The Capture Of Father TimeJim was the son of a cowboy, and lived on the broad plains of
Arizona. His father had trained him to lasso a bronco or a young
bull with perfect accuracy, and had Jim possessed the strength to
back up his skill he would have been as good a cowboy as any in all
Arizona.
When he was twelve years old he made his first visit to the
east, where Uncle Charles, his father's brother, lived. Of course
Jim took his lasso with him, for he was proud of his skill in
casting it, and wanted to show his cousins what a cowboy could
do.
At first the city boys and girls were much interested in
watching Jim lasso posts and fence pickets, but they soon tired of
it, and even Jim decided it was not the right sort of sport for
cities.
But one day the butcher asked Jim to ri
