COMING- TO THE WHIP. 



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mastery over his every volition by which his splendid 

 strength, courage, and endurance will seem to be added 

 to your own. You will find him, however, no tiresome 

 pupil. On the contrary, every day will increase your 

 pleasure both in his progress and in his companionship, 

 for he will soon become attached to you, and will now 

 and then turn his head and look at you with such an 

 expression in his eyes that you will think the old belief 

 in the transmigration of souls not so very wonderful 

 after all. You will, besides, find in your lessons no 

 contemptible discipline of character, for you will have 

 to conquer your natural timidity in feeling your weak- 

 ness opposed to his strength, to suppress your impa- 

 tience when he is slow of apprehension, to remain calm 

 when he is restive, and to award him your caresses, not 

 because his neck is sleek and beautiful, but because he 

 has done exactly as you directed. You will find also 

 that they will have a tendency to improve your seat, by 

 taking your attention from yourself, and with it some 

 of tlie involuntary stiffness always born of self -con- 

 sciousness. 



A different, but equally practical, result of knowing 

 something of horse-training is that wherever you may 

 be you will have no difiiculty in getting a mount — 

 no small advantage either, as many an enthusiastic 

 young girl can testify as she remembers the stony look 

 which came over some comfortable farmer's counte- 

 nance when she confidingly asked to ride one of his 



