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- “BILL” Plcxl-:Tr Oklahoma Haif-Breed Cowboy

BY W. C. THOMPSON.

iCoiIYright. 1010. ily the New York lit-rtllti Co. All rlallta reserved)

T will Collie as a sltrprist- to tilt- people of this country to leurll thtlt all Alllcriczln is tilt- only lllnll in the history of htlll ti-glltillg wllo t-ver battled, bare handed lllltl untlitlt-d. willl :t Sptlllisll hull; that tho t-llctllllltt-r tool; pitltse bt-fore twt-llt_v-live

tlllltlstllltl person.: ill tht- .\lt-xit-o i‘|t_\' :lrt~lt:l; lll:tl alll the soutbf-rn l'l»-plllilit-.- nrt- still :lllgrily dist-llssillg nhl-

recelitvlltetl l-vt-lll. und tilalt lllt- lllltivta lit.-tvspltptxn

&isht-Ll pu',:t_-s ill tt-.\l llllti pittiurt-s.

No stltlllt-r.llllli liill l‘lt-ltt-tt. ull Oitlltllnlllrl ll:lli'brt-ed

cowboy, pt-rfllrlllt-ti tilt- t'l-all :lllli lit-l-ll tlrtlcgcll to safety froln tl fusllllltlt- ol' illis-.~'llt-s hurlt-tl by tht- t-llrtlgetl Mexlclln ollltloltt-l'.~' tilzllt t-\'t-ry tltlllt-l_ of llvlvs w:\.~l closed. Nt-itllrr by ‘.'.'-lrtl oi’ llltltllll, h_\' it-it-;_'-‘llpil llol' by mail was news' ll.-“:lti_ttt-tl to lit- t~ltrl-it-tl otltsldl- of Mexico thltt ull .\lllt~l'i.-tt:l_ll-lll ;;l\~t»n rt -lt--llollstlullitlll of llervt-. col\l's_'_-,c, .~tl't-ll;;tll ltlltl tl::rlll;: tlltli had bt-- lit-iilcd tile bon.~"tl-tl pl_~ot\'t-.~'.~° of t-vt-l~_\' prtlft-.~'.~'it»ll:ll torendor llntl that his':lt~lllt-rt-lllt-llt intti llt-at-ly .1-o.~t him lli.-l life nt tilt- lt;llltl~< ttf tilt- lllob.

But ill spite of all tilt- pri-l':ltltltlll.~'. bit ily hit tht-

stol'_v has slfit-d ilttt- \lllt-rlt-lt. ill-rv ;tllll tilt-ro :l pix-r~ ure or it llilll oi’ tilt- .-ltll;t'/itll: t-tltltll;lt iltt.~ ltppt-lll't-tl, bitt the full ltllt- ill :t.l lt- _-pit-lltllli lltll'l'oi' llt-rt-r ilt-fore has been told t-x:lt-tit tts ll t»t»t-tll'l't~ll_

The nllrriltlvtr i< trltt- i-l :lll its dl-tllils. if _vou_st>ek

rorrubtlrntitllt I collllltt t-tl tilt- |l:t;;'t-.~‘ of El- llllp:tl't‘l;ll. Ei Diario, El 'l‘it-nlpo. i-. lit -'tl-l or :lny :llltl :lil Mex- Icllll llu\\'t=pt\pt-l'.-` lip to tll-ti int-ltltlill_t_' ilt-t-t-llllll-l' 24. 1900. After lhllt tl;tt~- tilt--' cirt- ll - illltlillg of tht- t-vt-llt hhitt for ltl_vltll'lt1 llt»t-ll tht-il' t-t»ll.<|lit-tlilll~‘ scllslltioll. Dr llltcrrt gtlit- till- illlll li;:ill tit-volt-l-s t-vt~ll its l`:ll' nortll fs the .iullrt-v. nl' Lztrt-tit- :trt-ll:t.<. 'i‘ilt-_v`l| sllttkc till-ir lata and hiss tllolr tlliolltillltti--ll of tilt- llttlllt- oi’ l’it'kt-tt and ull tilt- lllllltlllul sllllltlt- it rt-t-;lll.»'_ Qtlt-slitlll one of tllil forty tlltltlslllltl .\ltlt-t-it~;lll rt-~‘itlt-nt.~' oi' the City of llit-xlco and tilt- glori-»ll~' lllt-l\l»-l-_v ol’ it tvlll nltlnlt-ntlll'il_v |ullnlei'ge evt-ll tilt- titltltiplwt-llt, itll pt-rvtltiillg llronti of a revolution tllltl its |lo_s<illlt- t»otl.~'t-t|\lt-llces to the Golony. Anti tillli‘.~' t.ot.-to t-tlltllitlll. for i t1on’t llellere tilt-t'e's one of lllt-lll \' ht- h:l~' llt-:Lit-t-lt-tl sl-t-l't-t lll‘l'=llli-Ti" tht-tits for slllt- :tllti lltlrril-ll lliullt ii' tilt- drt-allied clash of :lrnl.~t is llt-nrti. '

