The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-22
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| Virginia mttomorpLoscd INTO 0iuie
A certain Mule, that bad lived TO n eonsidefa-
BILE age, an had. by instinct aud practice, learnt
many OF the caprcious aud headsttoug tricks
that are pecuilaI 10 its speccs, was a lcngt w
dertalen by lis master, who seemed resolved, mt
all hazards 10 render IL obsequiou5 aud obedi
eni to the blidle In order 10 effect his purpose,
ho al first made use of very eligible means, CATO
ling it with IT, distant prospect of n beautiful
| meadow, wei clad with coat of green hny
and promised 10 lead II tbither provided Il would
| submit 10 the relns. After having suoked its
name aud paited It's back, with soft and sooth
ing voice he induced It 10 yield 10 the bit.
It's master, though very good sott Of man
and much disposed 60 treat his beast win huina
nifty, yet, not being very well acquainted with
the management Of thai pervefsc species OF the
brute creation, very wisely En,e up the rcins 10
| that accomplished muleteer, Mr. I homas Richie
This gentleman wits amply qualified ton the Office
being equally ready 10 bind 10 the humors Of
the beast when submission was requisite aud dis
posed 10 USE authority when gentler means might
! fail. Tic muster assumed tie saddle
Mr. kltehlciook possession Of his charge. and
| by fattorng words and the assistance OF his
| friends l~ho spared no devices,) but, most of
| all by the enticing display of The hay meadow,
| he seemed, IN great measure, 10 have suhdned
the innate snllonnoss OF bis beast II followed
with a considerable deggee of sequnclousness
| and even with SOME alEfity, until II arrived At
| the gate which opened mto the meadow. But
when, 10 her great surprise, aud the surprise and
sorrow OF IT'S leader and hs friends, il found that
Henry Clay had propped John Quincy Adams
! on the gate, and had thereby entirely excluded
both the beast and its master, il grew rcstlre
aud refractory, and for a while, was totally I'M
| IL. Il 4. Al al
gave rs ears the Iofrog AIDE position, placed its
head between its legs. and threw IFS hind feet
into the air with so much spirit and agility that
is rider was quickly laid on the ground It's lead.
er thought II most advisable to let il loose until
il should become NJ tlActable and less furious.
The fall IT seems alaimpd the rider TO such Il de-
gree that he was unwilling 10 remount He IS
more to be commiscrated as II is SAID be was in
a debiitaied state Of bods aud the conclusion
il is feared, will hare no salutary effect
Having ruminated ON It's disappointment aud
become somewhat Gained by reflection, the Cd
Mule Virginia appeared inclined to submission,
more especially as Clay, having closed the noa.
dow gate against it, occasionally threw il bun
die of oats, less palatable, indeed from a few
rotten grains that were intermKed with thesound,
and rendered still more 50 by its being unaccus-
toned TO that sort Of lood never having tasted
any but once before, (about Thirty years ago. y
| have heard that some few grains we're huId OF
digestion, on account of being tainted with a
disease called Federalism, and that others were
offensive for having sprung from unsound seeds
These, however, being we'll rubbed and dried by
the all-powerih purifier, the sun OF Republican
ism, were much cleaused aud became quite q
cuient. Submission, however was far from be
ing agreeable to Mn. Kuchle. So invetefate
and aggravated was his hatred for Adams, aud
SO pungent his disappointment at the fail Of the
first rider, that he unhesltatney pitched upon
a new one whom he ever before deprecated
AND reyiled. lie enlisted bis friends armed
and sccouteted them with every requisite aud
TO some of the most useful he indirectly promis
ed remuneration, provided by then aid, The
loaihing OF his beast TO the new rider should D.
overcome. Among the mos efficient OF thesf
mercenary aboitors, were Editors Of News ~
pers. 70 whom the ncw rider himselfwas quite II.
beral
Thns prepared for second trial he seized
the reins, mounted the new ride, aud all hi, co
adiutors lowering around put John handolni
At her tail with goad and iianbcnu, a. def !
its restpcness.
The poor beast now grown more sullen than
turbulent, was very unwilling TO leave lis oals
which though unSavory itpreierrcd 10 bayonets
swords and civil discord. But Rllchie pulled
the bride, Randolph rayed aud pierced it with
has goad, Floyd squallod, Snyth issued proca-
nations, its rider kicked its sides aud finally
the whole rabble raised such an cutlery, thai i
was at length put into locomotive humourland
started It's progress at FIST was slow and witt
manifest reluctance. till Richie hoodwinked II
and Randolph getting about rs ears, struck NJ
such din aud confusion Of discOrdant sounds
as entirely supplied its brain. II forgot both hay
and oats. II now hears nothing but the clash
ing Of bnyonets and the sound of musltets.--
blirded by It's leader and stunned by the cIa
NOR aud Yociiefations that surround il, it has
no will of It's own but seems destined by seIvil,
obedience To icld its neck to the yoke But il
las not yet lost all feeling, nor all aversion &
fire for Randolph attempting to quicken it.
pace, applicd his fambe0n TO lis poste,iors, AM
the poor animal unahlr to bear the proyocation
sought redress with It's heels. 1t kicked hin
from the Office Of diver, and moasurably 81
fenced bis tongue ile'will take a position fur
ther IN the rear and resume his clamors
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