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102 PERU. 



next attacked a horseman, dismounted him, rip- 

 ped up the horse's belly, and bore both him and 

 his rider to the ground : the horse was not suffer- 

 ed to die in peace, but being raised on his legs, 

 was urged, by whipping and goading, to move 

 round the ring in a state too horrible to be describ- 

 ed, but which afforded the spectators the greatest 

 delight. The noble buH had thus succeeded in 

 bafHing his tormentors as long as fair means were 

 used, when a cruel device was thought of to sub- 

 due him. A large curved instrument called a 

 Luna was thrown at him, in such a way as to di- 

 vide the hamstrings of the hind legs : such, how- 

 ever, were his strength and spirit, that he did 

 not fall, but actually travelled along at a tolerable 

 pace on his stumps, — a most horrible sight ! This 

 was not all ; for a man armed with a dagger now 

 mounted the bulFs back, and rode about for some 

 minutes to the infinite delight of the spectators ; 

 who were thrown into ecstasies, and laughed and 

 clapped their hands at every stab given to the 

 miserable animal, not for the purpose of killing 

 him, but to stimulate him to accelerate his pace ; 



