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A California Heroine

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Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
August
Year
1879
Copyright
Public Domain
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San Diego possesses a genuine heroïne ín the person of a beautirul young lady named Miss Lawrence. Last Tuesday a band of wild cattle were béng dnven through the streets when one of them smgled out a child at play 'ind started lor it. The vaquero, who a -,-.s drunk, luaibled from his horse as he attempted to turn the funous animal. At this moment Miss Lawrence came along, and takiug in the situation at a glance sprang into the vacant sadele, ran down the wild steer, threwher shawl over its head just as it was about to gore the child, and, taking advantage of the confusión of the beast, rode up to the child, and without leaying her saddle reached to it and lif ted it to her lap and then carried it off in safety. This was not only a genuine act of heroism but an exhibition of horsemanship such as few, if any, in this

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Subjects
Old News
Michigan Argus