The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-19

~ Yea, the cross Of my Lord has known;
4 ssi And wings thereara none that can ny
). From its, shadow with me till die
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+ sA.}E<A,Nl <A,NlgsIS9G 81 9i.sl SKETCH E5f' By 4 LADY.
Bonkeys,y' says Jean Paul, 3" are
| h0rBesitEan slated into oDntch.n dean
Paul vas doubtlessia very nice man,
but he did not know everything
! DOnkeys are a REORGANIZATION of
ssOrigfnal Sim" - did not always
thinksso, however; once L fondly be-
tieg Jar otherwise. That was, be-
fore I had any experience, Expert
ence," Mr. Emerson declares, sis fine
word for suffering" Mr.. Emerson is
correct, as be always is.zBh s97sid
In the 'lot" adjoining the house is q
wooden enclosure, in which 81 efferson
Davis, mule of sad and reverend
aspect il confined, together with Flirt
and Nelly, the two4hofses; when they
are nOtsemployed in the carriage or
in horseback riding. Whenever his
comrades are taken ont jeff Davis
becomes very Obstreperous, kicking
the b0arda which confine him, aud
otherwise, expressing his ldissatistac-
tiensat the state of affairs. At other
times1he. is smuie of sad and medita-
tive eframe of mind, and may be seen
gazing apeRsiFely into vacancy for
hours together, Without,even showing
A single trace of flaw in his dispOsi-
tion.r 81 5F1aIagA fh-st sF# as -sstss q,f
In coler he is,a dark red, and like
the rest Of his race and 3 certain king
fam0ussiH mythology has a greater
Development Of ear than is absolutely
neeessary for practical purposes His
eaudal apPendage bears q very strik
iRg, vresem blancew to- the stiff, fuzzy
rrats,1 exposed for sale in the win
gaOWs of our hair-dressers' shops.
From hetirst day of my arrival my
eyee were fixed longingly on thatmule.
[ would ride him. What was South
eral-life without riding g-onza.~mule.?-
When l was IN Rome | would adopt
the customs of fhei Romans. In vain
the ladies of the family assured me
they never thought OF riding any mule,
much less JEFF. Ny mind was fixed,
Sand all the kings horses and all the
kings men" could not move it.
At first fate seemed unpropitious,-
JEFF was otheawise employed; he was
ilAOuALC0 O1 N4lC OO5, anu
rode OFF to mill in triumph, while,
witha heart burning with envy, /
watched him from the piazza he had
to 90, o,tO s'Society Hillp to draw cotton
seed-ins fact, the call for his services
became so frequent that / fancied the
whole family had conspired against
me. ,,..,.-s.........sza,-., |...,-,... :
Hope long deferred weighed upon
my spirits; i lost my appetite; 1 wanz'
dered. restlessly to and frol L spent
the greater part of each day gazing
Wistfnlly through crack in. Jeff's
prison walls. zss~lsf-ssIssi --.s,sI -l..s. ~
sdnavain Nelly and sFlirt were prof.
fered to supply the longing in my
breast, which called ever for a mule-
ride and would not be satisfied. At
last my suffefings foaehed the heart
of my friend. 'sY on shall ride effer-
son d." he said, .' but, remember l
warn YOU he is not fit ior lady to
ride" 81 scorn your, insinuations,"
replied. 81, Di'VernOn, horseW Woman
who has ferded the roaring waters of
the ''WAutula, by pale moonlight, fear
TO ride that harmless creature, who
eats collards so confidingly from my
hands and gazes at me SO pensively,
take the risk, only let me try; this Sc
cret grief is wearing my life away"
So he consented; "all saddled and
bridIed and fit for a queen" jeff was
brought to the horse-bIock, III front of
the door, and with a heart thrilling
with triumph mounted him.
"You viii not need a whip" said
my friend, smiling sWeetly, che will
gS at the word :" and even at that
moment JEFF whisked his tail, started
of 0uzaR easy tFOt down theslight de-
cliVity that led to the road, oa
Such an easy motion the ethereal
lied essence of trot the movement
so slight as TO be almost impercepti-
hleA rGentle creafureE I exclaimed,
$40 facile of bit. SO easily guided, you
should have been called GeneralGrant.
But the motion became still more
bimperceptible, in short, ceased alto
gether; and for short time l gazed
hcontenIedIY. at The sunbeams siftiHg
through the pine trees on either side
of the woodland road, and meditated
upon the perfection of the donkey race
in general, while Jet kept up a very
| feeble walk. Finally l concluded to
accelerate my speed aslittle, and
| gently, shook the reins.. JEFF was an
parently likewise engaged in lnedita-
! ton, and hard to arouse. l shook the
reins with more force, accompanied
with a sharp ''click, click" but he was
as stolid as the whole combined stol-
/ idity OF the Prussian army. s.,
T / clicked,t hallooeds / wildly tapped
the ireins, butiH vaiH; calmly. sadly
determiDedIy, he kept up the funeral
pace; "plank, plank, plank" went his
hOefs ins af@sunending, monotonous
tramp. II was horrible. shouted at
him, but the drapery Of his ears never
movedseJWha should / do? weuld
return but no, J Jefferson D., was not
! going to bulge an inch; saYein a per-
pendicular line to some given point /:
the more4 pulledsthe reiils one way,
the more he held his head the other ];
on, on, he,went; WAS he never to stop?
was he bewitched2 Was to. be en-
shrined in the history of my country
as a sort of female Wandering
jew" ON a mule ?" "What creature,' .
murmured, "for funeral "his feet
move to the music of dirge."
gave it up in despair, 1t was a
g 4conundrnm ! could pet,answer. On
I'VE went past sunny hooks, where the
early Violets were springiEg, past no
BILE oaks and lofty pines. At last, yiTi
the dim distance, | saw a vision. OF
hope a negro, WithrA pile of aight-
wood on his shoulders. ."
"a %fWill yon. Please,"-I screamed,
Wien several rods away, for Well j
knew should pass him like dream,
mo pause to make inquiries could I ex-