Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04
DRAWING BY uGsoN LOWELL

scarcely shuddered under the NJ
red rain of his blood. Still the
first act could not be prolonged
further. The sharp cruel blast
of the cornet gave the signal M
for the second act to begin. MI
Dick and l had not spoken,
and | dared not look toward ~ ~
Pillar. AS the crowd shouted I'm
imperious demand for the iLtag ~
great Fuentes to come into the t5St 49,
ring it seemed to me that CEN "
tur1es were swept away by 81
their wild voices; that this was P9
not the bull ring of Madrid, E
but the Coliseum of Rome. N
Vivlo waited his head up, g
undaunted and though his 81
face and attitude were
aClng the brown eyes, set wide 80
apart, were radlantly innocent. ETA.
He seemed creature made up ~>sz
OF natures BEST product of
blue sky, sweet meadow, and
pure air; of his kind, perfection.
Did he think now of his old
home in the rich pasture land,
and the t1nkle of the friendly
leaders bells? If he did, the
homesick thought did not make
him fear to face what was to
come. Never once had he fol-
lowed the example of two
three among his predecessors
and turned toward the shut
door of the pen as if for refuge.
Always he had faced the
enemy; and now he rushed to
play with his horns for the
gl1tterlng darts which waited
for his shoulders.
Fuentes conserving to
the wish of the public, but two ordinary bar
dor, who afterward to kill this most popula
bull of the day, would plant the last pair {
the six.
The first man, sparkling in satin and silver LITE
on high his two barb tipped sticks, gaily ornamente
with tnse paper, and called Vivilo from distance
His hooking voice lnfurated the bull, which rushe
upon him; then as he swayed lightly aside, it wa
all he could do to himself from the great animal
sudden, swift turn, without placing either of hi
darts. Again and again the play was repeated
but the audience were saying that Vivo was be
coming crafty as Shylock. At last gay colore
stick half pair hung from Vivillo's shoulders
twice and three times the attempt made befor
the pair was complete; and the second banderiller
succeeded no better.
to play at the game of which he was once master
there went up a roar of applause. Fuentes neve
failed; and that trick of hs-pantng both feet OF
a handkerchief, nor delgning to move for
swaylng of the body while planting the two barbs-
was famous, sight worth seeing when the bull wa
even half as good this But for even Fuentes
brilliant tactics were at loss. Vivillo had brains
and used them. He used his eyes too befor
charging, which not out of FIVE hundred bull
can do; and if Fuentes played with him, he playe,
also, a game whose zest came from hint O
pressing danger Once it seemed that Vivilo wou
be over the barrier, in the CaIijon between tn
ring and the grand stand) and there was stamped
of all the onlookers there. Again he threatened t.
demolsh the wooden barrier with his horns ant
there was wilder scramble than before. But tn
banderlllas were planted at last and the blood OF
NIvillos brown shoulders lay like crimson cloak
The great round OF applause as much for tn
bull as for the banderillero and every face in tn
audience tense with excitement as the hor1
sounded for the death With such a king O
the arena anything might happen. 1t was we'll tina
master like Fuentes was the espada who wou
deal with him, or he might deal with the espada
And SO 1t was to end in the usual way, and after
few more brilliant moments of play the brave hear
OF the beast must feel the sword. | had known O
course, that it must be so, and yet until now it ha
not seemed cold certainty. Perhaps | had vague
hoped that Vivillo would vault the barrier AM