The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-12-11

helSht. t'uahal uatu was turning out
from It's serpentine streets. close built
and Ill smelling, It's hordes of human
lily. from the family of the Goberna.
dor. handsome, well dressed and mod.
ern, down 10 the swarns of heggnrs,
with sightless eyes and deformed
limbs bearing In their bodies the mark
of Mexico, with her dark past.
The whole movement wns toward the
fresa, the upper town, where the arts
tocratlc element had by natural law
appropriated 10 Itself the better air,
rroo,gn, III sunshine ana MOWERS, clean
water and fresh hrce2es, secure against
the ever present dread of typhus.
Reservoirs supplying the city with
water gave the location its name, and
nov. on the recurrence of his birthday,
st. John, the apostle of healing WI
ters, WAS 10 cleanse the city. Tho
gates were TO be opened and the presns
We're To empty their food into the now
nearly dry river bed. carrying with II
In Il mad rush TO the Lagos the years
accumulation of disease and debris.
nv h'hiAh hiii hiAih ihNiipi WIZ
out In carriages. Laughing faces of
dark eyed senorltas dividing the attcn-
tion with the picturesque vendors of
holiday dulces or sweets, Impossible
gyratng monsters, ear splitting wills
Ties aud rattllnG devils boxes. wildcap
little urchlns who plnyed cart wheel
and leaplrng or did tricks for ceutavos.
But the browning event wns to be the
annual hullHght. in which, instead of
professional matadorcs. young cabal-
leros, men of high social rank, were To
contend for the honors bestowed by
the fair hand of the queen of beauty.
Great preparations had been made
for this special function, and long be-
fore the appointed hour the rose gar
landed old amphItheater. where since
the days of Gertes man aud beast Ind
met In AN uninterrupted series of UNI
equal eombats. was filled TO overflow
Ing.
On ono side rose tier upon tier OF
dark eyed genorltas, closely guarded by
ever watehfu senorns; on the other
side young hloods @aelendadosl. With
the highest of trousers and broadest
of somhrcros. heavily loaded with gold
and silver trapplngs, here and there
one In tailoring from the latest PART
sian models. for everything French Is
undcninbly dcnr aud desirable to the
Mexican heart.
While awaiting the arrival of the
queen of the fiesta the audience cen.
tered its attention upon two men In
their midst-Phillp Garter, the cncrget-
ic, elegant American, whose homage to
weeks sojourn In GuanaJuato had al
ready given him notoriety. and Senior
Enrique Costello, n recognized sutton.
even now playing the bear" for her
favor.
Tho presence of the hitter. one Of the
best of their scnores matadores, In the
audience, signifyng that he was TO
have no part In the fray, was causing
evident comment among his friends.
Tho could not know how the weary
wahin@ for n signal from his love, the
Zculots devotion newly stimulated by
demon Of jealousy born Of Carriers
tNlhtiil lhNbi hiNh iIlt XII Ah' w y
nrdor of his passion had consumed his
strength TO such an extent that he
knew better than 10 trust his future 10
hand TINT trembed II but In the pres
ence of her he loved.
But the Scuorta isabclln's royal
beauty MS she now sat enthroned in the
midst OF her maids OF attendance, the
lovely face with It's brilliant eyes peep
Ing from the meshcS Of exquisite lace,
the hand wrought mantllla without
which he queen of the bullflght IL
regally arrnyed, lips ripe and red as
the heart OF n pomegranate, were fast
arouslng In him the desire 10 bring
upon himself not the mere smile and
yIctor's wreath, the applause of the
audience but n tribute to daring that
should carry with 1t herself and her
love.
What did she want of the love Of n
grlnGo2
try few months did she know them
with their heart of ice? Did she think
her lover tropical enough 10 warm n
home IN the north into any semblance
OF her country
He had felt so ,innerYed, so wearied
with the pacing to and fro IN heat and
cold, day and night, In front of her
dwelling. walking where she walked
waiting where she rested and seeing
the smile thnt belonged TO him by ev-
cry precedent OF their race given TO u
big Americana, grlngo from over the
llnel
But jealousy, strong as death In
Mexico, can also give strength.
Two bulls had already been slain
and the third had dangling from his
shoulders six gayly decorated bande-
rlllas, or sharpened goads. Furious and
! snorling, he was waiting to attack tho
red cloth, this time TO his death. when
shout, lost in rom OF fear. sounded
far up and down the city.
a man, placing his hands Oh the bar
rler dividing the audience from the
arena. had as deliberately leapcd over
II to death rs n schoolboy to play.
Snatching the red rag, he approached
the mnddened beast, who was paving
| the ground. believing with paln ant
anger, gathering his fury for lna
charge upon those who dared TO so tor
! ture him
The noise Of the audience died into
appalling silence ms 1t recognized Dor
Enrique.
There W. no time for conjecture al
to the cause for his action. His fate
would be decided In one moment o
| time.
When within two feet Of his victim
| Sir Toro closed his eyes In IA murderou
lunge while the man from whom En
rique had taken the red cloth made
dash for safety behind the grating
But there was hot blood in that sol
Of the south, too. and the red flag o
jealousy had Haunted itself in his face
and the audience with wonder say
him skip to one side safe, and befor
the bull could recover from his disap
polntment leap from the side into tn
very embrace OF death
Two arms clasped the animal