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do,icbt ne said he would take me- as !
seemed so set on going ana couiu 'a'A
about nothing else but that far sKllheu'
LIue eyed. smiling Segura until ne was
sick of hearing it. "Yes, III take YOU
no said. "but l won't have anything 10
do with that scarecrow that Sou -
trapesing around with
.cWeu. she can have seat WIN U.s.
can't she?" ,..
"yes but she will have to pay her own
wav. Two seats is all the money VI
mine that will go into builhsit'
Again went back to the Eneiish-
woman. She had thought so mucI aoo''
her "scenes in Sunny Mexico that she
was willing to go and pay her own way
and cut ont a trip to Xochicalco' Yes
pu pay my own way" she chirpeu.
.Very we'll" said; 'you take 'he car
and meet as near the Dig eh'id"''
Sunday-for only on sundays anu
feast days does this sport take piace
- Q o'clock we meet at the ring me
,troetcars marked "Toros" are crowueu
os far as the eye can see In el'hei VI
rection with pcrspiring, Voiupie'
,,~icans Carriages with handsome
,orses in gold and silver mounted i'"i
'.,oe and luxurious automobiles Ill an
.Ao nla1a warning and | stand as''.
as a carriage, drawn by four MAJ
horses. dashes up. Out slep '"'
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English woman. You must have
learned all that. Do you ever forget
anything? | was a close student, but |
never could memoriZe, and it was al
ways a great regret TO my dear father"
compliment was rare thing for me
To hear from this cold, scrutinizng,
criticising woman, and, much pleased, |
hastened on. | may have added a little
to keep fast hold of my compliment.
Thirteen was the number of his cab
which took him to his hotel and thir-
teen was the number of his room; thir-
teen was the number of his friends"-
do stop that nonsense" interrupted
the colonel, but / continued:
who accompanied his body to the
Spanish cemetery. Thirteen wreaths
were sent by his friends, the number
Of
Pause. repose and get your BREATH"
commanded the English woman.
On / rushed, faster than ever. "The
funeral car was No. Is and | was told
that $l3 were found in his pockets and
dinner on the fatal day. January 13, and
thirteen letters formed his name, An
tonic Monies. Yes, the superstition
spread so that many people changed the
number of their houses from 13 to 12la"
In few minutes Gaona VIII enter the
ring. only few weeks ago he was hor
ribly gored by bull i'm Puebla. and on
New Years Day received the first per-
mission from his physician TO leave the
hospital after undergoing two opera
tions. HAS he lost any of his nerve?"
ask myself. can he ever be again the
daring, brave Gaona OF Old?"
The gates open; i'm comes the company.
First is a man mounted on a handsome
horse; following him are the matadores
Oh foot, In rich costumes Of silk, satin
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, staring at you. told you before | came
that L preferred to use my money for a
trip to the ancient Aztec ruins. for |
lad rather mediate and repose my mind
amid the dust Of the ancient Aztecs than
even seem to countenance this bloody
and degrading spectacle"
ITO think Of my honest money going
to these bullfghters," said the colonel.
"FIl never forgive myself for the next
hundred years for being led into such
bloody and brutal scenes as this Didn't
tell YOU they were all a bloodthirsty
people,"
Come with me. come with me; let us
leave this beastly place at once" urged
the Englishwoman.
I'm few minutes, yes, yes" hastily
replied.
The poor old horse cannot rise. Mer-
cifully one of the men gives ii a finish
ing stroke on rushes the bull, only
to find another horse in his way.
"Are you not yet satisfied with this
shocking diversion? Come, let us go
out" again urged the English woman.
30. o." | scream. rising to my feet.
That horse Take the bull out"
II cannot be seen with such an i'm
pulsive American. You surely will be
taken to Belim have always told
you your impulses would get you into
trouble. Az for myself. l always take
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the National, bringing persons to Witness
to-days bullfight The Plaza de Toros
is a great circular building of stone,
with no roof, seats rising in tiers To the
top, where the boxes are. There are
more than 10000 persons seated, friends
and admirers of the sport The prices
are according to location, from % CEN
tavos in the sun to 20 pesos for a box
with six or eight chairs; to-day, 80 to
S64, as it is a star performance.
Before me is the arena, sanded. sur
rounded by "A board fence five or six
feet high; about two feet from the base
is a foot rail. This is for the combat
ants to escape by when chased by the
bull. often the bull leaps the barrier
in pursuit Of his tormenter or to flee
from him. and over the fence are little
shelters just large enough to admit the
body of a man. There are gates that
open into the ring and close the passage
when the bull is forced to return To the
ring.
In a gorgeously decorated box near
the middle Of the shady side can be seen
the President and his staff. The Presi-
dent has the direction of the "corrda."
A bugler stands at his side To call the
signals to remove the horses or a bull
that may prove too tame. and call the
banderileros and announce the killing
Of the bull.
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THE FAMOUS FIGHTERS.

