ETIQUETTE 15 



We consulted together what we should do 

 next, and then, acting upon my suggestion, we 

 rolled the young lady carefully on to her side 

 and back again, which had the desired result, for 

 she gave a spasmodic gulp, swallowed the whisky 

 to our intense relief, and sat up. When the sure 

 sign that a lady has come to herself occurred, and 

 a hand was lightly passed to the back of her 

 head, we felt at ease, and soon she was able with 

 our help to w^alk to a neighbouring mansion, 

 whilst the gossoon followed leading the three 

 horses. 



The cause of all this was that the young lady 

 had but just recovered from a serious illness, and 

 really had no business to be out hunting again so 

 soon, but who can keep an Irish girl in the house 

 when there is a hunter in the stable ready to go, 

 and hounds are meeting in the immediate neigh- 

 bourhood ! 



When, therefore, she fell into the water, the 

 shock caused her immediately to sw^oon, and it 

 is open to doubt whether she would not have 

 been drowned, if no assistance had been forth- 

 coming, for being face downwards the first faint 

 effort to breathe again would have filled the 

 lungs with water, and what would have then 

 occurred it is impossible to say. 



Tragedy and comedy are proverbially nearly 

 allied, and the comic incident was to come next. 

 The family of five daughters from the mansion 

 we w^ere approaching had been at the meet, and 

 following the hunt on cars, and as soon as we 

 had safely arrived at the house the first natural 

 suggestion was that a hot bath, and then a rest, 

 would be the best restorative. A difficulty as to 

 the fulfilment of this advice was — ther^e was no 



