I Wear A
Sealskin Cap With Broad Ear Tabs, Long Sealskin Gauntlets That Keep My
Hands And Arms Warm, And High Leggings And Moccasins Of Beaver, But
With The Fur Inside, Which Makes Them Much Warmer.
A tight chamois
skin waist underneath my cadet-cloth habit and a broad fur collar
completes a riding costume that keeps me warm without being bungling.
I found a sealskin coat too warm and heavy.
No one will ride now and they do not know what fine exercise they are
missing. And I am sure that Bettie is glad to get her blood warm once
during the twenty-four hours. Friends kindly tell me that some day I
will be found frozen out on the plains, and that the frisky Bettie
will kill me, and so on. I ride too fast to feel the cold, and Bettie
I enjoy - all but the airs she assumes inside the post. Our house is
near the center of the officers' line, and no matter which way I go or
what I do, that little beast can never be made to walk one step until
we get out on the road, but insists upon going sideways, tossing her
head, and giving little rears. It looks so affected and makes me feel
very foolish, particularly since Mrs. Conger said to me the other day:
"Why do you make your horse dance that way - he might throw you." I
then asked her if she would not kindly ride Bettie a few times and
teach her to keep her feet down.
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