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Chapter 94

           "Holdingthereinsbetweenmyteeth,Iliftedthebodyup,andendeavouredtoplaceitcrosswiseinthesaddle.

           "Isucceededingettingitthere,butitwouldnotremain.Itwastoostifftobendover,andtherewasnowaytosteadyit.

           "Besides,thehorsebecamegreatlyexcited,atsightofthestrangeloadhewasbeingcalledupontocarry.

           "Afterseveralattempts,IsawIcouldnotsucceed.

           "Iwasabouttogiveuptheidea,whenanotheroccurredtome—onethatpromisedbetter.ItwassuggestedbyaremembranceofsomethingIhadread,relatingtotheGauchosofSouthAmerica.Whenonedies,oriskilledbyaccident,insomeremotestationofthePampas,hiscomradescarryhiscorpsetotheirdistanthome—strappedinthesaddle,andseatedinthesameattitude,asthoughhewerestillalive.

           "WhyshouldInotdothesamewiththebodyofHenryPoindexter?

           "Imadetheattempt—firsttryingtosethimonhisownhorse.

           "Butthesaddlebeingaflatone,andtheanimalstillremainingrestive,Ididnotsucceed.

           "Therewasbutoneotherchanceofourmakingthehomejourneytogether:byexchanginghorses.

           "Iknewthatmyownwouldnotobject.Besides,myMexicansaddle,withitsdeeptree,wouldansweradmirablyforthepurpose.

           "InashortwhileIhadthebodyinit,seatederect,—inthenaturalposition.Itsstiffness,thathadobstructedmebefore,nowservedtokeepitinitsplace.

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