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THE HORSEMAN. 



The edge of the sabre should lead in whatever direc- 

 tion the cut is intended. 



Every cut should be made with the sabre drawn to- 

 ward you about an inch, lest it should not prove a cut. 



It should be remembered that every cut made, ex- 

 poses more or less of the body, and you should always be 

 ready to guard the part exposed. 



To enable you to understand the direction of the blade 

 in the cuts, you should have a board about two feet 

 square, and lines marked upon it, thus : 



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At the different points of these lines, place the figures 

 as above represented. 



Each cut is to commence at its respective figure and 

 terminate at the centre, where the lines cross one another. 



From the want of habit in the exercise of the wrist in 

 the common occupations of life, the use of the sabre will, 

 at first, be found extremely tiresome; and hence the 

 closest perseverance will be necessary to attain perfec- 

 tion in the first lessons, which are merely for the purpose 

 of acquiring suppleness in the wrist and shoulder, and to 



