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made high in front, so as not to press "apon the 

 horse's withers, causing him much needless 

 suffering. A space capable of accommodating 

 at least two fingers should be between withers 

 and saddle, and were this attended to we 

 should see fewer skin abrasions and unsightly- 

 lumps upon poor submissive animals, and less 

 of that stuffing of handkerchiefs between 

 cruel leather and bleeding flesh which so 

 frequently pains the sorrowing eyes of sensitive 

 and pitying persons. 



I think I have now dealt fully with 

 " H. de V. R.'s *' letter, and must thank the 

 writer of it for his complimentary observa- 

 tions, and his kindly appreciation of my 

 labours in a cause which I certainly have very 

 much at heart. 



Apologising for trespassing thus far upon 

 jour valuable space. 



I am. Sir, 



Yours obediently, 

 Nannie Power O'Donoghub. 



October 12, 1880. 



