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Show Portugal's King as Bull Fighter. Prominent among the king of Partu-'gal's Partu-'gal's varied tastes is a passion for sport of all kinds and It is known that once even, when duke of Braganza, h entered the ring to face a bull "with paints unbated" that is to say, not padded, as is generally the case in Portugal as distinguished from Spain. One of the ladies of the court had dared the duke to face a bull with its horns unguarded and so he entered' the arena in ilie Spanish manner incognito thougn every one knew, who the bold banderillo was. Unfortunately Unfor-tunately the duke slipped and fell, but starting up before the bull could charge again he, ran for the barricade and cleared it at a bound, just a moment mo-ment or two before the infuriated animal ani-mal splintered the woodwork with its horns. |