Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-27

SPUR, then got off. Got of about TWEEN
ty feet, and in reversed position.
Who wants to buy nice mule for
rxercisei Never ininding two saspen-
der buttons and a quizzened hat. we
got on top ofmule. An internal police
man came along and said he'd take us
in il we didn't refrain from drawing a
crewd. The mule started joyfaily.
Walked two rods. Then stopped to go
his own way. Then he twisted his all
four feet into bunch like asparag"s.
bumped his spinal column till Onr sad-
die seemed balanced 0n a hitching
post. How's that for high /! Then he
pointed at something like thunder with
the lealthiest pair of hind legs pet
of the devil ever had, and We went up,
turned IL so:mersa,ilt, and landed Oh a
cart laden with ashes. Even as Goflah
shot a stone into David. so shot mule
into the air. Nothing like mule to
help man up in the world.
Concluded not to ride. Concluded
to wal;op mule, Policeman said none
Of that. Mule pointed his tail over
toward Bergl,'s Office. where cruelty to
animals is prevented. But there is no
office to prevent mule being cruelty to
man.
We tied his ears together with u
wire, and with the aid Of two good
Sau,arital,s mounted mule. He paused.
We asked him mildly to get up. He
got up. but little too far brllimd for
comfort. That is, to us. Then We dip
iapped over his head, going between
his ears, like as a fellow on bender
would run I toll gate. Were man
only beef-steak, what help mule
would be!
We led mule around a corner to a
tin-slop. Wired his tail fast to both
hind legs. AgOniZed ourself into the
s..,liie. Spoke kindly to ni1les hut in
VAIN. lie dropped one ear, then tn
lest shoulder shifted the other. Then
he looked to see why he couid not a
tail unfold. The wire-tlle wire! Ha,
ha! mule! He tried TO kick, bnt
couldn't get the hang or the hoist Oi
it. Then he looked to right as IT to
reach his disgnsted gaze clear to his
latter end. We smiled. We suggested
| that he move on, aIl< not stand on the
corners! Then he showed about three
feet of ears. to the front. oblique, and
yazed crovkedly ~ tue rear by the lett
aank to see why his tail was wire
pnller. Then he lifted mp his VOICE
and wept. But such u weep" Father,
dear father, come homer
Then he braced his ears in the shade
of each other and hoisted vigorously
upon his too much confined tail. The
thing was ut both ends. He hUisttd,
bnt in vain. Then for the first time
| in his life, he seemed TO regret he had
not had it made smaller at the small
end 50 it would slip ont We smiled
AT his embarrassment. Weasked him
to HE gently Oh. But not HE. tie
had higlreJ higl,ed us enough before
That's what We told us. Said We with
the deep plowiIg philosophy Of one
Who knowsstll about farming
/ 20 mule take your time. We 'irt
in no hurry to hasten.'
| Then he winked with both ears bot Il
ways, aud drew his little feet add wir,
/ tail under him, like u sutler taking bis
rest, and laid down In a second, Will
ungodly yeliemelne for one SO young
he laid himself with vigOr down. aud
rolled over. Of course We got of! HI
gM mp. We got OH. He got down ant
got over! We got offagain. Then III
got up and we got on, and he goi dowI
and rolled over again. Then he go
up. Then We looked at his tail. /
was anchored! ! Then we looked in hi
eye. His mild eye, so full OF dark in
nocpne. 1t seemed like one asleel,
} aud the other eye was slloost the same
We put the. end of finger one gentl.
into, but no response. He seemed sui
dued. Then we got Oh again, and II
got down, and rolled over just rs VI
got oil.
Tpen we asked boy to hold tin
mule, and mt stir with him till We re
turned, and We would compensate hin
with TIVE ty dollars, ii he'd wait righ
there with the mule. He said he would
Ii looked like an honest buy. Tha
ucs Ihree DAYS agO. Yesterday IN