l'i¢-knit, is tl _-t;-,-tp|li;l;;~ t-ow|i.l_v, \\'ilo_-t- lllothl-r wus

a fllll blood t_‘l~.tlt-ttllv llltlillll :llltl ftllllt-l'. tl lnixttlrt- ol’ tilt- white, illtliltll ttlltl .\l'l~lt-:lil l';lt-t-.~'_ lit-`.~' t-olnulonly klltlwll ill tilt- .\‘ottlll\\'t-st :l-t "tllt- till-lt_\' dt-tllon." Un tilt- .\'t-w .\lt-xlt-tl, ’I`t-_\tl\~ .-llltl tlltl.-llloltltl t~ltllt~ll<-s tilt-_v |;y\-t-p tlrt- pf lpn _spirit-s til' ills t~t-t-Itlt-ss tiltrlllg with wilti lltlrsl-s llllll t':lltlt-. .\`t-\t-l' has ho fllllt-d to rc- apllllti with ;ll'lllllillt.- :tint-l'll_v lo lllt- clntllt-llge of tht- (-ougll and t-t-.lily \\`t-_tit-l'llt-l' who _\'tl\\t-tl ill- cotllli navel' aulldlll- this llilttl ltillillc ltt»r.~it- or t\~l't-stile and throw tiltlt lllltt-tit-l'otl< sit-t»t'. tlnt-t- tilt-.\' illiled ml" at tile 1-ll l’tlst'l full' ut.-ttlflsl ll |'lll'itltl.< t-lit, with ll irc- llilelltltltls swt-t-p ol' .<lt:t_g_-_-_\, lll.lllt-tl horns tlllti strong euolltrlt ill its fort-l't-t~l to \t:ltt~ ilillt-tl ililll with tl single sit-oltt-_ l’it-ltt-it lllrt-tt tht- l-rt-ll\\ll't- tlll its bllrli ill less tllllll_tt-ll lllllltllt-~l tllltl t-lllt-l'_ct-tl front tlll.- coul- bnt nllsclllllt-li. 'l`ltt-lt tht- rlontiltvl-st tit-t-itll-d tlllll “tg four n,,,[pd hgrilit-t»|'tl||s ill-:|~'l who t'tlliltl llcni [lie mn" in ||'§t|t||t|»f|ll'tit_-ill tlitlll`t t-xlst, ltlltl lt was wltll Nitin (_-0|\\-it-(]t\|| flltll \\'t- pl-llt-lt‘:llt-tl hit-xit'tl._

Pi-.‘ktlti's exilillltitlll oi' tl;lrt-ti.-\-lllr_v wltn the tt-lit

show thtlt hlld intlttlt-tl .\it-_\lt-tl t-oll.-l~4l\-tl ui’ il llllld scllinper, ll~lltlr.»:t>. ill t-ll;l~'t- tll` :l 'l`t-xlls .ste--_-1', it nlidull' leap fruit; the slllltilt- ot' tilt- Lzllllopillp horst- to the horns of the still lit-t-ills t|ll:tl'l'_\' und tl sll“Jl»iEl¢ for supremacy which int-\‘lr:ll»l_-l t-lttlt-tl ill the overturning ofthe stller. 'i`llt- Pol i~ not till utlt-onltnoll one nt llrliirle glltherings. llllt it wtts llt-w to tilt- Mt-xit-uns. it vvng Up, gnly ,\mt_»|-lt~tl|l :lt-lllt-rt-lllt-lit they hltd eval' seen tiltlt lltlti nll_\-tlllllg :ll ttll ill t~t»tlllllllll, t-vcll \'l_\K\1¢" l-3'. witll tilt-lr owtl lit-lott-tl 1 . _. lilrhlllllr. Ont- affer- uotlll the bull iiglltt-rs --:tlllt- ill :l lltitly to wlltt-h. They ltltlghlld t-lllllelnptllotlsly.

