62 LADIES ON HOBSEBACE, 



CHAPTEE V. 



KUNNING AWAY. THREE DANGEROUS ADVEN- 

 TURES. HOW TO ACT WHEN PLACED IN 



CIRCUMSTANCES OF PERIL. HOW TO RIDE A 



PULLER. THROUGH THE CITY. TO A MEET 



OF HOUNDS. — BOASTFUL LADIES. A BRAG- 

 GART'S RESOURCE. 



In the event of a horse running away, you 

 must of course be guided by circumstances 

 and surroundings, but my advice always is, 

 if you have a fair road before you, let him go. 

 Do not attempt to hold him in, for the 

 support which you afford him with the bridle 

 only helps the mischief. Leave his head 

 quite loose, and when you feel him beginning 

 to tire — which he will soon do without the 

 support of the rem — flog him until he is ready 