But / want TO see Segura.' l urged;
the blue-eyed. white-skinned. tall'
graceful, athletic, smiling Segura IN the
ing He's very charitable and often
pays for charity for the Mothers Con-
uess and many other worthy causes
lou know he's a millionaire, comes or
very wealthy and prominent FAMILY.
ne speaks very good English. lie told
'ne ne received most of his education IN
we United States and he is delightful
~ 'aik to, so polite, so gallant, so pleas
"s IN his manners, and he's very gener-
v's' 100. Why. only a short time ago
gave a banquet for thirty of his
mas and that banquet cost no less
"0h s5'oO. Gaona. too, is to be in the
ing lie Is Mexico's idol. 1 met him
Ses1erday. So unlike Segura he's dark
"u swarthy, and has irregular features
' thick, protruding under lip He
speaks very little English, but seemed
F-'ased TO meet the Americano.' /
'"'iy trembled before he was presented,
mad heard such awful stories of
and l was afraid he would rail at
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OVERCOME BY SHAME.

I looked for my escort; he was way.
way over, with his back to me. half re-
clining. muffled in his big gray overcoat,
the high collar turned up over his ears,
his cap drawn down low over his eyes.
meeting the top Of the collar. He wanted
no one to recognize him, he was SO
ashamed Of the whole thing. I sank
down on the seat resolved to keep my
nerve.
The bugle sounds and the banderillero
approaches the bull with two banderillas.
The bull is on the attack and furious
and for an instant closes his eyes. In
this instant the athlete thrusts the darts
and steps to one side. On rushes the
bull to meet another banderillero with
another pair of banderllas. The ap-
plause is great, for the nimble athletes
have firmly and properly placed their
banderilas in front Of the bulls shoul-
der. Now the bull is gayly decorated
with eight stinging. maddening ban
derill8s covered with ribbon.
Gaona, the star matador, comes for
ward. The applause is great, for he Is
the idol of the Mexican lovers Of what
they call sport He advances toward
the bull, with sword in right hand, in
his left the muleta, a red banner. He
waves and futters the banner close to
the ground before the bulls eyes. The
bul. lowers his head and makes a rush
for the muleta, which the matador holds
over to the right, over the sword.
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New England Woman Soon All Buht She Wanted Mexico

A company of soldiers fill large space
reserved for them. for sometimes they
are obliged to resort to force to keep
order, should the bulls prove too tame
or the bullfighters do poor work. The
enthusiastic members of the audience
sles and bread at the fighters. There
are several bands Of music, but the
sound is faint in so large an amphi-
theatre.
The mass of people, the variety in cos
tunes, in language, in color, overhead
the turquoise sky and the glad sun
shine looking down on the arena that
is soon To present a spectacle OF gore
and torture to poor dumb animals is
a scene long to b. remembered.
What if Segura should be killed."
said to my companions.
1.-TWO years ago. on January 13," /
narrated, Antonio Monies, the famed
Spanish bull fighter. was gored in the
arena and in four days died from the
result of his wounds. A great deal of
""PNi"'i'i'' III icS"io W tIie Huiilbtr Id
was connected with his death. Monies
arrived in Mexico on the thirteenth, came
from Spain on the Alphonso XIII, char
tered under the number Is. entered the
ring on the thirteenth, made the thir-
teenth. with twelve other fighters. Thir-
teen bulls were in the pens for the after
Moons work. 1t was his thirteenth fight
in Mexico and also the thirteenth fight
of the season. Thirteen was the num-
Der branded or the bull that killed him"
"Do you believe that nonsense? |
don't" said the colonel.
What a memory YOU have." said the
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THE SPELL IS BROKEN.

