INTEODUCTION. 



" How melts my beating heart as I behold 

 Each lovely nymph, our island's boast and pride, 

 Push on the generous steed, that sweeps along 

 O'er rough, o'er smooth, nor heeds the steepy hill, 

 Nor falters in the extended vale below! " 



The Chase. 



AMONG ladies of wealth and culture in Eng- 

 land, the equestrienne art forms a portion of 

 their education as much as the knowledge of 

 their own language, of French, or of music, and 

 great care is taken that their acquirements in 

 this art shall be as thorough as those in any 

 other branch of their tuition. The mother be- 

 stows much of her own personal supervision 

 on her daughter's instruction, closely watching 

 for every little fault, and promptly correcting 

 it when any becomes manifest. As a result 

 universally acknowledged, a young English 

 lady, when riding a well-trained and spirited 

 horse, is a sight at once elegant and attractive. 

 She exhibits a degree of confidence, a firmness 

 of seat, and an ease and grace that can be 

 acquired only by the most careful and correct 



