Year: 1860

ana color, entered tne rug tnrOugn
wide doorway, each with bright colored
flag in his hand, and following whom
came several horsemen and one horse
woman, each armed with long spear
and waving pennon. These entered
with rush, and to the blast of solitary
trumpet. Themen on foot, capeadores anC
mOtadores, bowed to the assembly of"fail
women and brave men," who cheered
them in return, and the horses of the
picadores curvett ted about in evident ex-
citement and timidity, for they were an.
imals trained to the bull ring, and know.
ing its dangers, were as agile and dex.
ferrous in their movements as the men,
Again there was sudden silence, as a
door facing the one by which the bull
fighters had entered was thrown open
by one of the eapeadOrS, who concealed
himself behind it, and all eyes were di.


rected in eager expectation towards the
spot. The silence gave place to hum
of excited voices, as the bull, with low
cred head and unified TAIL came bound
ing furiously through the doorway into
the arena. For moment he paused,
and with a savage roar, upraised head
and maddened, infuriated look-the re
cent torture inflicted behind the scenes
made survey of his position, and
then rushed wildly at the man nearest
him in the ring, who had been wearing
a red cloak before his eyes, and who es-
capped by running into one of the retreats
or places of refuge arranged round the
ring, the bull plunging after him with
such speed that the mere concussion of
the animal against the side of the am
phitheatre shook the whole structure
Foiled and enraged, the brute turned
quickly round, and charged those nearest
him, who increased his rage by firing
barbed arrows at his neck, where they
stuck and tortured him still more. As
the bull rushed so the runners and ri
ders dispersed, and sought refuge when
necessary in the retreats round the arena,
or in small wooden enclosure III its cen.
tire, provided for the same purpose, and
where the tormcntor waved his flag be.
fore the enraged animals eyes, and avoid
ed the horns which were thrust at him by
moving in circle within the paling..-
The bull betrayed great anger and dis
appointment at not being able to reach
his enemy, and he stamped and beloved
and quivered till, bewildered by the
crimson cloaks that were fluttered in his
sight, he turned about, and this time di-
rected his attack upon one Of the eques-
trians-the female-when, notwithstand-
ing the quick manGuvre of both horse
and rider, the horns were planted in the
animals side, and over he went, rolling
the woman on the ground. The caped-
dOreS and rejOneadoreS at once rushed for
ward and diverted the attention of the
bull by dexterous assault of flags and
cloaks. The PROSTATE woman, who had
remained face downward and perfectly
motionless after the overthrow--a plan
invariably adopted under similar circum-
stances by all bull fighters, in order to
induce cessation of hostiities on the
part of the bull, who never cores his
dead victim-spurred her wounded steed
to his feet the instant the author of her
downfall, had plunged off to the other
side of the ring.


The immense concourse now made
the amphitheatrc resound with their riras,
and the applause rang again and again
round the arena as the quivering horse
with its eRtrGRds hanging from the re-
Gently inflicted wound, and its rider,
armed with long spear and seated
astride its back, was curvetted about to
avoid the assaults of the bull, just as it
had been before the accident.


Arrow after arrow was thrown at the
neck of the frantic, prosecuted beast
His impotent rage became almost ter
riblc to witness, as with glaring and
bloodshot eyebals and foamng nostrils,
he stood at bay, quivering at every joint,
and sending up bellowings Of anger and
defiance. Vainly he again endeavored
to vanquish his opponents; but while
rushing at one he was pursued by an.
other, until, paralyzed with rage and ex-
haustation, he, with maddened look,
warily watched his tormentors and only
charged at intervals.


There was a flourish Of trumpets, and
the matador presented himself, sword in
hand. He was to infiict the death. The
riras of the multitude again rang round
the amphitheatre. The matddor now
calmly awaited the onset of the infuria-
ted animal, whose attention he attracts
by waving his flag, the other combat
ants having meanwhile retired to the re-
treats or ceased waving their colors.-
The bull, just now paving the ground
and giving vent to his agony in saw
age wrathful roar, suddenly dashed for
ward with measured plunge, lowered
heal and closed cyes---bulls always charge
with their eyes shut-towards his adver-
sary, who stood with his flag raised in
his left hand and bis sword steadily pois-
ed in the right. The very earth seemed
to tremble beneath the violence of his
charge. At that instant the mataaor
coolly aimed at his throat, plunged the
weapon deep between the shoulders, and
so into the spinal marrow Of the bull
The brutcwas now vanquished, but he
strove to advance few PAGES towards
his enemy, only, however, to falter at
the first step and fall groaning on his
knees. Another groan followed anoth-
er, almost heartrending look of agony
and despair. The bull then rolled over
on his side, and other feeble efforts fol