Arizona citizen., 1876-02-12
THE CITIZEN.
LOCAL MA TIERS.
BurrOS.

Burro is the Spanish name for the ani-
 mai known in English as the ass. The
 term itself, (burro,l is corruption from our word borrow, and came into use first In Andalusian Spain, where the burro, ! originally, most dId congregate. It ob- tained from very common habit there or borrowing. The people were exceeding Iy poor, lalthough pious,) and the only luxury they could indulge in to any ex- tent was borrowing. As a matter or course having but few effects, the thing most com
 monly in demand would be the most frequently borrowed. If tooth-brushes
 had been most needed, they would have
 been the most frequently borrowed. If ialse teeth or glass eyes had been common ly craven, they would have been com
 monly borrowed. But the people had in
 lact nothing but asses, and rosaries, and as they must borrow, the former being lconstantly in demand became such com
 mon objects Of borrowing that the beast finally took the name ofthe custom, and fell heir to it's present perverted name Of
 Burro. IL will be seen that the origin of this word is very clear and certain.
 We could wish that more expressive and correct term than either burro or ass had been applied to this animal. AS they perambulate our streets daily and hourly, loaded to the muzzle with their burdens of wood or small boys, with their ears lerect, and their countenances suffused with perfect glow Of deep study and con lcentrated inquiry into the nature and orI- gin of this world, we have sometimes thought they deserved a better name. We look among all the beasts here and We think We find none so use ful and worthy Of fcommendatIon as the
 burro. He is so adapted to the wants lof the poor. His original price is small and he costs nothing to keep. Pas ture which from it's barrenness will give A sound horse the staggers, and cure a mule Of Kicking, will produce contentment in the bosom of burro, and he Will grow fat on cold adobes, made with straw.
 But the most pleasing feature in this Idocile creature is his humility, his meek ness and submissiveness. Whether he gets these qualities from the ancestor who bore his Godlike burden over the spread gar ments and palm branches into the high gates Of old Jerusalem, we know not. II may be. And the glorious fact may have tinged with blissful contentment all the blood of all hIs race, even unto this day.
 It is sometimes said he is stubborn, but those Egh m |, ,fs xg l. burro knows, the everlasting height, and depth and length and breadth of the con- summate meanness Of the human race. they might also after a few centuries of en- durance, exhibit something resembling stubborn aess or slight uncertainty in their actions.
 Besides his cheapness and small attend ant expense, the burro more nearly meets the demands Of the poor than any other animal. He bears his burden on his back. He needs no gaudy attachment of chariot .or harness or stable. He rarely strays. He supplies the poor mans fire. He furnishes his frugal living. After warming and feed Ing his task-master he completes his use lulness by singing that master and his household 60 sleep. How he will sing. Verify he lifts up his voice and howls. One burrO can rend the air, and make the welkin ring. The only thing which can compete with him is one Of our native street chOrusts. Take them both together and they leave nothing to be desired in this respect. There Is only one thing which burro can't do. He cannot stop praying after he has once commenced un- .tl he has finished the tune. He is all right as long as he totally abstains from praying, and has the most perfect control Of all his faculties. But let him once cross the Rubicon Of his bray, and nothing short Of instant death can help him until he has finished. We have seen a burro with tears in his eyes, and his whole form con- vulsed with futile endeavur to cut a bray offjust one or two notes short. It was use less. He can do most anything else. He can wag one ear at time. He can wag both ears at once. He can wag his tail and one ear at time. He can wag his tail and both ears in unison. He can wag his tail and not wag either ear. But what satisfaction Is there in all these graceful accomplishments when he can't manage his bray. He is so ashamed ofthis weakness that he sometimes gets desper- ate, and so ycu will frequently see him praying and running at the same time. This is caused by foolish idea on his part that he may possibly run the end Of the bray down.
 But all in all, the gentle burro hath not his equal among the beasts of the field. His lot is humble, and yet he has born a God upon his back. His task is lowly, and still so we'll performed that if we can all make the same showing at the going down of our sun, it shall be we'll with us, not withstanding what way be the dictum Of stoled priest or high altar or misinterpret- ed Book.
 We sing the burro. We chant his praises. And not Hector or Achilles, nor the mo- blest Greek or Roman or them all, nor martyr or saint, nor sage or statesman, nor man or woman, ere filled the measure Of their mission more nearly to the brim. than doth the lOwly burro his. And they who maltreat or abuse him in his hum- ble walk, should be transformed by an averaging God into poll-evilled Nebu- chadneZzars.
 Cor. L. RUGGLEs, Register ofthe land office at Florence, left Us on Wednesday