Jm- Mill;-|-_ ont- til' lhrtr-_ il:-t~ii:t-rs wllo own till- big

101 Railch oi' Ultlllllollln, lltlppt-llt-tl to :ll<t» own llllli 0i' the show. 'I`ll:lt tll;_-lit ht- wits :tt till- t‘llft'- t‘t\ltlll. the i‘elldi‘z\'t>lls oi' tilt- lltlll tiglltt-rs, llllllt»unt~liIL' ill* bt-ue( um; fm- fmt l,|- mtlttt-_tl llolit- of tilt- fl-:ttt-l'llit_\' W0\1iIl dnre |lt-rftlrlll lllt- trit-it. lilt-ll\'t-nillll. ftllllotll-l for his eye iilltl strtllte, :\.< t-llllllillirlx'lit-Xlt-l'ous ltllti tlt‘ll\ll.V n mnrndgl- ng Spill" til' .\lt-_\lt~o t-rt-l' |lrtltit|t't-ti, :lt‘t'_\'i’l*'d the cliilllcllge. Ht- woultl llt- :lt tilt- _-lt-elle llt tt-ll ll \'|-lf‘l< illl- following lllorllillt.; :tllli nlvt- lllt- iltltlslillil -'\"‘°”i`l"“"’* B it-satin ill grill-l-_ twttlrlllrt- :intl .~tltlll its llpplied to till' ll\lb.illKlltion of tht- llovillt- -si-1'-'i-->'. St-nor lltluls l-. (‘tlrl‘Eil. of l\c Mt-xit-:ln lil-r:llt'i, wll.-t the illtt-rprl-tl-l' :lt \hl- interview, lllld till- tit-tt\il.- wt-rt-_lluly t-lll'olllt-il-ti the ilext iiiortllilg ill that |,lllhllt':ltitlll :tllll ill tilt- native coll- temporal-ies.

Weil, Bll-llrcnitlrl tllti-l't slltlw up, No worll ot'

Dlllifhtiotl or l\polt»;t_\' clllllt- frntll llilll. 'I`-\‘\- Si'\"*‘ (item wiiilt-tl nllli \\'olllit`-rl-tl. Wt- ill*-"~l"_f\"'il"‘l ll

llieavigger in his hott-l. 'i`ill-rc lollt-tl lilt-ll\t~|l|dll_. fat _rplhttme fnt-cd tlllli l-ltlluidly rt-grl-tful that ilt- hm `NlI Nlhidden by the b\1U Phill authorities under their

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lthemoelves, attempted to promptly announce the can-

cellation and dismiss the spectators, but Mr. Mil-

, -ier. schooled and ready wltted in dire exigencies, would

not agree.

c .. "The Governor has forbidden. Pickett to iight Bo-

nito. he ailirmed quickly, "but you have other. bulls

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_ just as savage. Pickett will meet any one of-them

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W A new license was in our hands before the non-

’ Diussed impresarlo and presidente could frame other

lxcuaes. and while the well meaning American wom-

_ an complacentiy, congratulated themselves in their

` ' homes prilltations for the cruel struggle went on

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_ » As a substitute bull M. Rivero stipulated Frijoli

Chiqultn thittie Beans), fully as wild, wllry and

wicked n creature as Bonito, and awaiting his call to

ERE is Told if- F1114 for-fhf-First T-'ff-¢» ::;"“::.‘;'..“‘.;”..‘;';:.::-12.*-.3;.':f..‘;tll_““a.:":‘l..:: the Story of “Bill ' Pz'ckett's Life and §l‘.‘§,‘;;,,,",",,Y°,',,‘;‘,,',,“°°" °°‘”“°°i“°°‘ltl”"t‘i '°B"“°lt°‘l’§`

4 - , I it would l‘l)e upol; etvllieu dlegll-te n(l)l\d` hgrnsa?ha€nPi‘;'ket:

Death In a Mexican Afena, BOUT* would exert liis strength to throw the beast if ever he

‘ succeeded in getting a hold.

. bay-ded [he Migsfles Thfgqvn _ llit-smvhile an unfair aavttnntge or us was being

taken in the arena. A twenty foot hoard was dis-

plated bttole the gaze of the pnrtlsun spectators

Bonito has been withdrawn and another hull substi- tuted.. .Phe implication of tourst-, was that we had lpde the request in fear of Bonito‘a prowess.

_ " Spectators l V3 'Q B beau-‘lug lulspanish this announcement;-“>By request

" " 'Y ' `" --~ 'P ' \ , Tl-lc -fl'O\\'d howled its rage and derlsion, which was lit-

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- tie ntihuuged when we discovered the imposition and

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posted a second bulletin with the elnphutit-'declaration

l-- - -“""». _ f _ _ fr- , »==- / Um by order of the authorities Bonito would not

“_; `*"" r ` Y ` 0 ,' _,_. appear, and that the bull ring lmpresnrio had selected

Tc* y ."4 '~ ' 2"” FYUOU Chiquita as quite its worthr n combatant,

__\ I E : 'I \/ _ D // ` We had planned to present our rt-gullll' circus tour-

nament us n preliminary to the iight 'between :nan

" ' ’ ~-'\` rw ~` -Z-. _-Qt-“*“ -" - __ ff.-5 - and bull, but theiremendous audience would not have

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them. Soon their attitude became menacing and we desist:-d.

