Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-05

but neither uttered sound. The lien held
his grip while the blood poured in streams
down the white shoulders of the bull.
The latter. however began to work
gradually around until he got his horns
under the body Of his enemy, and with
desperate effort attempted to throw him.
The bowels of the lion were scattered over
the gravel; he relaxed his grip and gave q
fearful howl, while the bull gored him
again and again until he fell like lump
blood, took a few steps backward and
awaited second attack but it did not
come. The lion endeavored to rise. but
could only drag his launches The horns
of the bull had torn him open, had pierced
his lungs, and it was evident that his spine
had been injured, for his hind legs seemed
paralyzed
Raising his massive head he uttered
long, wild wall of despair. which aroused
the bull to action and lowering his horns,
he ieaped from the blood-stained spot wllere
he had been standing and plunged his
horns again into the body Of the king Of
beasts The bull stood for moment over
the body of his antagonist, trembling with
excitement and weakness. then began TO
pack slowly away. 1t was evident that he
was exhausted, but he was still upon his
feet while the lion had rolled helplessy
over, and his tawny name lay on the
gravel.
The audience crazed with excitement.
claimed victory for the bull. and he de-
served it, and the mayor of Seville who had
presided over the bloody spectacle. gave or
ders that the gates should be opened. Slowly
and with the dignity of victor, his hide
sun dripping crimson. tie handsome animal
found his way through the gates and was
watered and fed. "A bullet from revolver
put an end to the sufferings of the lion and
his carcass was dragged out of the arena.
Lottery and Cock Fighting.
Cock fighting is another Of the national
sports of Spain to be seen at It's best in Sc
Vile, and everybody considers It an inno-
cent amusement, but more harm comes to
the people from the lottery than from any
other cause.
1t Is a government affair. and al least
$50, co., 900 year is derived by the treasury
from this source. it has always been an
important source Of revenue. 1t was intro
duced into Spain two or three hundred
years ago, and you might well talk about
SuppreSSing lovemaking as suppressing a.
lottery. although it IS largely responsible
for the poverty of the people. Everybody
buys tickets. The queen herself who has
never seen a bull fight and loses no occa-
sion to denounce the national sport is O.
regular patron of the lottery, and the king
buys ticket for every drawing l have
been told by people who are intimate with
the royal family that they are accustomed
10 play game of cards called tressillo-the
KING, his mother and sisters and the ladies'
and gentlemen in waiting. The winner de-
posts his gains in q toy bank to be invest~
ed in lottery tickets for the mutual benefit !
of those who participate in the game One !
of the kings sisters drew a prize of several ,
thousand pesatas two or three years ago. |
which was devoted to the poor but l am
told that, although several members of the
royal family invest in lottery tickets every
month this was the first and only time that
any of them We're successful.
The Drawings.
There is drawing every ten DAYS and
during the year twelve prizes are offered
IN
amounting to $4,000, 900 each and twelve
amounting to s4.5OO,OOO each, with an extra
drawing at Christmas, in which the prizes
amount to 100000. The whole affair Il
managed by the government, which collects
tax coming and going. Every lottery
ticket sold brings In commission of 10 per
cent and 10 per cent of every prize is dee
Quoted for the treasury. Thus the govern
ment gets 30 per cent and the patrons 20
per cent of the proceeds.
There are a dozen or more offices for the
sale of tickets in every city, and at least
one in every village, where the announce
ments of the drawings received by tele-
graph and posted on a bulletin board The
business is honestly managed, but many
counterfeit tickets are in circulation. The
lowest price is l pesata Go cents), which
buys the smallest fraction into which q
ticket is divided. Tickets are hawked about
the streets by old men and children and
everybody buys them, bankers, merchants.
plieSts anu especially women. A
recent lawsuit developed the fact that the
women operatives In single cigarette fac
tory had invested 5000 pesatas in counter
FELT tickets for single drawing, and of
course. they lost all their money.
Cause of Spanish Misery.
The lottery is the source of most of the
misery in Spain, and the ground of all
hope. People buy tickets with the expecta-
ton of winning enough money to educate
their children, to pay the expenses of a
journey or buy the exemption of a son from
military duty; to get married to paw Off a
mortgage, to buy necklace or a watch or
new gown. or tombstone for some be-
loved one who sleeps in an unmarked grave
And sacrifices beyond human knowledge are
made TO the god of chance. Often people
give their last pesata for bit of paper
that may bring the luck to brighten the
rest of their lives.
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