Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-23

Of noting down all these facts for such not the case
far from it, indeed that had he been tied by the hind
legs with thick rope to stake, and his oreegs bound
together with strong CHAIN and his tail fastened in some
way to heavy wagon certain he would have carried
them all with him sooner than be left behind. What
at single glance but the whole thing was Of
unusual and impressive nature which enables me to
call the details without difficulty. That Saladin WAS
bound to be in chase of something efeydent pro-
position He not animal mentally or physically
calculated to stand still when there any prevailing
excitement. In the present case, however, he made
mistake at the very beginning which the chief
OF al the misforunes that befe the mules These ami
mails as Ill luck would have it, were some two or three
hundred yards ahead of u.s. little the left of the path
when the stampede commenced. Saladn, entirely indf
ferent as TO- what he was running after provided he
took something started off brsky at the very first shout
and having but eye which the left eye it hap
pened that he caught sight of the mules Just as they be-
fired with ambition to join the chase. have no
doubt whatever that he thought they were legitimate
game and that the grand object to be achieved was to
run them down and then over them. Such small
game gazees probably occupied the attention Of
so great head as his AT all events no sooner did he
catch sight Of the scamperng mules than he neghed as If
ready to burst with mpaence and tossing up his head
and tail simultaneously, dashed after them full speed.
All his previous efforts in the way of running rdi
culousy tame, compared with the prodigious bounds
which he made this occasion. Accustomed had in
become to his fits Of insanity this SO far
surpassed arrangement under which had hitherto
labored, that was forced to let him have his way and
confne my energies to keep myself in the saddle. The
mules started at the catter Of baggage about their legs
and panc-strcken at the laundering of hoofs behind
them, tried hard to head off but Saadn kept his left
eye them and ceased to head off after them till
every in the train running round in circle at
the utmost extremity of his speed No equestrian corps
in circus could have presented half extraordinary
spectacle 1t utterly in vain that the muleteers kept
running round inside the ring calling upon in the
came of Allah to give running their mules down in
that way and swearing by every hair in the beard of the
Prophet that if keptit up much longer the poor animals
would drop dead the spot for Saladin driven the
very climax of enthusiasm by the noise of the tin pans
and the screaming of the chickens rushed urousy after
the mule upon which they hung and left off
biting him until the unfortunate beast entirely rid Of
his load and crazed beyond all hope of recovery By this
time the rest Of the party began gather in and by their
united assistance both Saladin and the mules were
stopped In the of half hour gathered up
the scattered of baggage and went way
greatly detected in spirits We saw either the
chickens or the gazelles again.