Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-08-22

round his carcase until the latter IS taken away
The removal OF the fighting bull from the plains
to the bull ring is not without interest Il the
bun ring Is not far off the method Is as follows:
Some few days before the fight, decoy oxen. with
bells round their necks, are turned out with tne
herd, which soon get accustomed to their PRES
ence A little before dawn on the appointed day,
BY the light Of the moon, the herd OF decoys ana
bulls are hurried along by side roads and lanes
into the town and on to the bull ring For long
distance journeys the bulls travel by rail, ana as
the ultimate sorting out Of bulls and decoys -
much the same whether it be at the bull ring
near by or at the railway station for distant
fight description Of the method by which the
animals are boxed for transit will serve dou-
BILE purpose.
Imagine country railway station Of the print
tive order: on the right dusty road leading
through aloe hedges to distant town, with mar
ket gardens in the middle distance; on the LETT
single railway line stretching away In not
too straight line to inhnity. Behind you - q
large yard or corral, surrounded BY high walls
and divided down the middle, which is entered
by two massive wooden gates. few porfers,
idlers half q dozen cowboys with their ponies
hitched to posts, couple OF guardia civile, an0
probably few tourists stand about outside. In
the distance are grazing the bulls and their trat-
torous brethren, guarded by single horseman.
Presently there arrives on the scene stout
party presumably the overseer
The cowboys mount their ponies, doing little
Showing off" ais they canter away to the dis
tant herd Rounding up the bulls and oxen, they
head them for the corral In front gallops q
ganadero, with lance In rest. driving before him
a decoy OK AT his heels thunder the herd.
Faster and faster they come, into the post and
rail lane which narrows down to the entrance Of
the corral Behind, with wild yells and waving
lances, gallop the rest of the cowboys. Into the
corral dashes the decoy OK: the horseman at MS
tail wheels at gallop into the open stable doors
on his left coming up with a bang into the stall
as a small boy hastily slams to the door behind
him. Meanwhile, the entire herd has poured
into the corral and the gates are fastened be
hind them. The ganaderos dismount and come
up on to the walls, ances in hand. The small
boy pops out OF the stable. cracking whip and
the herd gets move on" towards the next sec
tion of the corral, of which the doors stand open
bull looks toward the small boy, who dives fol
cover like a rabbit; but In second he Is ouI
once more and again cracking his whip. The
cowboys aid his efforts by leaning over the rails
and proddng those cattle within reach with theii
lances from above Presently the herd 10 all II
enclosure No. 2. AT the right-hand end OF thii
is lane leading backward in the direction from
which the cattle came. Having Deen LnFOugl
the mill before. decoy OK promptly trots Of
down this lane to freedom He Is followed q
more leisureIy pace by a bull--but not to free
DOM The end door is slammed in the SECOND
animals face Quickly turning around, he lrushe
back, but the door at the other end Is shut also
Round he comes again, to find the middle doc
likewise closed. He is now In a trap and know
tt With an angry below he charges the d0ol
sending the white splinters flying A cowbo
leans over and prods him with his lance Wit
savage grunt he turns round once more to Sc
facing him small opening ii the wall Pei
haps IT leads to freedoms His hesitation var
ishes as be receives several prods from above
and he dives into the darkness. to find himself i
box on wheels IN which he cannot turn arount
Before he has time to back out down comes
sliding door and he is prisoner ready to b
sent BY train to the bull ring and his fate