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pablished in The Hawaiian Archipelago : Six 

 Months in the Sandwich Islands, 1875, page 66, 

 gives further particulars of her visit to the 

 Anuenue Falls, above referred to : — 



*' Everything was new and interesting, but 

 the ride was spoiled by my insecure seat in 

 my saddle, and the increased pain in my spine 

 which riding produced. Once, in crossing a 

 stream, the horses had to make a sort of 

 downward jump from a rock, and I shpped 

 round my horse's neck ; indeed, on the way 

 back I felt that on the ground of health I 

 must give up the volcano, as I would never 

 consent to be carried to it, like Lady Franklin, 

 in a htter. When we returned, Mr. Severance 

 suggested that it would be much better for 

 me to follow the Hawaiian fashion, and ride 

 astride, and put his saddle on the horse. It 

 was only my strong desire to see the volcano 

 which made me consent to a mode of riding 

 against which I have so strong a prejudice ; 

 but the result of the experiment is that I shall 

 visit Kilanea thus or not at aU. The native 

 women all ride astride on ordinary occasions 

 in the full sacks, or holukus, and on gala days 



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