A mob of twenty live thousand frenzied hostile

Mexicans. many of them irresponsible peons, is not a

_( fy ' _ 4:5 l t_. f / / -V force to wittlngly antagonize. We retired behind the

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- -*’i‘f. ll' ¢ t"`_",\/V _ ' . -,-__ V `- l\_\l -\‘ There is no doubt that Pickett had underestimated _ f_’ 467/Zi) ___ 3. _» ‘. //_ f-"';,/ ` -,' the awful danger of his undertaking. His victories in

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lighting bull I am told and in his mind had likened the big bellowing monsters, quivering with life and strength and rage, unto the vicious Texas steers which

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` ' - :»_`.-';_’1*‘"`"` d “_ »¢' _ he had so often conquered. Frijoli Chlquita'a size and

‘ t brothers' as a wildt.-a_t is like a chipmunk. And while

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The Bull Hcsltatcd for One Providentiai Moment - ~ ~ it Savcd‘Both Men

clnltrut-t with lliln fronl rlsl:in;'_-' his valuable bones all( botiy olltsitit- tilt- n:ltioll:ll llrenu!

if wt-‘tl only-het-ll cllntt-ill. with this xnorili triumph-

for we \vt-rc t-ollvillrf-d that Blellvcnldtl had deliber- lltt-i_\' sllttwll till- ctl\\'ard's wllite fc-aiher :intl so publicly l-xprt-ss-_-d our l-xuitlltitln-- the most exciting chapter in tht- history of tht- .\Iexiclll'l bull ring wollltl llt-ver llllve llet-ll writ:-_-ll. lint Joe Millers git-c Itllew no hounds llnti ills .»\tllt-rit-ltlllsul wus running; r:llllp;l|lt_ To the C:ti`l'- tfoll-ll he llzlll fit-l`lol' Ctlrrcll llurrlt-ll tl;;'ain_ itllti the tlllnrt.-ulllit-ll lillli titzllft-rs and tilt-ir nsst-lllblt-tl wor- sllippt-rs ht-:lrtl lllln prtlllttst- to lil-.ltt-it l’lt-kt-lt. btlre llttnllt-tl :intl ttnllillcil. ttgatlllst the must blood ll\illi;l')'. lllllll lultiug, ilgiltlntz lltlll tile rermilllc --otlili provide. illt'itlt-nttllljf, l lll;ly lll--lltioll that he lllldll’t ever con- stlltt-ll l’it~itt-it ill tht- n.luttel'!

'l`llt- npptlrt-ill' -lnpl-l'lzltivt- folly of the proposition

tllltl wily to till: llexlzrllll nlllld its execution menu: tilt- .start-_ .~'pt-t-dy alld sit-lit-lllllg dcllth of the luckll-ss ill:tll tual' not bt- ol\viotl.~' to till- Alnerictul ullfnllllliur witll tht- llull ring :lull its prnt-tice.-a. l`ii explain.

You sl-t-, ill thc t-olllnllts ns |>rt»i't->:.<illllaily_ provitll-d

for thc t-lltt-rlzllllml-nt of tile public the hull tighter relit-.~a upolt his tttllt-lull.-.~‘.~' of t-ye :intl foot. llc cvulil.-sl tht- llluti rllsllt-s oi' his :lllt_ll;,:olll.<t. llt-t-t-l’ ttrtlpplt-s. Tilt- tight has ht-ell tic.-_"_-l'lbt-tl as tl trlltrt-tl_\‘ ill thrce tlcts. 'l`lit- pittlttlolm-.~'. nloulllt-tl on worthlt-s.~‘. lliilltl- i'oitlt-tl llor.~'t-s, llrst l't-ct-ive tht- clltll'_l;t.-.< of the bull with lallt-es. \\'iletlt-vt-r tl llol'st-_ds wouulled tht- rider lletltlles llinlsl-If to iiigllt. null wht-il l-ithel' this hap- pens or tl pit-alder is tllrown the t_~hulo.- rush ill lllld lttiralt-t tilt- :lllllnnl froln his prey by their red clonks, savillg iilelll.~'t-lvt-rl, if nccd be, by leaping over the pnlislldt- whit-il t-lltfloses the urentl.

