26 SKETCHES IN 'THE HUNTING FIEID. 



porting himself in another direction. Two or three 

 men who knew the Trewsons likewise approached to 

 hear the story and offer congratulations on her escape 

 from the danger, whatever it might have been, and 

 compliments on her riding, which were especially wel- 

 come to their recipient. 



Altogether Miss Kitty was decidedly pleased with 

 the adventure. She had made her way over a decent- 

 sized jump, and had found the operation a great deal 

 easier than she had imagined. Wi^h the convenient 

 crutch to a saddle a fence is in fact infinitely easier to 

 the wearer of the habit than to him who grasps a saddle 

 — or tries to — with boots and breeches ; and Kitty, per- 

 suaded with much facility that she had done something 

 wonderful, was so little alarmed that she determined to 

 have another try — at rather a smaller fence next time, 

 perhaps — when an occasion offered. 



Such occasions will offer in the hunting field it a 

 person seeks for them, and not unfrequently if he or she 

 does not. 



Satisfied with the laurels she had won on the day 

 marked by these exciting occurrences, Miss Kitty re- 

 signed herself contentedly again to the companionship 

 of the cob, whose owner cast many glances at the 

 " nasty vicious brute," which had now relapsed into 

 perfect placidity, and expressed his intention of urging 

 upon Trewson the necessity of getting rid of such a 

 " dangerous animal." 



But this parting was not brought about, and the very 



