull fight.
With kind regards and wishing you
happy new year / remain
Yours cordially,
DR.. B. A. CAMFIELD.