Wilt-n tht- lulll hits bel-ll roused to<frell'/.it-ti fury by

the protitllllga the plclldtlrcs are rt-pintrell by the lfllultis. who bring: with till-lil lilo bllllticrilllls, btllhctl ll:lrt.~° witit-ll tht-y tlrlve intll tilt- bl-llst`.~l slloulder. ’i`ht-n tht- ltlttllltlor l-lltt-rs to t-olllplt-tc tilt- trtlgit- hul-ll- nt-lss. 'l‘tlt- lllill is wt-nl; fl-olll |tl;~:.~‘ ot' lilootl :lllti_llt-- tilldt-rt-tl. llllt still tit-rl-A :tllti at-tivt-_ ill his rilzllt hand this t-hit-I' t'olllll:llllnt lltlltis ll nllkt-tl sworll; ill his it-ft tht- llluletu. ll slick with tl pit»t_-t- of' st-:trit-t. sill; :1t.incl.t-ti, .-\.~' stlllll :ls thc hull’t4 eyes l-:ltoll tilt- ullllctn ht- ru~llt-.~' lllitltily llt it, tht- rntltltdor liod;__'t.-.~' llilnbly, dt-xtel'tltl>=l_\‘ plullpt-s the sword into tile spine und tho ttnininl tll'tlp.< tit-ntl :lt his fl.-ct.

The hull iigillt-rs tlltls. you will ulltlt-rst:lllli_ per-

ftlrlll their til-:idly work nt u lil.l<:ullt-t- frozn till- four foolt-rl flu-. .\`t-rt-r wtltlltl ont- of tilt-nl tlatre to t~\-eu lily lltllttls on tl illlll. They suve tht-ir pr-t-lou.-l il\'t-s hy their l't-lll:lr|tltllle llgiilty in cvntlilztz the alllnlall'~s i'urit»tt.~' ilsstlllits. .\1tll‘co\'t-r. the l=:'l-.lltiisllcd cloth, the coltlr ol' which the bull has been taught from in- f:l:lt'_\' to dt-tt.-st. is the tllrget oi' tlitltcit. not tilt- illau who llollrlsht-s it and springs aside. .-\ bull. too, closes lli< eyes wilt-ll llt- t-hal't;t-s. A stt-er d.le~:l'tL i-‘ew not lntinl;ltt»l_v flllllllittl' with bovine htthlttt it-low this-.

'l`o reltlrll‘ to .loc .\llller und his co~tvbo_t'_ l’it-kt-tt, tht-

glly Mexivtlll cllpitlli wus ilnnlt-llialt-ly :tgog witll the l-ltorv of the audacious chlllinllgt-. 'i‘hl- bull lighters iaugheti uproariously. Tho- Mexican at-\'».-pltpt-rs :intl the Mt-xlctul public delnnndetl lhiit tho l\ult-rit.-:ln.~l lnnktl good. lf i’lt'kt»-tl. wanted to _-lat-rilil-e lllnl.~'t-lt' upon tht- ulttlr of Alllerlcnll egotlstll let him till lt. ’i‘lluy \\'oultl turn out in forct- to witllt-ss tht- "full," they promlsed, for llunlun death ill tilt- bull ring :lffcl-d-t only ii_crt-t.lltury llllltllat-nit-llt to tht- paltrotls of tht.- “sptlrt." '

Seiior ltirl-ro. illlprestlrlo of El 'l`t>rl-0, thc hig new

steel :ind t-t»nt~rl-to hull ring. |ll°tllllptiy ;:.l\'t- pt.-l'lnl.~sloll to bllitl the t-llctluntl-r tht-rc. :ind .\il'. .\ii’l.'cr dt-leglltt-ti hint to sell-t-t the ttllinltll llgtlillst which the t-tuvbtly should he ptted. lit- nzllued Holllto, ll nrt--tt. tierct-. cottl liiltt-k hull, who had oilctl bel-ll lotlsod ill lllt.- arelltl. wil-» hllti killed two lllell :intl llnit' tl dozt-n ilorst-.~l, und who had llt-cn icpllred tilt- tlolltll thrust upon the ullll't-ntl--.~' of tilt- spt-l-tutors. So dl.-rce lllld strong li hull. tilt-_v crit-tl. slltllllti not sn`li`t-r tin lllglllriuus tit,-altll. 'l`ht- tribute was lille paid nut more than onvl- or twit-e ht-lore or alllct- ill the history of .\iexl<‘ltn bull titsllliltg. iionitti was rt-tllrlled to the corrals. tlllti lhcrl- ill-_rt-lutlills to this tiny. pllwllltr tile ground t-l-list-lt-:~'sl_\' :tlltl bellow- lm: llll-l untlhlltl-tl longing to iight and ltlll.

