Mr. Strongstubble, who generally had more than he could ride.
Illustration: 101] All our Ivy Tower party were more or less primed, and even old Wotherspoon felt as if he could ride.
The Major, who knows every nick and gap in the country, could ride it in ten or eleven; but this species of knowledge is not to be imparted to even the most intelligent head.
It took us half an hour to fix our saddles, so we could ride, and then we sadly started for camp.
Then he asked me if I could ride on a side saddle.
I told him I could ride anything, from a hobby to an elephant.
The day before the one set to start for the settlement, I asked the man that had the wounded hip if he thought he could ride on horseback.
He answered, "Yes, if I had a gentle horse so I could ride sideways, I could stand it to ride a half a day without stopping to rest.
What we meant by the term telegraphing was sending a messenger as fast as he could ride, as there were no other means of transmitting messages quickly.
There was a heavy dew and we had no trouble in finding their trail and following it; in fact, at times we could ride almost at full speed and follow without difficulty.
Where these Indians camped was within six miles of our quarters, but a miserable place to enter with horses, but I thought we could ride within a mile of the place on horseback.
We learned to ride pretty well--at least, that is we could ride a bare-backed horse at full gallop through timber or down a range; could back a colt just caught and have him as quiet as an old cow in a week.
Our place was middling clear all round now, and it was hard for any one on horseback to get near it without warning; and if we could once reach the gully we knew we could run faster than any man could ride.
I rode quietly on through the tall grass, resolved only to shoot some animal I could ride up to, and succeeded in doing so toward evening, when I saw something dark moving in the grass, which I recognised as a black wolf.
We had great difficulty in passing its steep banks, and spent half a day ere we found a spot where we could ride through it.
Andy not only could ride--he could ride gracefully.
He could ride anything in his string, and he was always just where he was wanted.
We'll have to carry him up this cussed hill, and then--If he could ride at all, we might make it.
Ben had also written that he had gained the consent of the proprietors of the circus to have the ponies driven for Abner's benefit, and had sent a dainty little carriage and harnesses so that he could ride out as soon as he was able.
Aylward jumped upon his mare, drove his prick spurs into her sides and galloped after the runaway as hard as he could ride.
It is broken by one road where only four horsemen could ride abreast, which leads through the position.
Aylward followed as hard as he could ride, bending low over his horse's neck, while arrows whizzed all around him.
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