64 FACT AGAINST FICTION. 



I have dwelt long on tliis theme, for while the 

 '^ crutched saddle " is occupied as it is, I would do 

 all I could for the safety of its graceful occupants, 

 avoiding the possibility of any hereafter ^^ crutch," 

 which, instead of sustaining a beautiful figure on 

 the saddle in healthful elasticity, might only aid 

 her to look on at the well-remembered meeting, and 

 at the jovial, dear delightful pack, from a basket 

 pony-carriage behind a sleepy cob. 



