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can hold the wildest horse, if caught with the lazo, just behind 

 the ears. When the bullock has been dragged to the spot where 

 it is to be slaughtered, the matador with great caution cuts the 

 hamstrings. Then is given the death bellow; a noise more ex- 

 pressive of fierce agony than any I know : I have often distinguished 

 it from a long distance, and have always known that the struggle 

 was then drawing to a close. The whole sight is horrible and 

 revolting : the ground is almost made of bones ; and the horses and 

 riders are drenched with gore. 



