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bull, and received the applause of the assembled multitude ; 

 then gallophig to the prefect's box, held out his cap and ob- 

 tained a rouleau of four dollars, which was tossed into it as his 

 reward. Blood trickled over the bull's broad chest and down 

 his legs, as he stood wavering in which direction to make his 

 next attack. Now the capeadores on foot approached, shak- 

 ing their red cloaks and stamping and shouting in defiance. 

 He rushed at one of them, and bore off the cloak in triumph 

 on his long, sharp horn, amidst shouts of ^'que buen lance, 

 que buen lance !" — a good feat, a good feat ! Next, his furious 

 attentions were bestowed upon the paper belle, and he met a 

 warm reception, for she was a ^<fire ship" of rockets and 

 squibs, which burst about his ears in a hundred irregular ex- 

 plosions, enhancing his violence and rage. Shouts, laughter, 

 and clapping resounded from all sides. He turned impetu- 

 ously upon a rejoneador, who poised his spear and drew up 

 his horse to receive the charge. His aim was true ; he struck 

 just behind the skull, and the bull rolled lifeless on the ground, 

 amidst the deafening shouts and plaudits of the spectators ! 



Besides the public approbation, the rejonead&r received a 

 reward of three rouleaus, of four dollars each, from the hands 

 of the prefect. 



So soon as the bull fell, the band of hautboys and squeaking 

 clarionets, stationed near the prefect's box, ceased, and that in 

 the Turkish costume struck up the national air called La Sama 

 cueca. Four horses that spurned the rein," bedecked with 

 waving plumes, pranced into the arena under the guidance of 

 two postillions. A mulatto held the traces, and leaned back- 

 wards with all his strength, as he was dragged forward. An 

 axle with two low wheels or trucks, was secured under the 

 bull's head, and the horses were attached. Under rapid ap- 

 plications of whip and spur, they sprang forward, and with a 

 great sweep disappeared with the load from the ring. 



The pools of blood were carefully swept over with sand, and 

 another paper figure, representing a jackass playing a guitar, 

 was placed on the spot where the belle had been so unceremo- 

 niously treated. Again the trumpet sounded, and again a 

 rocket was fired. Another fierce animal bounded forth. The 