! This. then. is the world famous sport"
OF the bull ring. 1t is for this pastme
! that Mexicans spend hundreds of thou
sands of dollars every year. Young
| women in beautiful gowns. with all the
evidences of refinement save horror Of
bloodshed. smilingly look at disembow-
| elled horses goaded around the ring l.
! a New England woman, have spent my
Sunday afternoon in bull ring, The
spell is broken. | am glad 10 go home.
With feelings that ! try to crowd down
/ hasten out into the pure air and under
the cloudless sky of beautiful, unfortu-
nate Mexico.
There was a suppressed groan among
the MeXicans when we edged our way
out through them. yet now and then I
heard an exclamation OF approval fhat
seemed almost like applause. Once out
side of the bull ring our dilemma was
great There. in sumber and repose be-
fore us. was the great array Of carriage.
with drivers and lazy servants sullenly
awaiting the return from the bull ring
of their more favored masters. The
gayly caparisoned horses hung their
heads motionless, as If conscious that
another hour would pass before their re-
turn home. We did not see a single pub
lie coach with it's blue designating flag
and driver on the box usually so eager to
snap his whip and whisk us away to our
destination. We were almost desperate
when two boys espied us
"Gringoes," they screamed. darting
toward us They knew we wanted a
carriage, and were off 10 get it as soon
as the colonel nodded his assent BY
the time it drove up a little knot Of driv-
ers, liveried footmen and street arabs
had gathered about us. expectant. almost
excited yet speechless. as if afraid.
They seemed to wonder who were 10 bs
departing at the very climax of the
excitement in such an equirage az such
time. Their bewlderment and Gu
riosity were satisfied by glance from
the driver and a suppressed murmur of
"Gringoes' from the boy
We take our seats. the driver snaps
his whip and We are on at breakneck
speed, threading our way among the
crowded vehicles and almost seeming to
stike this one or that. but always miss
ing by "A hairs breadth. At last we
are out on the Paseo. going as fast as
fire captain To fire in New York.
Every one turns to look at us, craning
his neck, it seemed to me, almost off.
/ had noticed the absence OF a blue
flag before we started. but the colonel
had enjoined silence upon me. had
taken my seat and said nothing. and
when we were half way home l veu-
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him to another horse The fallen picador
with the help Of an attendant rises. urges
the horse up, mounts and forces the poor
creature round the circle, with his IN
testines dragging on the ground. 1t Is
sickening. I cover my face and cannot
look on the scene. but my keen interest
overcomes the feeling and I look out IN
time only to see the bull goring another
horse. BY this time I am wild with ex-
citement. and rising in my seat / scream:
"Oh, why don't they save the morse!
Save the horse."
"Sit down. commanded the English
woman. You'll be arrested and taken
to Belim. Don't you see that all those
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s Was Just Crazy to Get to the Picturesque Rinesde
and Equally Crazy to Get Away Again =.

