The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-05-09
HER RIDING LESSON
1t Was tho first, and She Was Anxious to
Wake Good Display.

MAKE y Good Display.
Why, must I take off my dress
and skirts? Oh, my, I-didn't know
I'd have to do that! Well, of course,
if l have to--say, isn't there some
way could ride in my everyday
clothes? I just hate to bother to take
them all off What l couldn't get
on the horse in this dress? Oh,
pshaw, I just know could There,
there goes a button off my dress! I
just knew that would be the way |!
Now, I've finally got ready fer that
old riding skirt don't believe it
will fit me bit! Oh, gracious, what
a looking thing! Say, do you allow
people in to see your lessons given?
You don't? Well, that's good
thing. wouldn't want to be found
dead in this rig. Where's the thing
I'm going to wear on my head?
What's that? I don 'tneed anything?
Well, just guess I know what 7
want to wear as we'll as you do!
You never saw lady riding bare
headed yet, and I'm not going to be
the one to begin! What? The rid
ing gallery is all inclosed? Why
didn't you say so before I got this
horrid old hat on my head? There,
it's off now, and know my hair
looks frightful. What's that? 1t
don't make much difference how nv
hair looks? Well, I 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 go
horseback riding with it all mussed
up! What? My hair will prob
ably 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 1 might
as well go on now, I've got so far.
Gracious, what a high horse!
Why don tyou have horses for ladies'
to learn on? call such an animal
as this a monster! Get up? Why,
how? Where is your block or step
ping stone or whatever you have to
get on with? Step in your hand?
Well, l never! Why, your hand
would break in two! Oh, very we'll,
If you want to risk hurting your
hand, I'm sure I've nothing to say.
How is that? When you count three,
I'm to give little jump? All right.
Oh, excuse me, I forgot to jump that
time will go all right next time.
Oh, take me off, take me off I
know I shall fall Why didn't you
let mo start on a pony? Does my
foot show? | feel as if my bangs
were hanging right down in my eyes
Hold the reins in both hands? How
can when have to hang on to the
bump on the saddle? The pommel?
Oh, is that pommel? We'll, what.
ever it is, if 1 let go should fall
right off. How do you know 1
shouldn't fall off? Because none of
the ladies ever fall off? Well, I guess
If other women can stick on, can.
Nov, don't go away. Oh, o-o-oh,
he's going to get away! Stop him
Stop him! Say, 1 don't believe I
want to ride horseback at 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 fun
ny it feels to have him go! Just as
if the earth was going from under
me. You are there, aren't you? r
don't want to look back for fear he'll
do something vicious-the horse, L
mean. What, are you going to make
him go fast? Oh, don'tl 1 think
have ridden enough now. Oh, he's
going to run away! I know he is
Stop him! My hairs falling down
No, I don't want to ride any longer.
I'll come again some other time"
And she goes home to put alum wa
ter and vaseline on the various bumps
and Commissions on her body and the
next day makes special calling trip
on her friends to tell them that she
is learning to ride horseback and it's
Just splendid!-New York Mer.
curry.