The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-03-30
LEcEgs's Experiment.

Bros, mhb iEes in Eili9ttis Southern
Aa3itI0H, ran across the item the other day,
that At night . horse would refuse To step
on OF ever tie body Of a man lying in the
road, but, as if impslled by instinct, would
sop and re.a1in mo.ionless till the matter
should DC Investigated" Grave doubts as
70 TIE trdth OF this statement arose IN
Brorgs miai. aud to settle N atters for him
sells, heresotvef to give the thing a practical
test. Non Broggs had no horse, but does
own a very intelligent and frisky mule, So
hathonght il iEst rs we'll to Try the expert
ment vita him, There is a narrow lane
iealing from ihs clover patch TO the
water trough, end he sent his little son
Bobby to opeS the gate and turn out the
mule; meanwhile Droggs lay down full
length se;oss The lane, assuming an appar
eatly his-sss attitude. The mule had been
kep; in the pasture al day, and conse-
llcnty Was very dry, so he came walszing
down the lane ut a great rate, and every
thing denote a fair III Il Of the tess. And
so il WAS; but Eot exactly as Broggs would
have desired, although it confirmed him in
his skeptie:s,n. When within a yard or
twothe mule perceived the p-ostratc form OF
his master, nnd wi an explosion of sound
which was a compromise between the shrek
Of a locomotive and the yell of a frightened
maniac, he bowed up his back. flung his tail
to the breeze, elevated himself about fifteen
fec in the air, and with all -four feet in a
bunch. lit on the Pit of Broggs's breed
basket" Then, with a fendish laugh, he
suddenly spreai out his feet with a scrap
ing, decorating sound. and was off like fash,
not emitting. however. TO give the expert.
menter a parting kick in the small of his
back as he departed. The price of the mule
did rot near pay the doctors bil.-rclo
Mail.
A man from the far interior went to Wash
ington to see. the sights. A member of the
House. whose constituent he was, said,
" Come up tomorrow, and Twill give you a
seat on the floor of the House. "No, you
don't r. replied Jonathan ; IL always
manage to have a cheer to set on at home,
and / haven't come to Wash'n'ton to set on
the foorl Injuns may do that when they
come. if they like, but | don't do it."
A vessel having become waterlogged from
I terrific gale, the crew were compelled to
AXE to the boats. After drifting for a day
and a night, rs the dawn was breaking. the
watch perceived a vessel at no great dis
lance. "A sail! A SAIL" he cried, with
the full force of his lungs, effectually
a%rousing all his mates. except an old Jew,
who still kept his eyes closed. and NUT
erred, disconsolately. Why, blesh my soul,
Isaac and me haven't got "a catalogue
PowER OF ImAGrNArIoN.-The other day
a man took home n book containing several
anecdotes showing the power of imagina-
ton, and. aitor reading them tohis wife. he
tcnderly said, "Now. Angelina, you may
some times iningino thatyou hear me kiss
ing the servant girl in the other room, and
Won see how base it would be to accuse me
OF srch a thing" John Henry, = she re-
Piled, ine smooth voice, if lever imagine
such n thing you'n need a. doctor within
fiji ocn minLte1, no matter whatthat book
cly3!"