El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-17

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A Sickening Spectacle.
1t is impossible TO give the fight in
/ detail. The truth is I wasn't looking
all the time. Not that felt sick. 4 was
| only ennuied. Besides 1 wanted to
| the mental, moral physical make up Of
an outfit that would be made happy
by such an exhibition and go upon the
: war path if denied it. There was no
| doubt but what the spearing and stab
bings and gorings and disembowelings
! delighted the onlookers. Their joyful
cries proved that. In the face of my
own feelings, largely stomachic,
must confess I never saw a happier lot
of people in my life. 81
My eyes opened just in time TO see a
horse tossed on the horns of the bull.
| The wise monkeys had pushed the
horse sideways upon the bull to be
gored.
The picadore took refuge behind a
five foot barrier, of which aisles of
safety there were four He needn't
have beer in such a hurry; the bull
couldn't get his horns out of the horse
| in time to give chase.
The Little Lizard swung his red
mantle The bun charged. The Little
Lizard never moved from his tracks
This last Is a point both of art and
honor. No matador, no. banderillero
once posed must be driven from the
tracks by the bull. HeYis to save him
self by drawing the red scarf TO one
side. The bull DETECTED will follow
it. He Will Craze the bull fighter, but
not strike him.
AS the bull flashed by the Little
Lizard deftly planted two banderillas
starboard and port, in the bulls sides,
xIyh he cd
More Blood and Brutality.
The fight swept on. Another horse
was gored; two more banderillas were
planted in the deeply sweating, deeply
bleeding bull
Ny friend said that all this work was
required to tire the neck muscles of the
bull. render him weak, and make him
lower his head. otherwise the brave
Moreno, as matador could not send
home his sword. The brave Morenos
sword must be planted just forward of
and between the shoulder blades, andN
to do that the bulls head must not be
too high. And so to make him lower
his head. for the final stab, picadore
and banderillero, continued to hector
and lance the bull, while the wise mon
keys Skipped about beating the plea
dores horses with sticks to the emu
that they finch not but-Iike the bull
be brave.
Now the bull is weak and tired
enough to kill He is still brave. but
so weary that his lowered mead is In
the right position. His sides run blood
his nortrils steam, his eyes roll
The brave Moreno strikes a classic |
pose. In one hand he flaunts the ira
ditional red scarf. In the other he up |
lifts the traditional sword. 1t is big !
and as heavy, this sword. and not un-
like a poker, and weighs seven pounds |
It is stiff, too, has no edges, but it's |
point is as the point OF lancet
The Final Stroke.
The rest stand back. Even the wise |
abate themselves and only !
the convulsive kick Of a dying horse.
disturbs the accurate setting of the |
scene. A wise monkey turns his head |
impatiently. as though to reprove the |
dying horse.
The brave Moreno shakes his red
scarf The weary bull-but also brave /
considers the red scarf resentfully. |
He pulls his flickeripg soul together-l
for the last charge. On he comes head |
lowered
The red scarf floats gracefully out |
and away from the brave Moreno.
Head and body the brave bull follows |
1t. Ali is az II should be.
The brave Moreno's poker sword en-
tiers where the canonse of the bull |
fighting art have decreed it should for |
centuries. The sword splits the heart |
of the brave bull, entering to the hilt, /
as though the bull were butter
The. brave Moreno had never moved;
the killing was not only a charitable /
but an artistic triumph.
PIaudits for "A Butcher.
Loud were the public's cries of joy /
Profound and many were the brave Mo- |
reno's bows of pleased acknowledge !
ment Meanwhile. two wise monkeys.
driving four mules dragged away the |
dead horses and bulls. They will be !
fed to Orozco's army and thus fire the |
soul of a victorious insurrection.
Also one-fourth of the gate receipts |
do not forget that-will go to aid
the suffering insurrecto wounded Let
US hope that they get it.
Once Was Enough
Once was enough for me, and I