Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I.
CHAPTER II.
Housekeeping.--Description of a Bull-ring.--A Bull-fight.--Spectators.--Brutal Torments inflicted on the Bulls.--Serious Accidents.--A noble Beast.--An exciting Scene.--Victims to Bullfighting.--Danger and Ferocity of Bull-fights.--Effects on moral Character.--Grand Mass.--A grand Procession.--The Alameda.--Calesas.--A Concert, and its Arrangements.--Fete of Todos Santos.--A singular Custom.--An Incident.