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utmost efforts of Juan for full five minutes, lie never 

 could regain Lis place. " Pretty well ; in one year 

 more he will make a good horse/^ said Don Carlos. 



After this we made a move for the country. We 

 approached a herd of cattle that were feeding, and, after 

 riding about near them for some time, Don Carlos picked 

 out those he wanted, and orders were given to the two 

 men to drive them to the corral. This was effected 

 pretty quietly at first, and the animals, in number about 

 eight or nine, were got together and driven towards the 

 corral. I was beginning to feel disappointed at not 

 seeing any of the lassoing business, but the doctor told 

 me to wait a bit. Presently, on approaching some 

 broken ground, a young bull, without any previous 

 warning, darted off, and almost as quickly Juan and the 

 other were after him like arrows ; the one on the young 

 horse came up with him first, and just as he was 

 disappearing over the brow of a hill he made his shot 

 and missed. Immediately afterwards Juan rushed by 

 him, going down the hillside at full tilt, and just at the 

 bottom he threw his lasso ; the loop gradually settled 

 down over the anima?s horns, and the horse, obedient 

 to the bit, made a half turn, presenting his side to the 

 bull and leaning away from him. A jerk came, and over 

 went the bull ; however, he was up in no time, and off 

 again. Juan, instead of holding him, spurred his horse 

 up to him once more, and then suddenly turned 

 him round ; there was another jerk, and over went 

 the bull again. After this second dose he seemed to 

 think better of it, and was driven to the corral where 

 he was released. It was one of the prettiest and 

 neatest done things I ever saw — no fuss or flurry about 

 it. Meanwhile Don Carlos and the other hnaso had 



