Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-12-09
JAKE,S BET.

nothing remarkable in the mere fact of his
being the possessor of such an animal, but
there was something peculiar about the mule.
He (the animaD could kick higher, hit hard
er on the slightest provocation, and act uglier
than any other mule known on record.
One morning, riding his mule to market.
Jake met Jim Boggs, against whom he had
an old but concealed grudge. He knew
Boggs' weakness lay in Dragging and bet
ting therefore he saluted him accordingly.
"How are you, Jim? Fine morning."
Hearty, SQUIRE" replied Jim. "Fine
weather. Nice mule that you are riding on.
Will he do to bet on?"
"Bet on Guess he will do that. 1 tell
you, Jim Boggs, he's the best mule in the
country"
"Great smash is that SOP" calculated Jim.
"Solid truth, every word of it. Tell you
con6dentially, Jim, am taking him down
for betting purposes. III bet he can kick fly
off from any man without its hurting him"
"Now, look here, squire" said Jim, 81 am
not betting character, but I'll bet you some
thing on that myself"
"Jim, there's no use-don't bet. 1 don't
want to win your money"
"Dont't be alarmed, squire I'll take such
bets as them every time"
"Well, if you are determined to bet, | will
risk a small stake-say FIVE dollars"
Cali right, squire you're my man. But
who'll he kick the fly off? There is no one
here but you and me, You try it,
mo" says johnson. 81 have to be by the
mules head to order him."
20, yaas," says Jim. "Then probably I'm
the man. Waal, I'll do it; but you are to
bet ten against my FIVE, if risk it,
Gall right" quoth the squire. "Now, theirs
a fly on your shoulder. Stand STILL" And
johnson adjusted the mule.
"Whist, Jervey," said he.
The mule raised his heels with such velocity
and force that Boggs rose in the air like a
bird, and aligbted on all fours in muddy
ditch, bang up against rail fence.
Rising in towering passion, he exclaimed
"Yaas, that is smart! knew your darned
mule couldn't do it. You had all that put
up. wouldn't be kicked like that for fifty
dollars. You can just fork over them stakes
forit, any way"
"Not so fast, Jim. Jervey did just what
I said he would-that is, kick fly off man
without it's hurting him. You see the mule
is not hurt by the operation. However, if you
are not satisfied, we will try it again as often
as you wish" E, mr.,
"The deuce take you" growled Jim. "pd
rather have barn fall on me at once than
have the critter kick me again. Keep the
stakes, but don't say any thing about it.
A Poor EAR FOR MUsIc.-"Say, can, you
sing that-er lovely new song, the-er-um
about the fellows mother, you know" sale
an indefinite but agreeable young man, the
other evening, at small social gathering, te
the prima donna of the occasion. "Whict
Young man, and what about his mother :?
answered the lady; because there is good
deal of mother in the ballad literature of the
present" "I-er-don't know exactly, you
know-um," replied the young man. "Wa'
it Mother kissed me in my Dreams or Just
before the battle, MOTHER or Let me kiss him
for his mother or Thinking, mother dear, o
YOU or Mother, come back from the echo
Shore or Dear mother, I've come home te
die,'-which?" ?" responded the beautiful and &C
complished girl. mo, no" said the enamoreo
youth, "none of those-it's something about
the old woman's getting old. O, I know,
he concluded, with burst of relief, convic
ton and intelligence, "it begins, Mothers
teeth are falling out" The assembled com
pany rose with enthusiasm and unanimity
and were just about hanging him to the front
gate post, when his quickened perceptions.ena
bled him to discover the title of the piece wal
Fathers hair is turning gray" The young
man stated in justification that he had pool
ear for music and bad memory for dates.
HANDY.-A Danbury couple have nice
little daughter of FIVE summers A lady visi
tor lately observed to the mother, "What s
pretty child you have! She must be a grea
comfort to you" "She is, indeed" said ths
fond mother "When I'm mad at John,
don't have to speak to him. She calls hin
to bis meals. and tells him to get up the coal