170 PliECEPT AND PEACTICE. 



"They do not altogether do so," said Mentor; 

 ** bat, as I before said, their frequent use so alarms 

 a timid, or even free horse, that he becomes confused, 

 and loses his self-possession, while the sluggish one, 

 who learns to bear both without flinching, I should 

 say was unfit for a gentleman to ride.'* 



