Come, pray, what do these poor ladies do to offend you so ?" "I'll tell you.

They square their shoulders vulgarly; they hold the reins in their hands as if they were driving, and they draw the reins to their waists in a coarse, absurd way.

They tighten both these reins equally, and saw the poor devil's mouth with the curb and the snaffle at one time.
Now you know, Mary, the snaffle is a mild bit, and the curb is a sharp one; so where is the sense of pulling away at the snaffle when you are tugging at the curb?
Why, it is like the fellow that made two holes at the bottom of the door--a big one for the cat to come through and a little one for the kitten.

But the worst of all is they show the caddess so plainly." "Caddess! What is that; goddess you mean, I suppose ?" "No; I mean a cad of the feminine gender.

They seem bursting with affectation and elated consciousness that they are on horseback.