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two in conclusion, which applies equally to 

 riding in silk or scarlet ? It is this, that 

 for jumping on to a fallen rider there is 

 absolutely no excuse. Were I to quote five 

 hundred examples of the horrible mischief 

 done in this way, it would add nothing more 

 of weight to the warning than by just men- 

 tioning two typical cases, one in years gone 

 by, and another of modern times. A man 

 literally landed over a fence on the top of 

 Squire Osbaldeston, and broke his leg in two 

 or three places ; the sufferer barely escaped 

 amputation of the limb as the consequence. 

 The other instance occurred in Northamp- 

 tonshire, where a lady was the sufferer 

 and another of the same sex the culprit. 

 As we know, this, most unhappily, ended 

 fatally. There is nothing gained by the 

 practice except " a lead." Is it right to jeop- 

 ardise a human life in order to obtain it ? 