me, for he knows our feelings in regard
TO bullhghters and bulfghts. I told
nm hoped to see him in the ring before
the season was over; that | should like
TO see him display his skill. Gaona made
graceful bow. one would need all bie
skiil IN the ring with YOU at the ring
side Sehorita,' he replied for how could
one nope to keep his eyes on the bull?'
You talking with a buIlfghter?" cried
the colonel You've disgraced Yourself
forever What were YOU thinking .ofq
They'll only make fun of you"
But | want to see a bullfght. and
please take me-" | urged.
NO, indeed; | wouldn't think of such
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matadors-Segura. tall. graceful ana
smiling. and Gaona, diminutive ana
agile. in their picturesque costumes, with
their funny little queues.
Let us follow them into the privacy
of their dressing rooms. There before
The shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe
for she is the patron saint of Mexico
the bullfghter eloquently and fervently
Prays. prays for his soul and
1t is most pathetic, and my heart fills
to the brim with sorrow and pity and
admiration. He may never return from
the ring alive. Near by is an operating
table. and surgeon is ready to dress
his wounds should he be gOred.
/ take my seat in the 'sombra" and
look around on what is one of the larg-
est crowds ever gathered at the FL Toro
ring.
Special trains arrived last evening over
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and velvet. embroidered in gold and cost
ing $1,000 or more. Next the banderil-
leros. then the capeadores and on horse
back the picadores. with their long lances
IN hand. And oh! pitiful sight, the poor,
old, broken down horses are blindfolded.
Four mules. strong and sleek, driven to
traces to drag out the dead bulls and
horses, and last the attendants. They
come directly to the Presidents box and
receive the key to the corral amid the
plaudits of the people.
Breathless the pause, while all eyes
are directed to the gate from which the
bull will make his entrance. / breathe
quickly, for from early childhood ] have
had clear cut opinions about bulls. Well
do | recall being chased by the lord of
the lowing herd in my early childhood
days on a hot July afternoon in the
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thing never would forgive myself
for the next hundred years" ho almost
shouted.
/ couldn't help smiling To- think of him
adding another hundred years To his al
ready, threcscorc yearS-5isd ten
Then ] went back 10 my English ac-
quaintance / told her that she couldn't
possibly think of going back To England
without seeing a bullfght, and. besides
] told her it would make a capital sketch
for her Scenes i'm Sunny Mexico Now.
Scenes in Sunny Mexico" is her very
own. She is writing it,
well" she said at last worn out by
my persistence, Il will 60 if you can get
your old beau to escort us
once more ! laid siege TO the elegant
old gentleman. and to my surprise and
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A WELCOME DEATH.

In a flash the matador drives the
sword to the hilt between the bulls
shoulders. The big creature, covered
with gore, saliva dripping from his
mouth. eyes rolling, lies down TO die.
The enthusiastic audience is wild with
delight. and cheer upon cheer fills the
building
The bugle sounds. the music plays In
come the mules. A chain or a rope is
fastened To the bull and he is dra gged
out. The poor, old dead or dying horses.
too, are dragged out II makes me think
of the ancient Roman sacrifices.
Don't you want 10 go YETI" asked the
colonel.
Il want to see the next bull enter. L
want to see Segura." / replied
The signal is given; in come the plea
dors and a bull leaps into the arena.
"Segura knows his bulls. He has
studied them" / say.
who said so?' asks the colonel
"He said So" / reply. "Segura told
me that on the Saturday before the fight
he always goes to the Hacienda to see
his bulls
The idea of "A woman calculates
the colonel.
Five bulls are killed. more or less in
the same way as the first. All five are
ferocious enough to make good fights for
their lives, and the people are satisfied.
The sixth brute however. proves too
tame, and is sent back to the corral. A
fiercer animal enters the ring. gives bat
tie as did his predecessors and goes To
his death gallantly. But the blood thirst
of the spectators is not sated. They are
clamoring for a seventh.
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Mexican gentlemen are looking at your
, / looked and, conscious for a moment
of the show | was making of myself, I
lnust have smiled. for all the Mexican
gentlemen far down as could see, with
their upturned faces. smiled back at me
and raised their hats and then turned
to the ring. Their politeness reassured
me. I reflected that | alone was not tho
cynosure of all eyes. for some way
felt that my English companion came in
for share of the smiles. for her Eng
lish walking skirt was very short and
her costume very quaint, and she, too
was standing up and Sest,cUlating at me.
Il really can't stand it," said the Eng
lish woman. Il object to being placed in
such a ridiculous position. Every one is
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Even the Romantic Matadors and Bandereros Seemed to
Turn Into Cruel Ruffians Before Her Horrfed Eyes.

great precaution In a foreign country"
she moralzed.
Yes yes; in a minute" I replied.
you must have the blood Of some
semi barb rbarous ancestor in you to wit
ness this carnage" she retorted.
Take the bull outw again scream.
crowd. the gentlemen, with true Mexi-
can manners, making way for her.
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>,rw HAMPSHIRE woman at a

