The digressions of V., written for his own fun and that of his friends (1910)
Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923 · Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Co. · leaf 409
made his living; but he added that, al-though he could make lassoes, he could never manage to throwthem. This reminds me of my boyhood days in Cuba. All nice Cubanhouses have back of the patio an inner court where the horses andcharcoal and ducks and hens and pigeons are kept, — and thegarbage; and… … ENGLAND had it not been for our Catalan porter, who, seizing a bit of cord,at once made a little lasso, and with the greatest dexterity threwit over the roosters neck and dragged him back to captivity.Then he taught me the art, which consists in the trick of lettingthe ring hang halfway down the…
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