The Red Cloud chief., 1895-04-12
HER RIDING LESSON.
It was the First and h Wac Anxious
to Make Q Good Display.

to Make . Good Display.
"Why, must ! take of my dress 4nfi
skirtsp Oh. my! l didn't know
have to do that. Well, OF course, W
have to-say, isn't there some way I
could ride in my everyday clothesP I
Just hate the bother 10 take them all
off. What, I couldn't get on the horse
in this dressp Oh, pshaw, l just
know l could! There. there goes q
button of my dress; I just knew that
would be the way! Now, I've finally
got ready for that old riding skirt. I
don't believe IL will fl me O bit! Oh,
gracious, what a looking thing? Say,
do you allow people in to 500 your
lessons givenP You don'tp Well,
that's agood thing. wouldn't want
to be found dead in this rig! Where's
the thing I'm going to car on my
headp What's thatP I don't need
s~nythingP Well, l just guess I know
what | want to yea as we'll as you do!
"You never saw q lady riding bare
headed yet. and I'm not going to be
the one to begin! What? The riding
gallery is all closedP Why didn't you
say so before I got this horrid old hat
on my headp There it's off now. and
| know my hair looks frigbtful. What's
thatp II don't make much difference
how my hair looks? We'll, l guess
you are not the judge Of that! I've
always had the reputation OF doing
my hair just lovely and I don't intend
to 20 horseback riding with it all
mussed up! Wh-a-a-t? My hair will
probably get all shaken down before
I've ridden ten minutes! Gracious, I've
a good mind not to ride at all! How
I'd look with my hair all down my
back! Oh, well, | suppose | might as
we'll 90 on now, I've GOT so far.
Gracious, what u high horse. Why
don't you have horses for ladies to
learn onp | call such an animal as
this a monster! Get up? Why, how9
Where is your block or stepping stone,
or whatever you have to get on with?
Step in your hand? Well, ! never!
why, your hand would break in two!
Oh, very we'll. il you want to risk
hurting your hand I'm sure I've MOTH
ing TO say! How Is that? When you
count three I'm to give u 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! | know | shall
fall, Why don't you let me start on
a pony Does my foot show2 | feel
as il my bangs were hanging right
down in my eyes! Hold the reins in
both hands? How "a | when | have
to hang on to the bump on the sad.
die? The pommel? Oh, is that q
pommel? Well, whatever it is, il I
let go | should fall right OIL
How do you know ] shouldn't fall of?
Because none OF the ladies ever fall
off? Well, | guess If other women
can stick on ! can. Now, don't 90
a%way-oh, o-O-oh. he's going to get
away, stop him. stop him. Say, I
don't believe ! want TO ride horseback
at all. ! don't see any fun. You are
going to let him walk now9 All right,
only don't go away from him. he
might lie down or something. Why,
how funny IL feels to have him gOl
just rs if the earth was going from UNI
der me. You are there, aren't you? l
don't want to look back for fear lS,l
do something vicious; the he<
mean. What. you are going to mVAe
him go fast? Oh. don't. | think |
have ridden enough now-oh, he's
going to run away. / know he is!
Stop him! My hairs falling down!
No, | don't want to ride any longer.
I'll come again some other time" And
: she goes home to put alum and vase
line on the various bumps and contu-
sions on her body. and the next day
. makes a special calling trip on all her
, friends to tell them that she is learn
=. ing to ride horseback, and it's ''just
splendid"
q Children Cry FOL