La Junta tribune., 1914-08-29

clothes, took I sword anl ssd eloth
and tsased u bsll : n1nuts Or two
and when The bull rushed ~ him. 10
plunged the sword 70 IT, hilt. enter
Ing hetvccn the shoulders above and
penetrating to his heart. The bull
staggered off 70 the side Of the ring
and sank down. When he was dying
an attendant stuck the bull with .
short instrument 1t the base OF the
brain which brought instant death.
This bull had been stuck with three
bandarillos. These are sharp. barb
ed Instruments with = handle about
rs long rs an arrow. the handle orn-
amented with colored scissored pa
per. these bands illos arc stuck In
to the bulls back and they cause the
most intense pain. This il . most
cruel part OF bull fighting.
The next bull was = dirty cream
colored bull. He was baited in the
same manner His back was pierced
With two or three bandariilos. He
gave the bull fighters plenty Of
ironble and came very near catch
ing one on his horns. lie was saved
only by failing or being knocked
sprawling on the ground. This bull
was killed by one Of the bull fight
ers. but he was cruelty butchered,
fnr he was stabbed twice with the
sword and then IL took long time
before he gave up aud fell. When
a bull is slain. the busle calls and the
lillef team comes In and the bull is
dragged out The third bull was the
oldest aud largest and the most VI
cious OF the lot. He fought like a
tiger. He rushed the bull fighters.
again and again. He ran squarely
at the most skillful OF the bull fight
ers. the one who had exhibited sew
erai stunts. and he bore him to the
ground. but did not catch him or
his horse rs he protected himself
with his cloak. He was stunned
hut not injured. This was the most
cruel and brutal OF all the bull fight
ing. This bull was thrust with four
bandariiios and he beloved and
rosred With pain. His tongue pro-
truded out Of his mouth and he be-
came furious and frantic. He chas-
I'd the bull fighters over the fence or
behind the guards. one after anoth-
er aud rushed them. knocking them
right and left. The people on the
lower seats all forsook their seats
and sought safety higher up. When
they tried TO thrust him with the
sword. they made bloody. cruel. bru-
tai aud fiendish work Of u. He was
stabbed with the sword three times.
asd not once In vital spot, He was
maddsaed and csss-d With his
wounds and the pain. He finally
staggered. sank down and got up
again. and after falling two or three
times. he vas killed BY = thrust With
. sharp pointed. short handled In
strument ~ were the others.
This IL = fiendish sport Any peo.
pie who can take pleasure In such
cruelty. ~ do these inhuman peo-
pie. would shout aud clap their
hands At the damned In the eternal
flames. These people are immoral.
dishonest and brutal. They are full
Of courtesy. are hospitabie and gen.
erous--s contradiction Of human
character than no American can COM
prehend. They worship the saints.
attend punctuAiiy and revsrenliy the
church hut they have no conscience.
no sense of honor and mo- moral char
acter. They will rob the govern
ment and commit any crime for place
and power. They viii demand and
accept = bribe-sail Of them.
The fourth bull would not fight.
He was turned hack. The other two
were steers. One Of the sts~rH
fought as desperately and With more
agility than any Of the bulls. The
steer were not killed.
The planting the bsndariilH into =
buil's back exhibits more courage and
skili than any other feet Of the bull
fishtins. The hull fighter stands
scuarciy In front. Of the bull. At
some distance from him. without
cloak or flag. aud he holds the ban-
dArillos. one in each hand. hiRh. ~
arms length. pointing them towards
the bull aud challenging the bull 10
attack him. When the hall mAkes
directly ~ him. coming with al his
force. his head lowered. the banda
siIIo reaches over the bulls head.
thrussp the bandsstlio iaso his hsrk
Esd With the bulls horns apparsssiy
- hia breast. he leaps aside and -
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