'l`hi.-_ tilt-n. wus illc llllllbllke t-rt-nlul'c sl-it-ctt-tl to

colt- till- .\lllerit‘tlll lo dt-uth nn¢l fiiig tilt- lift-it-as llotly trl\llllplllltltl_\‘ ill tilt- air. A rllrt- :lftt-rlllloll‘.~' t-lltt-rt:li|l- illl-nt, Mexico \`it_\' agreed. Bit-llvcllltltt ltt-t-t-it-rntt-tl pllbliv ntltlcltlnfillll by publishing ovt-r his sigtlttturc ill tilt- ilow.-tpapt-rs “El entlerru dc t-sic i’icl;t-it sl-l-lt vi sl-gundo nt-to tit- l-sto drnlntl." wlltlst- fret- trllllsltttlon is. "Pickett's funeral will follow his foolllttrdinessf'

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the cowboy was sadlging his horse and receiving from us worthless suggest ons as to the tactics to employ halt' a dozen El Toreo vaqueros were tormenting and

j ‘i ,Z‘_, - »_ torturing the bull in the effort to arouse him to the " * extreme pitch of man-hating fury.

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‘ Qladrfnldgingiy revoked the permission given with ' nd e

' * ac ty uvera days before.

0 - The bull ring 'mansion-l, much relieved at their

_ _escape from the nwkwa position in which they found

-was on his or hm-~r»et. lltrainingfor a.elea.r view ofthe

Fexoug spectaclsith; Mexitca.nam;_ad_lmd,fond|y Lit; ur ot a noun -t ey-ut ere , ut a eoncentra paean of wild exnitation waawvvalflng on their lips. ‘ But down in the arena the’ unexpected-no, thl

supposedly impossible-was iiappentgi. The dreaded bull was frantically tossing his head \h,all his grant strength bt-llowlng his rage and hdwiidermen

|;_i_rlluetti’i;_g il; di1._z__y circles, and there still

c'ett, s l-srl e hug unshaken and he cl

like a burr. Never before had such disreputo bee

cast upon the noble sport of bull lighting. How in

tile the strength, how clumsy the skill, how feeble th courage of the adored toreadors in comparison wi the exhibition being given by this hated stranger fro the north! A shout of allgerat the ignominlons sigh swept through the seats and some one cried in Span ish:-"Remember Bleny-enlda's' words, Picirett’| fu- neral will follow foulharliiuessl" And than panda-t’ moniunl broke loose. |

Pickett was lnoantvhile giving a continuous and'

convincing demonstration that lfrijoii Chiquita had met his hulnnn mutt-h. Not only could the bull noi toss or trample or otherwise harm his antagonist, bul' the cowboy at-ttlaliy had the beast totterlng on his feet. The haughty, shaggy 'head was aslant under the force exerted upon tile horns by the swinging man. The hold was Pickett's favorite and never be- fore had four footed creature withstood it. .

\‘\'hether Frijtlli Ciliquita would have been added'

as a historic victim of the Oklahoma man's prowess will ever remain tl moot question. A chair cushions thrown with accurate aim anti judgment. struck him_ full in the fat-e, A great cllortls of approval and a fusil- ladc of the canvas missiles followed. Pickett bt-camo quite as busy dodging the shower as saving himself from the btlll's savage evoiutions.

The some one shlcd n stunt-_. It ilit the iuckiess, he-

seiged man on the cheek and drew ll stream of blood. it seemed then its if cvl-ry person in the seats became a particlpator ill the ensuing shameful proceedings. Fruit, bottles, canes, ttnd t-ven opened knl\'es fell upon the bruve cowboy who was battling for his life, single handed, with that blood hungry bull. Not one person in that great hostile throng lifted hand or voice in pro- test or defence. i nnl not exaggerating. The arena Wal bedded with weapons. Tilt- Mexican Record, next day, published a photograph of the deadly litter, and evell the instantaneous picture in El imparcial, the govern- ment organ, plainly showt-tl the missiles on their course.

You can imagine the helpless wrath of us handful of

Americans. We appealed frantically to the police. They laughed in our. fat-os. Picks-tt‘s cowboy friends pleaded with Mr, Millet' for pt-rlnission to retaliate with American l~ul'tridgt-s, but tilt- rttnchnlun forbade. He and the wiser heads knew one wllolt-sale exterm- ination would llnvl-_ followed. Our hats were reekiag with expectoratlona from thc motlths of the huma brutes over our heads above the barrier. Pickett wa? no longer on the offenaivt: and weakening fast. Ii seelned inevitable that his funeral would take place in Mexico, after all, as Blenvenlda had promised1 Once his hold relaxed the furious foe would have him at his mercy and gore him to death. t

In all that awful bt-ditlm Joe Miller alone kept hit

Wim. He realized that sooner or later Pickett would be desperately wounded by a missile and that his end would come with shnddel-ing suddenness unless some

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Huw lunch effect the dire prediction had upon the "tlllsk_\' titanium" nllty he gnllted from the fact that we pc-l'sundt-d lllnl with difficulty fruln attending n dance the tllgllt before the bltttle which would have itept tint tltvllke tnltll dnynretlk. lnstt-nd. we directed his reltlculnt stops to the Hotel St. Francis und snw to it that he wus :lt-curl-ly locked iil'll room for tht- night.

