I08 THE MERRY GEE-GEE 



fences ; they get their ideas from pictures 

 and shopkeeper's coloured almanacks. 

 The other day a dream of youth and 

 beauty, to whom I was giving her third 

 lesson, asked me if I thought she could 

 jump quite a young river that flowed by, 

 after a few more lessons. When she was 

 cantering round the corner of the 

 meadow, I asked her to turn *' Paddy's " 

 head away from the fence, or very likely 

 he might want to jump it. She replied, 

 **she should love to do that, of all 

 things!" It was a big stake, and bound 

 with an ox-rail in front and a ditch far 

 side. What a fearful responsibility these 

 girls are ! 



Ladies who ride with the stirrup- 

 leather running round the bar and under 

 the horse, fastening to the saddle on 

 the off side, will require the leather 

 to be drawn tighter when they have been 



