| 单词 | lariat |
| 例句 | Presently a hulking, crazy-eyed man toting a stiff lariat appeared on the scene. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He tied the lariat rope around her neck and slipped off the bridle to let her graze. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He watched as his science teacher swung a Geiger counter around his head like a cowboy with a lariat, to capture the ambient air. This nuclear fallout shelter was untouched for 55 years. It might come in handy now. 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z She engineers her own escape, using her long hair as both a ladder and as a lariat for lassoing enemies and also boys she likes. Field Notes: Fairy Tales, Royal and Otherwise 2010-11-30T00:38:00Z Karen Quest, a comedian with a lariat, spoofed her own routine when it took unanticipated turns. Moisture Fest, celebrating 10th anniversary, dazzles, delights 2013-03-22T19:08:56Z There was the heavy ivory mantle, encrusted with jewelled crosses and golden lariat chains, and those golden dress shoes, with just the slightest heel. The Best Outfits of 2018 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z His father also noted that young George liked music and bought him a Gene Autry guitar, with a horse and lariat on the front, that Jones practiced on obsessively. George Jones, country superstar, has died at 81 2013-04-26T14:36:09Z So, yes: there is some unfamiliar horsey terminology—discussion of corrals, and sires, and lariats, and so on. “My Friend Flicka”: A Book About Horses That Is a Book About First Love 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Her lariat shines against the gray backdrop of the war’s trenches. Wonder Woman Breaks Through 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z As she twirls a toy lariat in obvious irritation at their exchange, you half expect her to fling it at one of them. Theater Review: Love?s Flames Amid a City in Flames 2011-07-12T21:27:37Z The response, which included agents on horses, was broadly criticized after images of what appeared to be an agent using his lariat as a whip went viral. Biden Names New Border Patrol Chief as Immigration Policies Come Under Scrutiny 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The ordinance seeks to ban items that can cause physical harm such as electric prods, flank straps, wire tie-downs, lassos, lariats and sharpened or fixed spurs. California rodeo animals face violent and deadly casualties: Broken backs, legs and skulls 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Didawick: This reminds me of when Harry did “Oklahoma!” on Broadway and spent enormous amounts of time studying with Montie Montana how to do the lariat. Commentary: Four veteran stage actors discuss taking on risky roles later in life 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The saddles, lassos, chaps, and lariats that define cowboy culture all arose from the Mexican ranchers who had used them to great effect before the cowboys arrived. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The draft language includes an outright ban on “electric prods or shocking devices, flank or bucking straps, wire tie-downs, sharpened or fixed spurs or rowels, and lariats or lassos.” Rodeo industry bucks Los Angeles City Council bid to bust up sport 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z A Reuters video showed a Border Patrol agent using what the news agency described as a lariat to whip at a Haitian migrant trying to enter the United States from Mexico. ‘Horrible to watch,’ White House says about video of agent whipping at Haitian migrant 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z A U.S. law enforcement officer on horseback wielded what appeared to be a lariat, whipping it close to the face of a man wading in the Rio Grande carrying a plastic bag of food. Senate Democrats' push for U.S. immigration reform hits roadblock 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z M. was dressed unremarkably, in jeans and a T-shirt, with a necklace on a long leather lariat — an upgraded version of what he might have worn in class. Makeup Is for Everyone 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z At one point, he displayed his dissatisfaction with a floor design on the concourse — a rope encircling what appears to be a starburst — by sending the architects a lariat for guidance. Fort Worth Embraces Its Cowboy Culture 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z More recent talismans hung on a wall next to her desk: a looped lariat, two weathered cowboy hats, a wolf photograph. The Persuasive Power of the Wolf Lady 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Another swung police tape like a cowboy lariat. The crush of children at Arizona’s border shows a U.S. immigration system on the brink 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z And at Chloé, they graced upscale linen pants cinched with twisted silk lariat belts. Paris Fashion Week: For spring and summer 2019, it's adieu ready-to-wear and bonjour easy-to-wear - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The word “bolo” is derived from boleadora, an Argentine lariat or rope used to lasso, although the neckwear’s actual origin is a mystery. Bolo ties gallop back into fashion | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Cristhian giggled as he swung the broken hose over his head like a lariat. 'Killed me little by little.' Family detention left lasting scars for one mother and son 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z In a third, he swings a lantern on an electrical chord around his head, like a cowboy-shaman with a lariat of light. Charlemagne Palestine: Teddy bears to the rescue 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z She was wearing a new silver Elizabeth and James lariat necklace purchased at the department store soon after it scrubbed Ivanka Trump’s name from its website. Grab Your Wallet founder sparked a retail revolt 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z She was wearing a new silver Elizabeth and James lariat necklace purchased at the department store soon after it scrubbed Ms. Trump’s name from its website. The Anti-Trump Activist Taking On Retailers 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Exhibit A: a lariat necklace anchored by cubes of lapis and hammered gold. Lapis of Luxury: Jewelry’s New Love for an Ancient Stone 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Accessories also include a long, geometric, lariat necklace, trendy gold ear crawler earrings, a vibrant red watch, plus a complementary red crossbody bag. What To Wear: Women 2.0 HowTo Conference 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Durin’s watercolors bristle with a hard-shelled arsenal of horns, thorns and spikes, of teeth, claws and pincers, all complemented by a writhing picket fence of antennas, from humble nubs to ostentatious lariats. Books: The French Painter Bernard Durin’s Close Look at Insect Life 2013-12-02T22:23:58Z Scraggly work gloves are strewn across the dusty dash of his pickup, a lariat in the side door, surplus Stetsons tossed in the back. Last Round-Ups: The Decline and Fall of the Texas Family Rancher 2013-01-28T23:35:25Z It was Joaquin’s pleasant practice to lariat a man, rob him and cut his throat, leaving the body by the roadside. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z The noose of a stout lariat was fastened around his neck, and when everything was ready he was shoved off the bridge. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z The arena was cleared of everything except those furious beasts, and then half a dozen cowboys calmly walked in with their lariats to make the trial. The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z They wear broad-brimmed hats, and carry long ropes called lassos or lariats, with which they catch the cattle. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z Nobody dreamed he had ever handled a lariat, ridden a bucking broncho, or taken part in a round-up. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z Nothing living was to be seen excepting a mule at the end of a lariat and pin. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z When completed, it is firmly lashed from stem to sternpost, and from side to side, with a lariat, or green hide rope, forty feet long, to keep it from spreading or racking. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z He loosened the lariat at the saddle horn while he rode towards the animal, which showed sudden renewed interest in the proceedings, but it tarried too long. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z "If one of ye has a lariat ye had better bring it," said Sergeant Mackay. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The Papagoes do most of the horse-hair work, chiefly bridles, halters and lariat ropes, and make mats and fans from rushes. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z They did but secure their first string of prizes by lariats and pins before they went in for another lot. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z An Indian, in close pursuit, presently swings his lariat about his head; but she makes a curve in her course, and springs beyond the reach of his aim. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Hopalong and Red raced along the dam and separated when they struck the plain, soon returning with a cow apiece dragging from their lariats, which they released and pushed into the torrent. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z "Say, somebody find a lariat and we'll heave her out by the roots." The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z I went to my saddle and took down my lariat rope and gave him a liberal application of it, and established order once more on the premises. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Sharp jerks of the lariats called the ponies from their feeding and they followed the pulling. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z One end of a lariat was fastened to the boat, and the other tied to the tail of a horse. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Hopalong, not as expert as Lanky, who carried a rope nearly sixty feet long and who could place it where he wished, used one longer than the more common lariats. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Then they got their ropes to flying, and he was rattled, so that before you could count fifty he had as many as four lariats holding him. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z He was, moreover, an expert with the lariat rope and was considered one of the best trailers in the country. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Another pin was driven to hold the pony's lariat, but the two animals were not picketed near each other. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z On reaching the spot, a poor old beast, lean and lank, with a lariat about his neck, stood surrounded by some fifty Indians. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Across this trail at its narrowest point was stretched a lariat. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Whose strong arms had clasped and sustained her and held her head above water, while other strong hands, hauling at the lariat made fast about his waist, drew them steadily to shore? A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z It usually required, at least, two, each with his lariat attached so as to prevent the mustang’s reaching the other. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z An object of interest to us at this time was the horses which were tethered by long lariat ropes to stakes which had been driven in the ground at a convenient distance from the encampment. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z In the loft a boy learns to turn flip-flops, and with a lariat rope he can make a trapeze. Bill's School and Mine A Collection of Essays on Education 2011-10-05T02:00:19.377Z Red cried, springing up, his lariat in his hand. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z At half-past four our horses, saddled and bridled, are cropping the bunches of buffalo grass in the "swale" behind us; the four men of the picket are lying among them, lariat in hand. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Sergeant Graham will bear me out, sir, that Trumpeter Waller has been allowed to lariat his horse close by where he slept, and sometimes he'd loop the lariat by a light cord to his wrist. Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains 2011-09-15T02:00:11.393Z The shape was something like the body of a cutter; it was lined neatly with buffalo hide, and lariats were tied to the curved end as you tie your ropes. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z But before I could touch the stirrup with my foot, five or six lariats were on me. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Already one of the others was part way up the second rope while another was squirming over the lower ledge, and below him a third kicked and hauled, half way up the first lariat. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Blanket, poncho, overcoat, side-line, lariat, and picket-pin, canteen and haversack, each has its appropriate place and must be in no other. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z "I am dreadfully tired, for the Tartar led me ten miles with a lariat." The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Over their right arms hung their long lariats, coils of rope with a slip noose at the end. The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire 2011-08-31T02:01:23.303Z The sergeant held Eliashevich on a lariat, and shouted in his ear, trying to outsound the roar of the thunder,— "Lead us on dog blood, and straight, or a knife in thy throat!" Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Put three more hemp lariats out here where I can find 'em when I come back. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z I jump for my horse, and the vagabond, excited by the shots and rush around us, plunges at his lariat and breaks to the left. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Those who fled to the last were stabbed in the back and shoulders; those under whom the horses did not fall were caught with lariats. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z She gave a gasp of dismay and turned and ran, for the drover was pushing the steer rapidly now, and was getting ready to cast his lariat. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z Basia wished then to sit on her horse; but at Azya's persuasion she stayed with Eva in the sleigh, which was steadied with lariats, and let down from the height with the greatest precaution. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z "Well, since yo're wide awake, you help me knot these ropes an' let th' others have a few minutes more," Buck responded, picking up Skinny's fifty-foot lariat and placing it to one side. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z He was surrounded by people dressed in like fashion, armed with common poor sabres, with long whips to drive the horses, and lariats to catch those that might try to escape. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Only in the gray of dawn did the Tartars begin to return, and almost every man had a horseman on his lariat. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z One of the drovers was in hot pursuit, galloping across the course toward the runaway member of his herd, lariat in hand. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z We braced the Indian against the wall, and his skillful hand sent the lariat whirling up at a sharp rock above our heads. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z You think it is because you cut the lariat at Omelnik when I was a man of small note and they hunted me like a wild beast. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z A rope—a hair lariat—was likewise found with which the searchers could bind themselves together. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z "Then I will have him lashed to a saddle with a lariat, and he will go on foot if he spares his horse." The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Then he secretly took all the lariats that the party had, and tied them together, and let them down, and found that his rope was long enough to reach the ground. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people 2011-08-02T02:00:20.603Z The Yankees have one particular way of tying the hide lariats, or ropes, that secure the burdens upon a mule’s back. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Feeling an innate aversion to books and letters, they fired arrows from bows for whole days, or took exercise in the management of their fists or sabres and lariats. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z They were grazing quietly, and the long rawhide lariats were trailing between their feet. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z The skill that some of these men attain in the use the lariat is also most marvelous. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z A strip of rawhide, or a lariat, knotted about the lower jaw, was all their horses’ furniture. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people 2011-08-02T02:00:20.603Z “Well! what’s the next thing?” he said, and at the same time he noticed that the other carried a lariat rope dangling in loose coils from his left arm. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z No; the sabre is our weapon, not the lariat. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Then as the startled ponies turned in panic, the Sioux sprang forward and seized the lariats. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z His only sources of amusement on the ranch are his rifle, revolver, bronco, lariat, and cards, and in course of time he tires of these and seeks a change. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z Often two men would be seen mounted on the same animal, the one behind having the lariats of two led horses wound about his arm. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people 2011-08-02T02:00:20.603Z “All right,” he muttered between his teeth, as he twisted the lariat rope into the horse’s mouth. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Well, Colonel," said he, "you have looked into the eyes of ruffians who captured you with a lariat; that is your affair. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Then he packed the buck upon his pony with a long lariat of twisted rawhide and rode from the park. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z Few of the cowboys could handle a lariat like Broncho Jake. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z Hoes were made from the shoulder blades, needles from bone, spoons and ladles from the horns, ropes from the hair, lariats from raw-hide, clothing from the dressed skins, and blankets and tents from the robes. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z A lariat rope was tightly coiled around him from head to foot, binding his arms to his sides, and rendering him as helpless as a log. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z "He is alive, but there is a rattling in his throat; the lariat stifled him." With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z Wall, boys, I want ye to lend us a hand in tethering the beast, an' if ye'll throw yer lariat ye can capture the animal an' corral him, so that he'll no' do any harm. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z For one vibrant instant their strength was matched, the one's physical advantage offset by the handicap of the lariat about him. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Throughout the horror of the shock his self-possession did not desert him, for he retained firm hold of the lariat rope. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z "It was not you, then, who caught me with a lariat?" With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z With unerring aim Tad's lariat caught the left hind foot of the cowman's broncho. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z As he struck it, he jerked the lariat, which he still held in his hand, and brought the horse to a stand. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z Standing suddenly in his stirrups, and swinging his lariat with a wide noose at the end, he dropped it at the moment when Old Trouble-Maker had just dodged another rope. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z “Gather up those lariats and hold the ponies!” Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z The cavalry rushed on one another and retreated quickly; approached from the flanks, hit one another from pistols and bows or with lances, tried to catch one another with lariats. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Tad picked out a little bay that was kicking and squealing, dodging every lariat that was thrown at it. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Not a word was uttered, but with the lariats they lashed their horses and rode madly on, as the animals responded to the lash. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z On the back of this flying pony was a lanky, dust-covered cowboy, swinging a lariat in approved fashion. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z The animal’s lariat had been untangled and his grazing place changed several times. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z It seemed that he had been something besides a deckhand in his life; and his past experience in roping cattle in the West enabled him to use a lariat equal to any vaudeville entertainer. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z I jumped the fence after him, and ran a race with him out into the foothills, where I managed to get my lariat over his head and pulled him down. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Maybe he might have had plans about doing the square thing, and something upset them; or—or he might have got tangled up in a lariat he wasn't looking for. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z “Hi gollies! if I only had a leetle old rope now——” But he had no lariat, and roping a mad steer from an automobile would certainly have been a new experience for Bill Hicks. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z They held the lariats, and watched indifferently while the ponies grazed. Three Sioux Scouts 2011-05-27T02:00:18.760Z Now the rooster squawked an impudent word Whereat the angered cowboy threw His lariat at the haughty bird And choked him until his gills were blue And his eyes hung out an inch or two. Hoosier Lyrics 2011-05-20T02:00:38.353Z His lariat whirled twice over his head, then shot out. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z He came to, cursing and fighting, still bound by the loop of the lariat and half-buried in the wreck of the juniper. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z Then he gathered secretly all the lariats which the company had. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z It tore the lariat from the grasp of Little Raven, and dashed away. Three Sioux Scouts 2011-05-27T02:00:18.760Z I immediately got off my horse, and taking the lariat rope in my hand, walked up to it, but it kept moving out of the way, but only just out of reach. Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago 2011-04-28T02:00:13.453Z The loop of the lariat dropped neatly over his head and suddenly drew taut. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z The work being pronounced good by the persons engaged in the operation, the young man arose, and one of the operators fastened the lariats giving them two or three jerks to bring them into position. The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians 2011-04-26T02:00:23.287Z Like myself she lived in the saddle, and soon she could throw a lariat or round up a herd of cattle as well as almost any of my men. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z The Sioux drew tightly on the lariats to prevent an outcry. Three Sioux Scouts 2011-05-27T02:00:18.760Z I hurriedly dismounted and loosened the lariat so that he could get his breath and found that he was pretty well tuckered out. Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago 2011-04-28T02:00:13.453Z Behind then, at the end of a lariat, slouched a disconsolate, cowardly coyote. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z While he did not over-rate the strength and willingness of his mount, he did that of the lariat. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z In fact, you may consider me a cowboy, though it is long since I have thrown a lariat, and one would hardly count me a boy now. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z Chase out to the kitchen and tell Hop Sing to give you the rattler lariat, will you? The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z Stop and unsaddle your Indian pony, lariat him out and give him an hour to rest and graze, and he is ready for another jaunt of a half day or more. Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago 2011-04-28T02:00:13.453Z The descending loops of letters on one line often come down and lariat small letters on the line below. Peeps at People 2011-03-26T02:00:17.597Z Had I not had a lariat with me I should have been powerless. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z The lariat tightened—I felt my body moving, and, the next moment, experienced a wild delight—a feeling I can not describe—as I found myself dragged out of the sand! Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z They sent them all over the fort asking for the "rattler lariat"—which is slang for whiskey—and as whiskey is a thing forbidden at the fort, the unhappy tenderfoot usually ended up under arrest. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z The beautiful trotting horse was pulling back in an ecstasy of terror at the end of his long lariat, shaking his head and planting his forefeet. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Lariat, in uniform coils of about 10-inch diameter, fastened to near cantle ring by lariat strap fastened to one ring and passing through the other; coil secured by two outside straps of saddle pocket flap. Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training 2011-02-03T03:00:09.473Z With the exception of the Eastern boys, every lad in the Ranger Patrol was, as a matter of course, an efficient roper, and could handle a lariat as well as they could their ponies. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z I caught the lariat; and, passing it under the saddle-girths, fastened it in a tight, firm knot. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Best of all, at the end of a lariat Barreau held my own red horse. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z His own brother, assisted by other Indians, captured him by strategy, bound him securely with their lariats and delivered him at the agency. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z A supply for the night can often be gathered and carried along on the wagons or it may be tied up compactly with the lariat and carried on the horse. Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training 2011-02-03T03:00:09.473Z At the end of the different lariats lay four cattle raiders, their clumsy disguises dragged half off, giving a grotesque appearance to them. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z At the other end of the lariat stood Hazel Walton's riding horse. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z He not only could fly, but he developed a patter, modeled after Will Rogers’ and came out chewing gum and swinging a lariat. Famous Flyers And Their Famous Flights 2010-12-25T03:00:15.953Z It consisted of a rope from sixty to a hundred feet long for each mule or horse and was called the lariat. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z My favorite part is the cowboy on his horse, twirling his lariat.” Economic Policy? More Listen to Conservatives 2010-12-01T08:48:00Z Tricing Jack up with his lariat, he had led him back in triumph to the rest. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z There was a girl on a very spirited cow pony, swinging a lariat, the loop of which was about to settle over the broadly spreading horns of a Texas steer. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway It was so unmanageable, a cowboy had at last to lasso it with a lariat and throw it down. Left on the Prairie They flung out their lariats to entangle the Natties stationed on yards and ratlines. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies I saw the Honourable Jim's merry face break through it as he caught at a scarlet streamer and pretended to use it as a lariat. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune As the boys neared the enclosure, a stout little cowboy in a huge hairy pair of "chaps" approached them, airily swinging a lariat. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Before people recognized him a lariat was swinging over his head—it was Siclone Clark. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories Sometimes the cowboys galloped round the running beast, and headed it back to the herd without using the lariat or long leather rope. Left on the Prairie He had been tethered, by a long lariat, to the same pin with a mean-looking, wiry little pack-mule, and he had given early tokens that he did not like his long-eared company. The Red Mustang The animal was tied and hobbled with a rawhide lariat! Unexplored! "I'll rope my own," said Harry, picking up a lariat which hung coiled over a snubbing post near the gate. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Angus grabbed a coil of lash rope and a couple of lariats, and ran up the ladder. The Land of Strong Men He was quick and deft with his lingers, and Pedro taught him in a few days how to cut and plait long strips of leather into lariats and bridle-reins, and to make ornamental belts. Left on the Prairie The mule grew wickeder and made a dash that did not cease until three more twists had shortened the lariats. The Red Mustang And around him lay the coiled lariat he had taken from the saddle-horn of Ted’s recent mount, also three canteens, some cooked food, and a supply of hard candles from the fire crew supplies. Unexplored! I love their life—their daily actions—this man coiling a lariat—that child's outline against the tepee—the smell of their fresh bread—the smoke of their little fires. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop There was a swish, a streak through the air, as Jim's lariat uncoiled. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series Each one bore the light weight allotted to him, and, in addition, Glen carried a raw-hide lariat hung over his shoulders. Campmates A Story of the Plains Winding up the lariats, the game went on until both tethers were short indeed, and that of the mule was less than three yards long. The Red Mustang His quivering lariat sailed through the air and the loop settled neatly about the neck of one of the small wild horses in the enclosure, bringing it to the ground. Tahara Among African Tribes He had crossed but one side of the plaza, when a band of cowboys dashed in from the opposite corner with swinging lariats, whooping shrilly, in close pursuit of a flying footman. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop He crouched and slowly crawled around it, his left hand holding a Colt; his right, a lariat. The Orphan In the struggle that followed, the end of the lariat held by Wolf-Tongue was jerked from his hand. Campmates A Story of the Plains The tree and the knotted lariats held hard, and the red mustang could not prevent that ugly head from coming close to his own. The Red Mustang Occasionally the swashing of water smote their ears, and at intervals open fissures extending to the stream far below them were encountered, whereby cooling drink was obtained by means of a lariat and camp bucket. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter He would have given much for a good forty yards of lariat, but ‘roping’ cattle and horses is a process unknown in South Africa, consequently he was without that highly serviceable Western implement. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Then the lariat twitched and whirled and loops ran along it and fastened over the guard’s wrists, rapidly getting shorter; and when it ceased, its wielder was brought to the side of his trussed victim. The Orphan He therefore rode much more comfortably now than before, and Wolf-Tongue, who seemed to consider the prisoner as his especial property, was allowed to hold the end of his lariat. Campmates A Story of the Plains Free of lariats, but attended by watchful red drovers, they had been conducted to a strip of natural prairie at some distance from the rear of the camp where Cal had eaten his breakfast. The Red Mustang As Jack stepped around the trunk of a big pine the noose of a lariat circled around and settled over his head and arms; a short jerk and he was brought up standing. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter With this the Red Dog man drops the loop of his lariat round the two contestants an' jumps his bronco up the street like it's come outen a gun. International Short Stories American “Ask him, why don’t you?” he asked, stretching his neck to ease the hairy, bristling clutch of the lariat. The Orphan Another moment and he would have that trailing lariat in his hand. Campmates A Story of the Plains The first horses caught and mounted were employed to catch others, and the packs of the pack-ponies were rapidly searched for lariats and bridles. The Red Mustang Happy Jack" coiled up his lariat and, lifting his bridle reins, said, "I must look around this camp a while afore the races. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter Once, indeed, when both had been inadvertently turned out together, father had been obliged to hire a cowboy to come with his lariat and rope Jim, the principal offender. Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls Jim and Docile returned apace and brought with them half a dozen lariats, which ranged in length from thirty to forty feet. The Orphan He even cut off a bit of the raw-hide lariat which he still retained, and tried to chew it. Campmates A Story of the Plains Back, back, back, until both lariats were tightly wound once more around the pin. The Red Mustang They had no difficulty in picking up the trailing lariats. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine Once a secure footing gained, he let down his lariat, and one after the other, the boys climbed up, and all stood looking out upon the auditorium below. Frontier Boys in the South Seas And manila ropes were, at that time, a rarity in that part of the country, for rawhide and braided-hair lariats had been the rule. The Orphan It was so very unsatisfactory a morsel that it helped him to realize the necessity of speedily getting out of that place and hunting for some food more nourishing than lariats. Campmates A Story of the Plains He preferred to gnaw a hide lariat around a horse's neck rather than the neck itself. The Red Mustang If side-arms are worn they will be of a miniature size and suspended round the neck to hang in front by means of a lariat decorated with coral beads. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 23, 1920 A moment later the lariat around his ankles was likewise severed. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck He needs a regiment of cavalry for a papa, that’s what he needs, and a good strong lariat for a mamma! The Orphan If he only had a stout bit of wood to thrust into it he might fasten the lariat to that. Campmates A Story of the Plains The mule had good teeth, and he knew something about lariats. The Red Mustang It turned out afterwards that he had noosed a powerful horse, but could not hold him, and had lost his lariat in the attempt. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 He rode his own horse, leading the others by his lariat, which he always carried with him. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck She had accepted Fred’s lariat and the coil of it began to whirl about her head. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure He strode straight over 211 to one corner of the room and took a long, plaited lariat from the wall. In the Brooding Wild Each had one arm connected by a lariat with the arm of a cowboy, but they were not far from one another. The Red Mustang He was mounted on his powerful half-wild horse, with a lariat coiled at the saddle bow, and set off in pursuit, while we remained on a rising ground watching his manœuvres with great solicitude. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 A low chuckle broke the spell, and at the same moment a lariat whizzed through the air and encircled my body. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas “Step right this way, Ma’am, step right this way,” urged Fred Purchase, bowing low and offering his lariat. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure “I reckon that’s about right,” said that sober-faced puncher; “Ace is the pote lariat of this here outfit, an’ he sure has got a lot of right clever lines in his pomes. The Coming of the Law He had no idea whatever of giving up, and there were no mules tied to his lariat to worry him. The Red Mustang Then we just pushed the brute into the ditch and the men ahold of the lariat pulled him through. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 We were all well mounted, and each of us carried a blanket, saddle, bridle, picket-pin, and lariat; each had a haversack, a canteen, a butcher knife, a tin plate and tin cup. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas The buckskin started on a long, swinging lope; but it could not get out from under the coil of the lariat. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure The intrepid Giuseppe Mazzini, however, had thrown his lariat about me with no mean adroitness, and I was down and captured. Aliens When it stopped blowing and reached for grass, he picketed it on a lariat north of The Trooper's Delight. The Plow-Woman We then led the animals up, one at a time, secured a good strong lariat around its neck, and threw the end of it across to the men on the other side. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 Our horses having no food now, were carefully picketed out to graze at the end of their lariats. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas She had gathered in the slack of the broken lariat and she swung it sharply across the pony’s face, leaping sideways to avoid him. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure The half-breed testified that he had been looking for a rawhide lariat which he thought he had dropped from his saddle somewhere along the Dollar Sign road the day before. Mystery Ranch He came forward in a sharp canter, keeping a regular tap upon the flanks of his mount with the end of a lariat. The Plow-Woman After everything else was over, we took turns in being pulled through at the end of the lariat. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 They brought him back to the house, swathed in a mesh of lariats. The Missourian With the slack of the lariat she ran forward, 67 caught a kicking hind foot, then entangled one of the beast’s forefeet, and drew both together with all her strength. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure You claim that you had lost your lariat and were looking for it. Mystery Ranch This he made to serve as the ring for a lariat, and presently he had a fifteen-foot loop spread out before him on the ground. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters The bronco which came up at that moment, with Stanley's lariat fastened about his neck, was like any other horse, only he seemed to be tired. Elam Storm, The Wolfer Or, The Lost Nugget I was going to get your lariat too, and tether the pair of you to a tree, hoping you’d hold each other there till I got back. The Missourian She swung the looped lariat and brought it down smartly upon the beast’s back as it struggled to its shaking legs. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure I took a rawhide lariat, which I found attached to the saddle on the old white horse, and used it to tie my brother's ankles and wrists to tent-stakes which I took from my automobile. Mystery Ranch The Indian horses evidently broke their lariats- 205 - and joined in the stampede. Out on the Pampas Or, The Young Settlers It must be possessed of tremendous power to toss the broncho about as it did, and break the lariat with which he was fastened. Elam Storm, The Wolfer Or, The Lost Nugget To guard against any sudden varying in rapidity of travel and its consequences, each wrapped the lariat once about his saddle-horn. The Missourian Nor was Molly directly behind him when Frances threw the lariat. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure Round the head of this man the lariat whirled like a live snake. Westward with the Prince of Wales The tunnel led to a cave, and in the cave there was a deep hole; and before I knew what he was doing, Ferd had slung a lariat about me and dropped me into it.” Jessica, the Heiress I saw the blood spurt out from a hole in its neck, and it flung the horse away from it, broke the lariat, and went into the bushes. Elam Storm, The Wolfer Or, The Lost Nugget Then I tied you both with my lariat. The Missourian In the West they would tie a rascal like Link fast to a tree with a lariat. Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake The lariat expert lassoed men and horses in bunches of five as easily as he lassoed one, and danced in and turned somersaults through his ever-whirling loop. Westward with the Prince of Wales With an intuition of his fear, she promptly obeyed him and stood guard over the lariat lest Ferd should make a fresh attempt upon it. Jessica, the Heiress But there was his horse with the broken lariat! Elam Storm, The Wolfer Or, The Lost Nugget They were abreast, ten feet apart, but the oddest thing was a lariat that dangled between them, from saddle-horn to saddle-horn. The Missourian He held a lariat in his hand that was attached to the bit of the horse following, and upon which was mounted Celeste Seldon. Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer Or, The Stranger in Camp Bill was mounted on the wisest horse in the stables, with a lariat ready against the event of Sunnysides trying the fence again. The Heart of Thunder Mountain He saw the lariat on the horn of the saddle, the man’s chapps, his hard-muscled broncho pony gazing longingly at the water. The Twins of Suffering Creek The man in the saddle loosed a string of curses as he felt the rawhide lariat tighten about his arms and chest. The Coyote A Western Story Both men had pistols, and each also had a long machete two inches wide hanging with a lariat from his saddle. The Missourian Jim thought he was going to make it, when a lariat flew out like a long snake, poised for a second over Red’s head and, in a second more, stretched him on the roadway, half-choked. The Spoilers of the Valley Curly loosened the coils of the lariat in his hands. The Heart of Thunder Mountain Lew and Raw Harris choked her quiet with the lariat, and though she physically attempted to resent the indignity of being saddled, the cinchas were drawn tight. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana As he rode, Rathburn took his rawhide lariat from its place on the saddle. The Coyote A Western Story He struck with his fist and had a groan for reward, but a second lariat circled his shoulders and bound his arms to his body. The Missourian He darted out into the yard, hurling the broken woodwork full at Brenchfield as the latter was swinging his lariat. The Spoilers of the Valley The man ran into the barn, returned with a lariat, and joined the fray. The Heart of Thunder Mountain And, probably, end his days dancing at the end of a lariat, suspended from the bough of some stout old tree. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana He held the lariat ready in his hands. The Coyote A Western Story The spectators, running nearer, now perceived that the lariat was tied round each man’s waist as well as wrapped over his pommel. The Missourian The trunk was lifted in, and Blake lashed it on, together with his level rod and tripod, using Ashton’s lariat. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation The man who had held the lariat lay half under his fallen pony, whose efforts to rise were checked by the tightened rope still tied to the saddlebow. The Heart of Thunder Mountain It was the opportunity the man sought, and, in the cloud of dust that rose in her wake, his lariat shot out low over the ground. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana Solange was asleep when he came back with a load snaked in with his lariat, and he did not disturb her. Louisiana Lou A Western Story The messenger tied his horse by its lariat, or long hair-rope, to a bush, and followed the brave to the lodge. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. She stooped to knot the rope that he had brought up from the depths, to the lariats with which he had been dragged up the last ledges. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation The two other men were on their feet, one clutching the straightened halter, the second deftly slipping a lariat around the prisoner’s pawing hind legs. The Heart of Thunder Mountain The mare was now on her legs again, and stood ready bridled, while two men held her with the lariat drawn tight over her windpipe. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana They trussed their captive with the lariat still snubbed to his saddle-horn. Rimrock Trail He shouted to Tuttle, who was just landing, and Tom threw the end of his lariat far out into the middle of the stream. With Hoops of Steel The old captain stood, knife in hand, ready to cut the lariat which held the cow to the tree, but, before he did so, he hailed, 'All ready to cut cables!' The Busted Ex-Texan and Other Stories But he knew how to tie down an animal, and he sacrificed part of his lariat to get the short rope he needed to tie their feet together. The Ranch at the Wolverine He gathered the reins up, which had been passed through the noose of the lariat, and sat ready. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana Before Sandy could turn the mare toward them three riders burst from the trees like bolts from a crossbow, spurring their mounts, the two in the lead swinging lariats. Rimrock Trail The man’s broken wrists had healed, but they had lost all their suppleness, and he could never throw the lariat again. With Hoops of Steel Will attacked the steep wall with vigor, but he had to pull very hard indeed on the lariats before he could make the horses try it. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain When I wish to drink, this raw-hide lariat leads me to the stream near by. Wigwam Evenings Sioux Folk Tales Retold The two men left her, while, with a shake and a swift jerk, Jacob flung the lariat clear of the mare’s head. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana They tightened, the lariats snubbed to the saddle horns, the horses sliding with flattened pasterns. Rimrock Trail I could feel the camel tugging at the lariat as the swerving of the boat jerked him along, but presently the strain ceased, for the boat lay wallowing as before. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton Now, Will, you slip back and see that the horses and mules are secure, that they can't break their lariats, when they get scared at the shooting that's going to happen mighty soon. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain A lonely dreamer, dreaming under the poplars of a far hill, saw Love dancing in the bright valley and casting promiscuously about her a lariat of silk and roses. A Book Without A Title She wanted them all to feel as six weeks ago she had felt that indescribable first thrill at the sight of chaps and lariats and fully-equipped cowboys. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley The next moment the lariat came flying, circling, settled down over Mormon's head, over his body and arms. Rimrock Trail One of the others took his lariat from the throng at the side of his saddle and heaved the coil over an outstretched limb of the cottonwood. The Free Range Will, you talk a little to the animals and loose the lariats, while Giant and I watch here. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain That he, too, might feel the soft caress of the lariat about him, the dreamer clambered down into the gay valley and there made eyes at Love. A Book Without A Title Nevertheless, I insisted, and now we were thankful for the coupled lariats. Lorimer of the Northwest He had no space to turn in, no chance to whirl his lariat, even for a side throw. Rimrock Trail As he ran he arranged the lariat to his satisfaction, freeing the loop and making sure that the coil was not bound. Brand Blotters Will sprang gladly into the saddle, leading his pack-animal by the lariat, and once more followed Boyd, who rode down the hill into a wide and shallow valley, containing a scattered forest of good growth. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain And Love, seeing, whirled her lariat high above her and deftly twirled it 'round the dreamer. A Book Without A Title The lariats are coiled, blankets adjusted, and at a signal from the chief we mount, and defiling through the wood, emerge on the open prairie, pursuing our journey in Indian file. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography Sandy recoiled his lariat, gave Molly a hand to her foot to lift her to her saddle, mounted himself and they rode slowly down. Rimrock Trail It did not reach the stirrup; for, even as he rose, Jack’s lariat snaked forward and dropped over his head to his breast. Brand Blotters The horse whinnied gently as if he understood and Will, leading the four back to the rich grass, tethered them at the ends of their long lariats. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain There was an exciting race for a few minutes but in the end Nort and his trusty lariat won. The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery He then gave some order, and I was instantly seized and conducted to the foot of a large tree; my guards then bound me with a lariat and left me to my own reflections. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography Goldie, the mare, stood stock-still with trailing lariat, watching them intelligently in the dusk that was growing quickly luminous as star after star shone through the flying wrack. Rimrock Trail Pulling his companion along by the lariat, the still mounted Mexican made for the shore he had so recently quitted, leaving the lone horse to struggle by itself. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders The lariats were a great help, and if Will had not hung on to them so hard his horses would have fallen. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain Still they rode out in various directions from the Dot and Dash ranch house—big, stern-faced men, with lariat and gun ready and determined looks in their eyes. The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery The pickets were drawn, lariats coiled, and the horses brought up. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography The taut lariat hummed, it bruised into Sandy's thigh. Rimrock Trail "One did and the other didn't," observed Snake, for it was evident that the rider who had used his lariat had found firm footing for his steed. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders Sock, Bud's pony, braced his feet, including the white one that gave him his name, and the lariat tightened. The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X So Bud rode away, singing the Cowboy's Lament, and idly flipping the end of his lariat. The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery Hissing and swishing through the air, the coils of Bud's lariat fell around the neck of the plunging, rearing, running Tartar. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X I camped far from the trail, with lariat fastened to my wrist, never closing my eyes until my faithful animal had laid down for the day. Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events The two Mexicans, one on his horse and the other swimming at the end of the lariat, had reached the shore they so recently quitted, on what object could only be guessed. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders His cousins saw him swinging his lariat around his head. The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X “Couldn’t you pull him out with your lariat—like you did me?” The Trail to Yesterday Without waiting for his pony to come to a stop, Bud fairly flung himself out of the saddle, and with his rope, or lariat, coiled on his arm he ran toward the corral. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X I coiled up the lariat and placed my right arm over his perfectly formed neck and slowly walked to our little camp. Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events But that the man could leap off and swim to shore, aided by his companion's lariat, the fate of the horse in the quicksands might have been his fate. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders "Yes, we'll take a sort of a look around their place, and hand back this iron," went on Bud, as he slung the implement to his saddle by a loop of his lariat. The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X "Be careful—the lariat might snap!" sang out Sam. The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice "Don't you fool yourself!" exclaimed Bud, while some of the cowboys went into the corral and loosened his lariat from the neck of the now subdued animal. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X Their good qualities were few, and consisted of being a sure shot, and expert at lariat and whip-throwing. Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events But when a man thus waded another stood near with ready lariat. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders Bob gathered in the lariat, wound it, waited for a chance, and tried again. The Fighting Edge There was a snap, and the end of the lariat came back in the faces of those above. The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice If they got away at all they must ride bareback, and with only the loop of a lariat around the necks of their steeds. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X When that bit of talk was over he had brought out the precious suit, neatly folded and bound about with a marvellous lariat—also another dear possession—and had placed them in White Feather’s hands. Dorothy on a Ranch His special glory consisted in a complicated whirling of the lariat. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West Evidently two or more lariats had been tied together. The Fighting Edge Down the stream the horses are already beginning to tug at their lariats and struggle to their feet, that they may crop the dew-moistened bunch grass. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier For an instant he thought of rattlesnakes, but almost at once it was borne to his mind that he had heard this sound before—the swish of a lariat through the air. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X They were a great attraction to me as they galloped like mad after cattle, throwing with great skill a rawhide lariat or lasso, which rarely missed its victim. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria She recognized one of those “knights of the lariat” sitting in the sun, flabby, grizzled, and inert. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West “How long would the lariats be, tied together, with that piece of thin rope you brought to check the raft in dangerous places?” With Cochrane the Dauntless “Hardly,” responded the cowman, at the same time freeing and swinging a lariat from the saddle-horn. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity The ponies were pegged out by means of the lariats, which allowed them to graze or roll as they pleased. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X It was long since he had thrown a lariat. The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure From a set of antlers on the wall depended a case of binoculars, a lariat, and a pair of muddy boots. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters Stephen knotted the lariats to the rope, and coiled them up so that they would run out easily, and they then prepared for the first attempt. With Cochrane the Dauntless Making a slip-loop in the center of the lariat, the cowman passed it over one of the boy’s ankles, and made the holding-knot as firm as he could draw it. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity Blaze and Blackie were safe at the ends of their tether ropes—the lariats the boys carried coiled on their saddle horns during the day. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X Nor was the least of the wonders about them the graceful swirls of loosely-coiled lariats hanging from the horns of their saddles. The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch If we would take them, we must get at that—" "These Tatars use lariats in fighting. The Defiant Agents Pita took a lariat from the canoe and prepared to throw it, so as to catch one of the branches when they neared the shore. With Cochrane the Dauntless “You’ve near spoiled a dinged fine rope,” observed Munson, following him, and kicking at the lariat, still stretched across the floor. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity "I didn't see it, but I had a glimpse of him being dragged off on the end of a lariat." The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X It took only four throws to settle the noose of the lariat over the chimney, and they let it swing down on the side of the building. The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers Coiling the lariat, the Mongol looked from the Apache bow to Travis. The Defiant Agents “The rope is a hundred and fifty yards long, señor, the lariats reach about thirty yards.” With Cochrane the Dauntless As Alex and the oiler ran forward the Indian sat on his horse like a statue, holding the lariat taut. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity From somewhere in the darkness, beyond the circle of light, a lariat had coiled in among the lads. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X Garry hated to sacrifice his lariat, as it was an especially fine one, but there was no help for it, since getting it down would have led them all into certain capture again. The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers Travis was on his knees, coughing in the dust, exerting the muscles in his chest and shoulders to loosen the lariat. The Defiant Agents They were now going up the face of the cliff, the lariats over their shoulders, and searching with careful feet for a foothold, while their hands clutched some piece of projecting rock. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power In the hope of finding a nail with which he might pick or fray the lariat apart, he made a thorough examination of the cot. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity He had felt the lariat tightening about the upper part of his body, and he had let out a frightened yell. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X The stones are quite in layers; and after that we’ll drive a very strong one in, and tie a lariat to it to hang down like a balustrade to steady whoever goes up.” The Peril Finders Still holding his lariat, the Mongol reached Kaydessa and stood for a moment, eying her up and down before he asked a question. The Defiant Agents This was a broad, strong band, which would furnish a good purchase, when Jim tossed down the lariat. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power An instant after, however, the second pony, plunging ahead of the Indian’s, threw the rider forward, slackening the lariat. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity To each saddle was looped the cowboy's most dependable friend aside from his horse and his gun—the ever-present lariat. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X I’ll take down one of the barrels with some of the lariats knotted together and one end made fast round my chest. The Peril Finders The lariat was dropped over the crosspiece, and as a man adjusted the noose a sudden silence fell. The Great K. & A. Robbery A wave surged in, submerging him, and then started triumphantly to carry him out to sea, but when the lariat pulled taut Jo struggled safely back on the rock, while the wave went grumbling back. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power “I have it,” said the cowman, and going to the saddles, he returned with a coiled lariat. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity Old men jogged along in groups, talking to each other, their lariats dragging through the grass, now and then snapping off the head of a wild flower or catching in a tangle of weeds. Indian Story and Song from North America I’m going to knot two lariats together and pass them over one of these steps. The Peril Finders The dogs were hoisted by means of a lariat, the men gained the shelf, and clambering along in single file they presently reached the summit. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate Finally Jim reached a broad ledge, that gave him an excellent foothold, and he got his lariat ready and dangled the loop under Jo's nose. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power "The hair rope might be a lariat——" "Mr. Glover!"—the train conductor opened the car door. The Daughter of a Magnate Their anchors are still of wood, and occupy the greater part of the vessel before the foremast; and, instead of cables, they still have immense coils of rough rope like a hair lariat. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy There, strung on wires, hung more than a hundred huge, horrid rattlers, many of them still wriggling and twisting and coiling like a thrown lariat. Land of the Burnt Thigh If he should see an old grey goose Or a young turkey running loose, You may be pretty certain that He'd catch it with his lariat. Little People: An Alphabet Now, Jo, we will let you down by the lariat and get the bridle reins over his head and help him get a foothold on that ledge below us. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power Glover and Dancing, getting their hands through the belt from either side, gripped him, and Young uncoiled from his right hand a rope noosed like a lariat. The Daughter of a Magnate When they lay down to sleep, thirsty and famished, they had to tie their horses with the lariat to the saddles which were their pillows. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands She put spurs to her pony, made a big loop of her lariat, and gave chase. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California He dropped the bridle over his pony's head, leapt from his saddle, gathered the coils of his lariat in his fist, and crept to the side of the trail. Kiddie the Scout Mounted on his pony, with lariat in hand, he herded his cattle, or shot and fished; but so gentle was his nature, that lariat and rifle seemed transformed into pipe and crook of shepherd. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War We hear of young Alexander breaking the wild horse, Bucephalus, and beyond a doubt Aristotle was seated on the top rail of the paddock when he threw the lariat. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 They hauled the frightened animal out by the lariat, with infinite labor. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands By the most skilful manipulation of the lariat, Edna's horse was compelled to slacken its pace, Tom getting nearer and nearer by degrees and taking in the slack until he was right alongside. Adventures in Many Lands Why," answered Rube, "you saw him pretty plain, I guess, the time he dropped his lariat over your arms in One Tree Gulch. Kiddie the Scout The lariat tightened, I felt my body moving, and the next moment experienced a wild delight, a feeling I cannot describe, as I found myself dragged out of the sand! The Scalp Hunters And every summer at home his father added extension courses in the saddle and bridle, spur, hackamore and lariat to his education. Laramie Holds the Range Sylvane and George Myers threw their lariats about the bronco's neck, and dragged him a few hundred yards, choking but stubborn, all four feet firmly planted and pawing the ground. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands If ever Tom should throw his lariat well, it must be now. Adventures in Many Lands He came like a wild gust of wind, leaning over in his seat and slinging his supple lariat above his flapping hat as he came. Kiddie the Scout When strapped on, it rests so firmly in position that the strongest pull of a horse upon a lariat attached to the pommel can not displace it. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions "When I came around, I couldn't drag a smile out of you with a lariat." Laramie Holds the Range Because our second officer had a man in his watch who used to be a cowboy in your country, and he can handle a lariat well. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers Then they waited until they could get behind them, and, when this was managed, they secured half a dozen of them with their lariats. Adventures in Many Lands When I slowed down on Laramie Plain and went back to slacken the lariat about his arms, I spoke to him in his own tongue. Kiddie the Scout It frequently happens upon long journeys that the lariat ropes wear out or are lost, and if there were no means of replacing them great inconvenience might result therefrom. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions The music of the wind is in it, and a peculiarly free, rhythmical swing, suggestive of the swirling lariat. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska Tom had learned how to properly throw a lariat the summer before, while in Montana, and he and his particular chums had practised the art assiduously ever since that time. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace I essayed to throw the lasso, or lariat, of course, as one of the very first experiences in ranche life. Adventures in Many Lands I towed him along in the loop of my lariat, and fixed him up in one of your lean-to sheds. Kiddie the Scout Two lariats will be needed for every horse and mule, as one generally wears out before reaching the end of a long journey. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions By the time he had hold of the lariat Bart was ready to pull with Long. Frank Merriwell's Bravery Here, tied to trees with skin lariats, they were safe from wind and wave. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War Lately I received a delicate little wedding-card, neatly inscribed, and figured with a design representing a coiled lariat. Adventures in Many Lands He saw the lariat shoot out from the uplifted hand like a wriggling snake. Kiddie the Scout We were all greenhorns with the lassoes and lariats which we improvised. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Jack Long reached the brink of the chasm, lariat in hand. Frank Merriwell's Bravery There on either hand, to their right and to their left, tied by their lariats to drooping piñon bough, stood fifty or sixty Navajo ponies. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier He unfastened the tientos of his saddle which held the lariat. Oh, You Tex! You that raced like mad inter One Tree Gulch an' dropped your lariat over Broken Feather? Kiddie the Scout The purpose of the lariat became apparent to Lennon when he was roused by the chill of dawn. Bloom of Cactus He cast about him and discovered the man's lariat, which he picked up and overran with one hand until he had loosened the noose. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life The pistol was useful in settling annoying questions of title; the horse and the lariat, in taking possession after title was settled; the iron, in marking the property with a symbol of ownership. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier He was swinging his lariat carelessly as cowboys do. Oh, You Tex! "The very man I wanted to see," said Kiddie, dropping his lariat, and seizing the hunter's palpitating muzzle in his hands. Kiddie the Scout Ralph carried a lariat, and this was tied to the dead beast and the carcass was swung to the breeze, so that the other beasts of prey might not get at it. For the Liberty of Texas The events of the night, to the moment of her plunge with the Texan into the river at the end of the lariat line, stood out in her brain with vivid distinctness. Prairie Flowers In Texas after the war, when Shang was young, a pony, a lariat, a six-shooter, and a branding iron were sufficient instruments for the acquisition of wealth. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Jack jerked the lariat sideways and plunged forward. Oh, You Tex! "Very well," returned Kiddie, slinging his coiled lariat over the horn of his saddle. Kiddie the Scout All this took scarcely more time than to describe it, and now Dan found himself holding the white mustang alone, with Ralph's lariat end entangled in his own. For the Liberty of Texas Not fifty yards from him, a blaze-faced buckskin, saddled and bridled, with a lariat rope trailing from the saddle horn, was cropping grass. Prairie Flowers Then they found a projecting rock above them and Sam threw the noose of his lariat over this. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall He tied to the handcuffs the end of the lariat which was attached to the saddle. Oh, You Tex! Kiddie gripped his lariat ready to throw, but he did not throw it. Kiddie the Scout The white mustang did not enter the forest far before the lariat around his neck began to hurt him. For the Liberty of Texas Among those present who came all the way from Medicine Hat was the cowboy girl, who could ride a mustang, toss a steer with a lariat, shoot a bear or climb a tree. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel Once more the youngest Rover started to use the lariat. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall The rope tightened, but when we both threw our weight on our end of the lariat to try it, the cube-like pinnacle moved on its base. The Black Wolf Pack He was dragged for a little distance, but his hand was open, and the loops of the lariat uncoiled themselves as the horse plunged onward, leaving him behind. Kiddie the Scout Then, fearing he would breathe his last if the lariat remained as it was, he drew his knife and cut the leather. For the Liberty of Texas Tied securely with lariat rope, four figures reclined near the smoking embers. Kid Wolf of Texas "Uncle Cliff says he is 'greased lightning' with a lariat," said Blue Bonnet. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party Now, Le-loo, we must get over this hole or lose the best lariat in the Rocky Mountains. The Black Wolf Pack Those of Murray and Steve were tethered to young trees, but with long lariats, so that they were feeding. The Talking Leaves An Indian Story Then came a snap of the lariat, and Ralph went down, with the mustang on top of him. For the Liberty of Texas In five minutes, the six outlaws were tied securely with lariat rope, in spite of their fervent and profane protests. Kid Wolf of Texas He still clung to his lariat and now swung it in his hand rather impatiently. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party Big Pete carefully put a cork-stopper in his pipe, extinguishing the fire without wasting the unconsumed contents; he then carefully put his briarwood away and began to uncoil a lariat from around his middle. The Black Wolf Pack Anyhow I don't claim I can throw a lariat as well as he can. The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences The free end of the lariat was passed around a tree and tied, and Dan sprang forward toward the white mustang, who was now acting as if ready to give up the battle. For the Liberty of Texas The two prisoners—Lefty Warren and young Morton—were securely bound in lariat rope, sitting against one wall. Kid Wolf of Texas Alec gave a twitch—not too hard—to the lariat, and the thing was done. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party True to his word as Bill rode up, the cowboy threw his lariat. The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" He was quite expert in managing horses, even steeds that had never known a saddle, and at throwing the lariat, or lasso, few on the ranch could beat him. The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences The lariat was depriving him of his wind, and of a sudden he stopped short and trembled, as if about to fall. For the Liberty of Texas Lefty broke away from his man, just as The Kid rode up with lariat swinging. Kid Wolf of Texas Shady had a shotgun, I believe, but the boys carried nothing deadlier than lariats. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party Getting my lariat rope ready I rode to a position just opposite the gate of the fort, which was standing open. The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" It did not take the boy long to repeat his feat with the lariat, and soon, having found a key, he opened the door from without, releasing Mortimer De Royster. The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences He had caught a sentinel off guard, and had mounted to the window by means of a lariat thrown around one of the bars of the opening. For the Liberty of Texas Kid Wolf tied the man he had caught with his lariat, then caught Red's horse and one of the loose outlaw ponies for Lefty. Kid Wolf of Texas A quick movement on the part of both rider and horse; the lariat tightened, and the steer pitched on to its side. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party “That came from there, so did the ring upon the lariat of the chief.” The Silver Canyon A Tale of the Western Plains It was a long thin lariat, strong enough to support several pounds, and he knew it would reach over a hundred feet. The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences As he leaped down, the sentinel turned in time to catch him winding up his lariat. For the Liberty of Texas Shorty grabbed a lariat and roped the Zebra Dun And turned him over to the stranger and waited for the fun. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads The "lariat" method is not as yet in general vogue, but I understand that "Buffalo" Jones, an American, succeeded in roping a lion as they rope cattle out west. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Tie them up to that old post of a tree, my boy, and give them a taste of horse-hair lariat on the bare back. The Silver Canyon A Tale of the Western Plains It did not take Roy two minutes to fasten one end of the lariat to the bed, which was the heaviest article in the room. The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences At night, while the sounds of firing still kept up, Big Foot appeared, with both his lariat and a short iron bar. For the Liberty of Texas One end of a long lariat was fastened loosely around their necks, while the rest of it dragged along the ground. Winter Adventures of Three Boys When several deer had been killed they were fastened by long deerskin thongs, like lariats, to the stern of a couple of canoes and towed through the water to the shore. Three Boys in the Wild North Land One of the vaqueros then rode cautiously up, and, bending over in the saddle, unfastened both of the lariats, and set the animal free. The Rifle Rangers Testing the lasso to make sure it was securely fastened, he put one leg over the window sill, grasped the lariat with both hands, and swung himself off. The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences His sword, also an old affair, was tied to his belt with bits of a lariat. For the Liberty of Texas The other troop-horses have been stripped, and, scattered over the mead, are browsing at the length of their lariats. The Lone Ranche Around his neck was tied the long Indian lariat made of braided deerskin, and therefore very strong. Three Boys in the Wild North Land The lariats, one by one tightening over his bony chest, snapped like threads, almost jerking the mustangs from their feet. The Rifle Rangers Leaving his lariat dangling, he made a dash for the alley and soon found himself in front of the tenement house, where he had so recently been a prisoner. The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences Then the Texan sprang to his assistance, finished stripping the horse, and with a long lariat picketed it out in the best grass. Wild Bill's Last Trail The others have lariats around their necks, intended to be led. The Lone Ranche Horses are very wise about these quicksands, and so I just held on to the lariat, which I had made into a kind of a halter, and let him choose his own course. Three Boys in the Wild North Land Lead him away, Pedro; and if he attempts any nonsense, just choke him with that lariat.” The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection The rope proved equal to the terrific strain, thanks to Toby's good judgment when selecting a braided line with which to play the role of cow puncher and lariat thrower. Afloat on the Flood To look at him, one would swear that he had never seen a pistol or a lariat. Just Patty Before flinging them the rope has been passed through the iron ring with which all lariats are provided, thus furnishing a ready-made running noose. The Lone Ranche Where the grass was good I tethered my horse with the lariat, and for the first time began to feel hungry. Three Boys in the Wild North Land We immediately secured our horses by catching up the lariats, and then watched the fanciful antics of the animal that had raised all the commotion. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 All the way out from Texas he had practiced doggedly with the lariat, and his best fell far short of what a range-bred child could do. Rebel Spurs I believe it is a great stunt of the Boy Scouts to learn to tie awfully hard knots and swing a lariat and all that. The Girl Scouts at Home, or, Rosanna's Beautiful Day This is evidently untrue; but, false or true, it has the effect of pacifying his judges, so far, that the lariat is left loose around his neck. The Lone Ranche Still on he came, until he was so close that I was able to seize hold of the lariat. Three Boys in the Wild North Land The rope, or lariat, or lasso, is a handy implement for the Scout. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies Drew pulled at the lariat, was answered by a return jerk. Rebel Spurs When the lariat broke up at the Devil's Chimney and I couldn't make you reply to my calls I ran off to get help and a rope. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma Arietta now slid down by means of the lariat Jim had hold of. Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" and, How Arietta Paid the Toll Tie the lariat quickly around your waist, and the horse will be able to drag you out. Three Boys in the Wild North Land In my blanket I carried the other of our lariat ropes. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies Hands fumbled about him, looping him with a supporting lariat. Rebel Spurs Fortunately, Rasco was in the habit of carrying, in cowboy fashion, a lariat suspended from his belt. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma The villains had just finished tying Wild to the post when a lariat whizzed through the air and settled over the head and shoulders of the leader. Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" and, How Arietta Paid the Toll As soon as I could loose myself from the lariat I turned round to look, and there I saw my mother’s head just sinking out of sight. Three Boys in the Wild North Land Note 7, page 6: The lariat rope, or simply "rope," in the West, is thirty-five or forty feet long. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies A rawhide lariat smoothly braided, oiled into supple silkiness, dangled through. Rebel Spurs It was slow work, and more than once he felt that the lariat would break, so great was the strain put upon it. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma Never mind about dates, but tell me why you didn't use the rifle instead of the lariat? The Master-Knot of Human Fate In a few weeks after the death of the hapless Cara he is active and triumphant; he hurls his lariat on the golden calf and captures new millions. The Argonauts Hung to the horn of his old, but generous saddle was a lariat. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story The cowboys, their work over for the day, were indulging in some of their pastimes—rough riding, feats in throwing the lariat, jumping, wrestling and the like. The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys A lariat hung from the pommel of the scout's saddle, and this he took in hand as he dismounted. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma If you don't know what a lasso or lariat is I'll tell you. Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's Tad, who was a few rods away, put spurs to his pony, at the same time slipping off the lariat from the other side of his saddle. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains There are some basemen who seem to think there is a line beyond which it is forbidden them to go; they act as though they were tied to the base-post by a twenty-foot lariat. Base-Ball How to Become a Player There's to be a cowboy festival, with all sorts of stunts in horsemanship and lariat throwing. The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys You and the dunce can lower me by the lariat. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma Any boy wants to lasso something when he makes a lariat. Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's At last Lumpy tore off the lariat's grip and scrambled to his feet. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains With some difficulty he lifted the bundle to the back of the outlaw's pony, and bound it securely with a lariat. Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur Then, galloping his pony up behind the steer, Buster threw the lariat over the head of the animal, and brought it with a thud to the ground. The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys The lariat was quickly adjusted around the edge of a smooth rock, and with his foot in a noose and the lantern in hand, the scout was lowered into the depths of the opening. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma The popular idea, I believe, is that all Australians are born in the saddle and that they dash about doing wonderful things with a lariat before they are out of long clothes. With Our Army in Palestine A rawhide lariat hung from his saddle bow, and though he had practised with the rope on other occasions, he did not consider himself an expert with it. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains |
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