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THE BULL FIGHT.
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there was a large gate, which was thrown open to admit
the bulls one
First of
one.
b}^
band struck up, and eight
all,
however, a squeaking or pedestrian
toreros,
bull-
and saluted some person of note who
fighters, entered,
sat
Just at that moment, the thunder-
opposite the large gate.
shower which had been gathering descended in torrents, and the people shouted to the toreros, " No moja se " " Don't get wet palisades,
!
"
on which they slipped in between the
and so put themselves under cover.
very well-made
active fellows, with
They were
extremely good legs,
which were seen to advantage, as they wore white
silk
stockings and knee-breeches embroidered with gold.
As soon
as the rain stopped there
was a loud shout, and
presently the large gate opened and in rushed a bull.
He
was a dark animal, almost black, and had evidently been goaded to madness, for he came charging head, and with his
the sharp points of his horns had been sawn the toreros
now ran nimbly up
tossing his
I could see, however, that
erect.
tail
in,
to the bull
and
off.
One
cloak on the ground before him, on wliich the animal a fmious charge, attempting to gore
he
at first
side,
rushes,
The
and adroitly whisking
fatigued the bull
now
in
this
it
torero dragged
from side to
by causing him to make
direction,
made
—not the man, of whom
took no notice, but the cloak.
this along rapidly,
of
thi*ew his red
now
in
that.
fruitless
This was
repeated again and again, until the animal seemed quite tu'ed.
The most
active of the toreros then
advanced with
a banderilla, or javelin entwined with fireworks in one hand,
and his cloak in the other. that the animal charged torero glided to one side,
He came
him headlong.
so close to the
buU
In a moment the
and drove the dart into the
bull,