The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-28
Estray.

started out with n desire perhaps, of visi
ting strange towns. meeting with strang
adventures, and Of seeing the world. Hi
owner had been left with one mule less
and mayhap ho had searched long snt
diligently and been patient and hopeful
trusting that the wheel OF time woul,
.arr ond rntnrn the mnnrned estrsy.
Down the street--around the corner
the gaslight playing Tor moment on BIZ
faded coAt---and the mule crowded clos,
to the fence and peered over With hun
cry eyes at the juicy green grass. Thu
have VS. raised the CURTIN OF fact and 10
troduced to orchestra parque;te, boxes
and gallery the leading character. playing
not the role Of the old man. but the roi,
of the old mule.
10 the parlor sat the lovers. She wa,
beautiful-he was worth FIVE hundred
shares of Lake Shore stock, and was in
terested in bridge contract wh,re there
was a chance for splendid grab. II,
loved, aud &c trusted that she reciprocal
ed tie had come prepared to announce
his love, and she blusbed as she read the
fact in bis eyes.
My dear Isabella" he commenced. as
he teuderly pressed her soft fingers, IL
think you
Gee haw Gee haw :" roared the
hayward mule, rendered melancholy by
the sight of the oouniiful supper Just be
yond his nose
The fair Isabella sprapg up IN alarm,
and it was several minutes before the
yourg man with Lake Shore stock coul ID
quiet her
"lt is nothing but mule. :" be explain.
cd, as ho locked from the oren window
and he scowled darkIy at tho wanderer,
and made Threatening gestures.
She sat down agsin. and the painful ST..
lenee was at length broken by his grasp.
lng her hand aud saying:
Il have to day been analyzng my feel
iug' toward yon. md fad that"
% h ! hoo ha,0, gee haw-- gee haw :"
announced the homeless. houseless mule.
AZ he caught she scent Of roses aud tulips
from The lawo. He saw things as mules
SIC ibem-he hungered as mules hunger.
"lt'a that bsa,t again ! whispered
Lake Shore stock, as the fair Isabella ut.
tered u little Shrek Of alarm.
lie went to the window and ordered
the gray-haired outcast to move onto
leave that locality without any uuueces
the common.
They ga, down again. lie had somo
thing Of interest to communicate, aud she
had curiosity TO know what it was.
Minutes licked uwaJ before he looked ip.
10 her lustrous eyes again. He thought
he saw the light Of love shining brightly
and he stole his arm along the sofia and
sa d
you must have seen-you must
know, that ="
"Ohh gee gee oh ha : aA la g.
came o voice irom beneath the window
1t was not the voice Of lost child crying
out as it stumbled through the darkness,
longing fer The strong arms of father to
eniold it. 1t was the voice OF tho old
gray mule, quavering strangely as hunger
brought up recolections Of corn cribs aud
timothy hay.
A smile fitted across her face. The
human soul is so constructed that one
may emile at victorious. exultant
champion. or at downcast, discouraged
mule
Lake Shore stock arproact ed the win.
dow again, and as he brand shed his fist
10 the air, he warned the intruder 20 dis.
solve in the dim distance. under penalty
of being found dead with a severed iugu.
lar.
When a rubber ball is fattencd il will
spring back to its original shape as soon
as the pressure is removed, When low.
er's declaration has been thrice broken in
upon. his thoughts are slow in gathering
They sat there aud gszed at the opposite
wall as il waiting for railroad train, but
she finally glanced up coyy and lovingly
and whispered:
"You were about TO say something 81
Il was" he whispered 10 return
reaching out for her hand. The public
have acknowledged me as your-your ia.
vored suifor for months past. aud thi,
fact has emholdened me to -"
"Hip-hup-haO -gse-AsU-ah -
came voice on the night breeze. voice
which halted and gasped and hesitated a.
it the owner had risen from beside th,
grave of loved, lost friend,
1t was not the voice OF troubadoul
wnrbling words Of anguish set in rhyme
1t was not the voice Of lone night Dir,
calling for its lost mate. Il was th,
voice of that same mule calling TO the Ii
lac bushes to come little nearer-tt
come and get bite.
lis that an odious cow2" she softly 10
quired.
"No-it's blasted mule !" ho ex
claimed
Such language. sir !" she said as sh
rose up.
Such mule. madam - he replied
pointing to the widow. "I'll kill ih
m0n-ihe mule-ihat has dared to com
between US = be shouted, aud be rushe'
from the mansion.
lilo pelted that Oge.worn mule will
lawn ornaments /; be pelIed him with
picket torn from tho fence /; he pursue'
his retrealiug form aud battered il will
stones picked from the street or foun,
alongside the curbstone.
Haltiog uudcr loue tree op the drea
ry common-gtnng through the dee
shadows Of night 10 discover why pur
suit was at last abandoned. the old gra
: mule seemed to realize that even as
J mule, il was safe TO have on accident ia
surance ticket 10 his pocket, aud he sigh
ed and gssped aud TREMENDOUSLY solilC
quized:
"Gss-kaw-geeph -y.yr ra,0-g'
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