NEW t-N-"
\ bullhght' Difficult of conception
n asa suffragette at witch burn
.t,orc / was. and there | cX-
fs IA sensations such as l surely
.,.,uld willingly feel again, for
new .srouph it ALL or nearly all. Yes the
sa' .,ro ", Of the bull with beribboned darts,
t''"' .,,c and tossing of horses and
u" .o bairhreadth escapes of torea-
m'" m ,bc final slaughter of the weary
'''. s,cr amid hysterical Mexican ye'is'
I,o~e, ,so,er l saw it under difficulties that
NOR -, been insuperable had l been
bss resolute , eor,
-. many weeks I had looked forward
ceilings Of excitement and desire
I'D with fear and horror to Wit
Noxico's most popular amusement.
n,ss 3 there about this torture of ami
'.,s M that holds the attention and draws
ma, u,osses with the force of powerful
magnet? .,,;,o ,itrs
,,ra,or boy in my Mexico City hotel
,-sed he had a peso to see the bullilght.
.oioved il so much. With face
- in reply to some of my queries
~.id. yes. ma'am. every chance l
90, will go; 1 love to see bull
fight
only a week ago, from the roof of San
..aD Inn. I saw in the distance boys
ING Al buIlfght. They had device
,beols-a two-wheeled skeleton cart
", diamond shaped body like the
mo NJ q safety bicycle the whole con
I'D nv a pair of handles behind. on
y, front of the strange machine pair
Ills horns was attached. The devicr
= nronelled by a single boy. He
.n.bed II RAPIDLY in pursuit of his com
...iors who were divided into mata-
-. bandcrillcros. capeadoros and plea
a. With very real persistency he tired
. ,o,e and toss them with the horns.
o,ber hovs met baifled or lodged the
.,.,sbss Of the machine as their proto-
.,,es NJ tho real ring deal with the
,ssress of the living bull. Their springs
,45saeps and bursts of speed seemed to
b. great fun
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A BULLFIGHT IN MINIATURE.


ro- bours these boys kept up the sport.
,,d with camera i'm hand | approached
,i.n. Pleased to sec me. and with m
cant anticipation Of my wish, they
rtirled H.. machine into position for
,oso which could not have arranged IN
. hundred attempts. They chose for the
;,.idert of mv picture the supreme mo-
r.,, off ths whole bulhghting game.
fst in which the bull is killed The
ratsdor. with "a red rag. called the
ruleta. which he held in his left hand
slightly in front Of the right side OF ms
.,8y and with his right hand graspinE
.,-suord concealed by the muleta' stood
in front or the bull" The boy behind
n. machine lowered it's horns for the
charge m the muleta. thus placing the
.h,lr, I'm position for the death thrust
with the long. straight, sharp sword. u"
are side stood capeadores still holdlilG
their capes. one of which had once COZ
s,os the shoulders Of famous pun
eeb,er and was regarded with'great rev
erepce hy tho muchachos. or boys.
When / had photographed the htt''
erolp I'm several poses caught the Sp'iI'
of their sport 50 strongly that J felt !
INNS, ioin I'm il. Again their politenes'
asserted itself The moment my desire
became apparent they welcomed me 10
tbo;r ranks First. To bc on the saic
side. pnshod the machine. So engage"
at least was safe from the horns
though there was danger OF ulplnhE
over nv skirt. as both hands were pusE'
Soon however. ! became more venture
some and needs must Ice toioad"r'
Tho stirring strains Of the great chdh'
En- Carmen" came back I" me as
plsved I'm the dust of that Mexican
street with those little brown skinhcu
Mexican bovs If little boys at a tender
age plsv bulfght with toys is it to he
wondered at that they look forward 10
the time when they can see real i've
bullfght?
But how was to get to the buiiheh'
without an escort?
] approached my GilSllSh "'H
and broached the subject to her.
Go TO a bullfght," she crled. W
to see innocent beasts tortured? NO. IN
deed: and besides, haven't the money
] am now saving for my trip 10 Aoo'i'
cslco Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner says
the views are most noble. and OF the
ruins there is nothing like them in Assy-
ria or Egypt. prefer the ancient reilcs
and dust Of the Aztecs 10 the brutal sport
Of a bullfght. Why don't you ask your
Old beau to take you? He seems very
devoted and most obliging."
saw it was useless to urge her III heI
resent mood and so ] went to inc
ColOnel-the beau" of the Engllsh
Voman's phrasing-an elegant, dlstin-
suished looking gentleman of the Ola
school
Not cent Of my money shall go INTO
builhght," he said, Indignantly
wouldn't disgrace myself by Lending my
Presence 10 that wicked and barbarous
SQnrt