Tile largest crowd ever assembled ill El Tort-tl was

tllerl- to view the spectacle. Figures showed an at- tellliltllt-c of nloro thtlll t\\'ellt_v-il\'t- thousand persons, und probably not one hoped or expected that Pickett would letlve tht- tlrt-lltl nlirt.-_ l-Ircry visitor to lilexlco knows tllttt tilt- llililvl- has no lu\'t- for .-‘tulerlt-ans.` .-\dlit-d to this pl.-l'\'lltiillg gt.-uertll hostility _,wits the ltllolvictlnt- tilllt l'it-kett'~l .~l\lt-ce.~lsf\l! tlccolnplisltint-nt oi’ his htllld to horn colnbnt would slillitle tllt~'t-i'fortn of t-rl-ry tort-udol'. \\'l.- .-\lllcrit'nll circus people, ser- t-rlli htlntlred sit'-lllg. l-sctlrtcd i‘ickctt to the bull ring. St-l`ltlr llivt-ro. llllprt-sllrlo, tultl St-hor Bravo. presl- dt-nte. ret-eitjl-ti us. lieth wt-re obviously ttpprellen- sit-t-_ 'l`ht-y told us llfterwllrd thtlt they had fl-It cer- tltlll illllt l’it‘kt-tt \\'t-llld lose t-tlllra-ge at the lust illo- nlt-llt lltlti rei'u.~lt- to t-hnnt~l- his life. lint the cowboy wits coolly cllntitit-nt und eattt-r for the frlly. .\`e\'t-r dill lnlln so iluprl-ss nie with the lirtuc of physical courngt- and ll contl-lnpt of dellth. '

Tht-ll. while the crowd was pouring into the enclos-

lll'l-. ctllllt- tile stlllzgl-rllllz nt-\\'s tllut tilt- (io\'el'nor of the lledl-rul district illtd i'o|‘hlfilit-ll the llllttll-_ A dele- glation of .-\nlt-rlcnll wtvtlll-ll. rt-_-itll-llt~' of the city, hull wtlltt-ll uptlll lllln llt lluoll und prtltt.-all-tl ill tht- tlulnt- of I-lllntllllty, tlrgulng that till- tllllcollle of tht- tliillir would illcvitubly be the death of the brave -but t-:ish tlkltliltlllltln. They luld otlrllt-r enlists-ti tilt- lntiut-nt-e and asslslalb Muowerful American otllcials and bun-

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Pickctt‘s entrance into tne t-nt-losnre received mili-

gled hisses anti cheers; than a wild tumuit of acclaim as a gate was thrown open and Friloii Chlquita dashed upon the scene, sighted Pickett and made for him with the power and spcetl of a runaway locomotive. The man'a face biuncheti momentarily; for the tirst time he fully realized the peril of his positioll and the over- whelming odds against nlm in u iight for life with this bovine demon. But every nerve was steady, every muscle ready and tlll the consummate cra'ft and cun- ning of his culling summoned us he awtlltt-d the irre- ailuiblt- ollsiltlllrilt. Nor less prepared was Sprndley. tilt- wary cow pony he bestrotic, learned by long, att-rn expet'it-llt-e on the pruiries to know the moods llnti lnovl-s of ctttllt- its ll shepherd dog knows his silt-ell. Nt-rt-r bl-fore hlltl .-nt-ll a terrifying thing hurl.-d list-li' toward Spradley, but the shock of it tlidn`t bt-lvildllr liinl.

Like a flush he dodged and inlpiallied his hind hoofs

with ull his strellgtll full on the charging llull's side. iillt-it rushed the bulli not llt ull tiiscllntrel-tl-d. and the attack' was too sudd--lily it-ill-wt-tl for deft-nt-e or t-vll- sloll. The t-ruel. not-die pointed horns pt-llctl'uted the helpless ho\°se's shoulder. As they withdrew. blood t-o\'t-rt-ti. Pickett leaped betwet-ll tht-nl to the buil's ht-ttd anti clasped his tlrlns around the neck.

