The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-12-05
SHOOTING A MULE.

sHOEING A AaULE.
The Now York Rerald's correspond.
ent, with Andrew johnson and the
other Congressional candidates in the
late contest in Tennessee, tails the fol.
l wing story: If there had ben any
ssuguiuary il'.!seliug among those who
came to attend the meeting, = scene
that took place before ito ssasnblise
must have routed it completely. The
Esoeos occurred on tho verge Of the
stevo, aud came bear spelling our ovs
circus. Six negroes, % Ne ssonee
Rad, opposite blaeksaithis shop fss
over an hoar we're tryisg - psssaads .
young, tall, robast soastzy mule =
allow himself 70 b shod. They pat .
rope collar rosnd bio neck, and 70 shss
attached . line which, threva eat b.
tween his hind legs, wac istssdsd e
tip up each in turn, and hal4 il 10 pe'
sisioo While the blacksmith San, By
uame-operated CO the heof. For
over an hour this extraordinary mule
fought the six men, kicking away ths
tap laid for his snslavsmsst - easily
% he might eobwsb, sad describing
high up in tho dir forked lightoisg d.
sgrsms with his heels, . eight fearful
to behold. P.otiug, yet patient, their
hats kicked of their heads, their shins
bruised aud their pants torn, the six
gallant darkiss stuck to that supsrnst.
ural mule until aoally they secured
biz right hind leg, aud had hi. hoof
laid on Sam the black smiths lsp ready
for the sacrifice. By this time Ill
tho surroundiox points Of vsstsgs were
occupied b. spsetstors. .xrQpght- up q
tho most intense pitch Of exeitsmsnt-
johnson men ehserisg on the mule,
men cheering on ths darki,s.
Sam, Che bl.eksmitb, x u I iai,l, 'v1isl.
bailt fellow. He had his Lask q, t6s
mules head, and Va, ia a. "a ,qepiae r.,
sitioa eyer the ;hoof.9a flusa of hiny
about six feet flomsths5 n1Ish taa @
periloas position wasas eirels ofsbossti
sveoty d.rkies, awaiting ths opaias u as,i
Of putting the shoe %, With :tke. nost'
solemn Interests. n Nes i a. MI dsev:
such pious reverence; from? aslika saaiI
snee. s,ssss~~-sess n Il, = Z
"1'd.bs' let >bia u, ~ = ssaiasse ~ !;
"dar's no use Afassin' With sush y Ut
for Il afha @msals1 i = at. 2s e& a sss' =
"Fo' God" exclaimed ~ 4 another. j. a
low and cautions toae, - g d. b'isss 10
my 90 do ole dsbbel .hissslfz u i,s&dss
meule." :aa@a@ -eg ag .1ssassssr II :7sssssssi;
"wot you speak that fo'sl' said !
third turning on ths previous si s'psak s..
"D.t meuIe hears evcrytin liz you you cay aad
thinks it insaltio'., Don,tkaos weddar.
the debbel is in him j. tbutsI doa ooats.
qusotially b'lieves d.s'ss a ,hssp Of ~klsk
10 bis hind legs still. Guess whoever I
gets him will think 50 ta oa6.s wants u ~
head insured when 1'se axed to asrse
him" :,
10 tho. meantime, Sam had; e Lisa!ius.
plem 'nts ready, aud IN assistant fur
rier approached and laid the shes tinsde
erly upon the virgis boot. A uailf u NJ /
inserssd, while Sam elevated, Els ham an
mer to deliver the Pregnant blovs .th.t
was to drive it safely home. sIe~.ase .
moment, sef .:bsea&hI>aas.nd .goo;.,ae
suspense With whites apa2 blastg me!
The latter anticipated . s,iapphs rfor
their race3; the -ta,ss14-Prspassd~ to
keeplheir ''a.s Aes splistiaqgss issa III
Sam legsf bst - fyi,osufhe Sc a as,, j.
the hammer fxith ~ ,bis s.n,sks s.sa - 4,
the same moment 90 ~explosies occurred
that fairly b;fhss description Z tn, =
hammer falling on = too weight Of nitro
glyceriDe immured in StinI ibax aao oal1d
not have produced my m np s''. sudden
and bewilderius .rssuits.4 sQoliksr than
thought the mule drew his bind Log
f.rw.rd, Ind q! spriugioe it5b..t viii in,,
credible force, struok The still stoopiog,
Sam square, prcjeeti1g lin forward il +
the air like cannon ball ,frems :. .e.ts.g
palt As Sam diaappsated II space Is.
knocked all tho d.lk q. dsx ~ font.
Of him like zig. PIN, .s,tteriog them
over the load in. al disee.ioss, and
landing hin.elf % IA, Il s .;s,.,k. i.ae,,
twenty feet away. The roar Il hatt /, vent Il,
up from the ''assenbled 1m.lultitoxod''
might have been heard, ia: i I lhs next
'oustJ. The mals grew .slata !, a. q, tot
% biz b }. heels, ana amid The ehesiS NTH,
johnson 3 y. party CROSSED .ht country 2 tor
home q q and Of ftesNdo o: Poor Sam Hid
'a:pe 70 = him i! ~ whom ~ s.m.s e.; a1d, IS
Wy ~ o.. '1 many sl lo.e dsy beioss 4
nloo' of his q. .p's Z. columns q shas
''sit s ! 81; of nals ss,a 4 ,,:.s
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