Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-06
HER FIRST HORSEBACK RIDE.
How Girl Acts Before and After the
 Experience.

How Q Girl Acts Before and After the
 Experience.
 "Why, must 1 take off my dress and skirts? Oh, myi ', didn't know I'd have to do that. Well, of course, if have to-say, isn't there some way could ride in my everyday clothes? I just hate the bother to take them all off. What, I couldn't get on the horse in this dress? Oh, pshaw, just know could! There, there goes but ton off my dress; I just knew that would be the wayl Now, I've finally got ready for that old riding skirt. don't believe it will At me bitl Oh. gracious, what a looking thing? Say, do you allow people in to see your les sons given? You don't? Well, that's n good thing. I wouldn't want to be found dead in this rig! Where's the thing I'm going to wear on my head? Whats that? I don't need anything? Well, just guess know what I want to wear as 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 gal lery is all inclosed? Why didn't you say so before I got this horrid old hat 1. on my head? There, it's off now, and I know my hair looks frightfull Whats that? It don't make much difference how my hair looks? We'll, 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 upi Wh-a-a-t? My hair will probably getall 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, suppose I might as well go on now, I've got so far. Gracious! what high horse! Why don't you have horses for ladies to learn on? I call such an ami nal as this monster! Get up? Why, how? Where is your block, or step l ping stone, or whatever you have to get on with2 Step in your hand? Well, I neverhwhy, your hand would break in twol Oh, very well, if you want to risk hurting your hand I'm sure I've nothing to say! How is that? When you count three Fun to give. little jump? All right. Oh, excuse me, I forgot to jump that time; I will go all right next time. Oh, take me off! take me off I know I shall fall! Why didn't you let me start on a pony? Does my foot showp I feel as if my bangs were hanging right down in my eyes! Hold the reins in both hands? How can I, when I have to hang on to the bump on the saddle? The pommel? Oh, is that pommel? Well, whatever 1t is, if let go should fall right oil How do you know I shouldn't fall off? Be. cause none of the ladies ever fall off? We'll, guess if other women can stick on I can! Now, don't go away-oh, o-o-oh, he's going to get away, stop himl stop himl Say, don't believe want to ride horseback at all, I 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 gol 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 make him go fast? Oh, don't! I think I have ridden enough nows-oh, he's going to run away. ! know he is! Stop him! My hairs fall ing downl No, I 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 special calling trip on all her friends to tell them that she is learning to ride horse back and it's "just splendid. d."-N. Y.