This was tht- expected lnolnellt thllt had drawn

twenty-fire thousand .\icxictl|ls to El Tort-o that after- lloon. 1~1:rperts htld coll:-l-ded tllllt the wolldl-rfully iltllt- tlnll llizilt- Alnerlcnn might, perllaps, securl- ll hold on till- llnll. bllt never, tilt-_v dl-t.-lllrl-d, t-oultl ill- tunin- ttllll that hold for half lt nlillnte. One toss of tilt- pow- erful ht-xl'tl wllnlti dislodge hlln nllll then tht- ond would be lt nlatter of seconds, an he lay prostrate and ax- haunted.

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snot-otlllg t-xpt-llil-lll wus- tit-visell ll_r his friends. Sum-_ lnotlinl; Vt-stel' l’t-gg, u ctlwboy, the ranchlnun coil# tnt\lldetl:» -

"Strip -lil _volir rt-tl sllirti” "t\`o\\'. wht-n l'lt-lat-tt drops, you it-:lp into the eu-

closure. wtlvt- your garulellt as close to the hull al you dart- approa~.-h. and see if you t-un sure your com- rade‘sll|’t-!" t

Ollr watt-ht-s showed that l‘il-itetl. perched pre-

cariously olftlle bnli's ht-tid, had \vitl.n<tond the storm of missiles for exactlv st-.veil mlntltt-< und ll half when thl- dretllit-d ln-ll.tlt-nt t-:lint-. A hottie hit him with n tllud full ill till- .~'idt-. i-ie groltllt-d ill sudden patln, gasps-tl for brelttll, t-:lst tl ln-t imploring. llgoniztd look tlt us, his long titnt- frlt.-ntls, and loosed the iron t-lu.~'p wllltfli llzltl tit-tictl the fury oi' us iierce and strong lt bull tts t-\ t-r por. cd tht- t-l\l~t‘h of El Toreo. Frljoli Clliqlllta, tht- lllt-tlrllzltlon of brlllt- ferocity, t'elil-vcd ol` tilt- lnlltidt-nillg Iltlrtlt-ll. lowered his llorul fur the dezltll thl'll.~'t.~t. i‘ici;t\lt lay tt limp and wrlth- ing fornl almost tllltler the ltlllullll‘s nose. The Mexi- cans yelled tilt-ir joy.

Over the bilrriel' :lt ont- boulltl llurdled a half naked

iigure. '.l‘ht- lltlll ;_'llnlp>-t-tl It t-vt-ll nltlro quickly than the usttlnislletl and tlisnlttyt-tl lutnltln audience. for the hlltod color rt-ll \\':t.< being ill-lllltlisilcd tllnlost ill Frijoll Chlquiin`s fllct-. \'t-sit-r i’t-gg wits obeying orders in

the dt-spt-rate t-mt-r;;t-ncy with llllzardous lnlplicitg. Tilt- bull llt-situtteti for one proviliclltinl moment what - ei' to ttlril upon tilt- illstllvllt llt-wt-tilnt-.r or to vent his vengeance upon his ill-lplt-sa llntl fallen udversury. Short us wus tht- rt=.~°pltt- it s:l\'t-tl both men. Pickett stllggclm-d to his fl-ct, .-t-l-:llllillt-ti _tzrogglly to the barri- t-lltle and our outstrt-it-Ill-tl llulltis drugged him to safety. l’t-gg retrelltotl pri-t-lpitlltely und beat the bull to silt-t-or by tt foot, i<`l~ijtlll Chlquitu, doubly robbed of prl-y. bellowcli his inlputt-nt rage und hatred to all

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So end;-ti tht- only struggle of its kind that ever llll

ol- |ll~obltll|y l-vt-r will tnlttr pint-e. The tllmuit over the unexpl-t-teti dt-|l\‘t-rtllll-ta was. of cmxrse, appalling. WI toolt refugt- bt-hind iron gates ill one corner of Eli Tort-o ltlld reutltint-tl ctltlt-l-:lied for two hours. Tha Governor then st-nt two hundred nlountt-d soldiers to the sc:-llt~. 'l`ill=._v liispcrst-li till- more violent of the apt-citltors who rcnlnint-d. threntt-ning our safety, and cscoril-ti ull but-it to olir tt-llts.- 'l‘ht-ro were small dem- ollsirntlons against ns that night nt our quarters on the l’nst>o tit- in Rt-fornllt, but in tvvl-nty-four hours tba. hotllcllds had tooled. 'l‘ht- ft-l-ling against Pickett pl-rsonltlly rt-nl-lint-ti hlttt-r, however, and he did aol lll\U\.lN-HW DU-*Ui* 599°“*3“"°*~ _~_.t..l miss-uv-°"-'-` ~4

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