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of the reins. We were told that to 

 hold the reins tightly would make the 

 horse gallop, to do something else would 

 make him trot, and so on, but we 

 never learned what to do to make him 

 stand still, or go to the right or to the 

 left, or to stop standing on his hind 

 feet. In fact, to tell the plain truth, I 

 never dared touch the reins at all, but 

 held on with both hands to the front 

 of the saddle. On the contrary, I am 

 sure that Miss Crosby did hold the 

 reins, for her horse was always turning 

 round and round, or pawing with its 

 front feet in the air, or galloping, and 

 when I caught up with her she would 

 say that she was tired of walking 

 and had just taken a little canter. 

 We came into Pahala in the midst of 

 the horse-racing festivities. The plan- 

 tation hands had decorated the one 

 street with their national flags and red 



