Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03

loved and respected by all, and above all they are
gentlemen They have few opponents, and those who
occasionally raise their voices agane+ them are soon
buried in the avalanche of public opinion which they
ing ground of both bulls and bull fighters. The bulls
are raised with great care to quality and tenn
per, and the fighters begin training when very young.
Long ago there appeared young bull fighter in
the plaza at Seville, who killed the bull with such
daring and skill that he Immediately fell into the
arms of his countrymen. Hitherto he the
known son of a matmaker, and he received the
name Espartero, Or Ell Espartero, after his fathers
calling. The Sevillanos were well pleased with his
on to Madrid to kill the bulls at a function there;
but the Madrid people hooted at him and Kissed him.
and sent him back to Seville with the message that
they wanted to see matadors who could kill bulls with
out such great risks themselves this fellow took
l saw him Immediately afterward taking part in
bull fight at Seville, and when he killed his bull
small circle could have been traced around him in
the sand without his getting out of it. 1t
enough to make ones heart stand still to such
Performance No wonder the people of Madrid
wild over him, and the last bull he killed that day
was rolled over on one of the "Matmakers mats,
on which he was dragged out of the ring. But the
prophecy of the Madrienians became fulfilled.
Espartero continued to kill his bulls with scarcely
leaving his tracks. He was wounded several
occasions by the wild lunge of the desperate animal
and finally gored to death in the plaza at Mad
rid where the people had consented to receive him.
Americans in criticzing the SO called bull fights
sided affairs True, the bull is doomed to die, but
the bull fighter toreador goes into the ring
knowing whether he is going to out alive not.
The Bulls Chance
7 HAVE men thrown into the air repeatedly
i by the Infatuated bull before their comrades
could get to their assistance and the picadors, who
get the least honors and the least pay frequently
tossed about until it would seem that they had not
a whole bone in their bodies, Every plaza has its
chapel with priest in attendance, where the torea
dor may confess and be absolved before going into
the ring and it is not unusual for his fair mistress
to retire to this chapel and there in solitude pray for
his safety, while ringing upon her the ap-
plause of the multitude at his achievement.
Domingulo, favorite toreador was killed in the
ring at Barcelona. He was supporting the matador
who, with his muleta in front of him. was preparing
to make the fatal lunge with his sword Suddenly
the bulls gaze distracted from the muleta and
without warning he turned to side and dashed at
Domlnguillo. The charge sudden that Do
mnguillo had chance to save himself, and the
bull, plunging one of his long horns through his
breast lifted him high in the air and dashed across
the arena with him, finging him from side side till
he dropped him manged and bleeding before
the horror stricken spectators. While one of his
comrades, who had gathered hastily around took
the bull away with his Haunting cape, the priest
entered the ring bearing the holy