Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-05
HER FIRST HORSEBACK RIDE.
How . Girl Acts Before and After the
Experience.

How . Girl Acts Before and After the
Experience.
"Why, must take off my dress and
slsirts9 Oh, myl didn't know Id
have to do that. Well, of course, II I
have to-say. isn't there some way I
could ride In my everyday clothes? 1
just hate the bother to take them
all off. What, l couldn't get on the
horse in this dress? Oh, pshaw, Just
knowI couldl There, there goes but
ton off my dress, I just knew that
would be the way! Now, I've finally
got ready for that old riding skirt. l
don't believe 1t will ilt me q bit! Oh,
gracious, what a looking thing9 Say,
do you allow people in to zee your les
sons givcn9 You don't? Woll, that's
good thing. l wouldn't want to 10
found dead in this rig, Where's tho
thing I'm going to wear on my
head? What's that? l don't need
anything? Well, just guess l know
what l want to wear Hs well as you do!
"You never saw lady riding bare
headed yet, and I'm not going to be the
one to beginl What9 the riding gall
lery Is all inclosed? Why didn't you
say 30 before l got this horrid old hat
on my head? There, it's off now, and
l know my hair looks frightful! What's
that: It don't make much difference
how my hair looks? Well, l guess you
are not the judge Of that! I've always
had tho reputation Of doing my hair
just lovely, and l don't intend to 90
horseback riding with it all mussed upl
Wh-a-a-t? My hair will probably get all
shaken down before I've ridden ten
minutes? Gracious! I've good mind
not to ride at all! How I'd look with
my hair all down my back! Oh, well, I
suppose might as well go on now, I've
got so far. Gracious! what q high
horse! Why don't you have horses for
ladies to learn on? l call such an AMI
NAL as this a monster! Get upP Whyt
how? Where Is your block, Or step.
ping stone, or whatever you have to
get on with? Step in your handp Well,
1 never! why, your hand would break
in two Oh, very well, If you want ia
risk hurting your hand I'm sure I've
nothing to say! How is that? Wher
you count three I'm to give little
jump? All right. Oh, excuse me,
forgot to jump that time; will go all
right next time. Oh, take me Off take
me off! l know l shall fall! Why
didn't you let me start on pony? Does
my foot show? l feel as If my bangs
were hanging right down in my eyesl
Hold the reins in both hands? How
can l, when have to hang ON to the
bump on the saddle? The pommel? Oh,
is that pommel? Well, whatever it Is,
if let go l should fall right off! How
do you know shouldn't fall off? Be-
cause none of the ladies ever fall off?
Well, l guess If other women can stick
on I canl Now, don't 60 away-oh,
o-o-oh, he's going to get away, stop
him! stop him! Say, don't believe 1
want to ride horseback ut all, don't
see any fun. You are going to let him
walk now? All right, only don't go
away from him, he might lie down or
something. Why, how funny It feels
to have him go! Just as If the earth
were going from under me. You are
there, aren't you? I don't want to
look back for fear he'll do something
vicious; the horse, mean. What, you
are going to mat" him go fast? Oh.
don't! l think l have ridden enough
now-oh, he's going to run away. I
know he rs! Stop himl My hairs fall
ing down! No, 1 don't want to ride
any longer. I'll come again some
other time" And she goes home to put
alum water and vaseline on the va.
rious bumps and contusions on her
body, and the next day makes q special
calling trip on all her friends to tell
them that she is learning to ride horse-
back and it's ''just splendid. Y.
Mercury. ...