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Show , A Man with a Lrlt. A man was found nearly buried in the Band near San Francisco. Two deputy coroners could not pull him out. A horseman was sighted. This is what happened: Ha rode up to them, and when the situation was explained, calmly calm-ly alighted, untied a long lariat which was coiled at the back of his saddle, and without a word began to make one end of it fast about the upper portion of the dead man's body. The rope was passed under the arms and tied iu a knot at the shoulders. Having accomplished this the stranger paused, and looked up at the astonished morgue oflicials.as much as to say: "What's the matter with that?' "What are you going to do next?' asked the deputy coroner. "Do? Why, I'm going to pull him out." "Well, you might as well give up that idea," returned tho deputy. "It would take half a dozen men like us to move that man." "Maybe it would," replied the stranger, stran-ger, with a chuckle that was certainly a little out of place, considering tho occasion; oc-casion; "maybe it would take a dozen wen such as wo are, but it will only take one horso such as this is." As he said this ho pointed to his steed, which had hitherto stood motionless, watching tho movements of his master with evident interest. Without more ado the stranger mounted his horse, and taking a turn around tho horn of bis saddlo with the free end of tho lasso, moved slowly ahead until the line was drawn taut. Then, in response to a gentle cluck from his rider, the animal settled his feet down into the sand and steadily bent his strength against the rope;. There was no jerking. It was an even, steady pull. The line vibrated rapidly under the heavy strain ae tho intelligent equine hauled away upon it. Iu a moment the loop tightened about the corpse, and the body was drawn, slowly at first, then with a swish, from its bed in the sand. Having accompliahed this tho mysterious mysteri-ous horseman removed the loop from the body, recoiled his lariat, mounted his horse, and, after saluting the wondering officials In a highly dignified manner, rode silently away, po one knew whither. San Francisco Chronicle. |