ETIQUETTE IK THE SADDLE. 



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If your attendant is unused to rendering such service, 

 you had better make your first essays in some secluded 

 place, in which you can instruct him where to stand, 

 just how high to lift your foot, and caution him to put 

 forth strength enough to support you steadily, without 



"one, two, three." 



lifting too violently. Do not be deterred by awkward- 

 ness on his part or on your own from learning to mount 

 from the ground, for the more awkward, the better prac- 

 tice for you. Your attendant will now lift your skirt 



