Richland beacon., 1878-04-20

bin and AXIS no questions.
Mules are naturally deaf, but that
supreue wisdom thst teaches the little
boy to wips bic poss On bic sleeve bss
fitted The mule out with pair VI ears
that couutsracts IT. desfoess, % b can
hear a. readily - . person when you
don't want him to. These ears an
ever . double purposes tunnels to
pour SQUAD into bis ears. and Also a
| fans to brush away tb~ dies With and
keep bis head cool. They are hung
bv hinges to the sides OF bis bead.
and DAP backward and forward like (
pair of wet trousers round . boys
legs. In cold ATTITUDES quite . tasty
business is done 10 mules ears The
ears are cut Oh and dried. and sold
for snow shoes, aud then the stubs
are trimmed up and the mules are
sent South su6 sold for horses. In
tbis way Q g1sst many 6ne horses
were purchased for the army Of the
United States.
If l were to have . large picture Of
innocence to hang up in ny psrlor.
and did not wish to cit for it myself,
/ should get Q correct Likeness Of
mule. There is innocence enough
depicted in . mules couutenance to
6t out Ssbbat school class.
A mule never grows old or dies.
Once brought into existence. be con.
'tinues on forever. The original mule
10 now alive somewhere 10 the South.
Mules are chiefly found 10 the South
and West. They have been more
abused than Judas Iscariot. A boy
who would not throw q stone at
mule If be got . chance, would be
considered BY bis parents ~ too mean
to rise.
The mule is Q good worker. but he
can not b depended on. He is liable
to strike, and when . mule strikes.
human cxlcnlation fails to find out
any rule by which to reckon when be
will 60 to work again. 1t is useless
to pound bin, for be will stand more
besting than . sitting-room carpet.
He has been known to stand eleven
days 10 one spot. apparently thinking
of something aud then start od again
Is though nothing bad happened.
Down South. when they have a
surplus Of small turkeys on the plan
ta,ion. they ssod them out into the
barnyard to play where there is
loose mule. They always bid them
goodbye when they start out. for
they are sure the parting will be final.
Tbs is the most economical style Of
funeral 10 the market.
To fully appreciate the value of tie
mule one should listen to bis voice.
You never can really know whether
you like . mule or not ill you have
heard him sing, l attended q mule
concert at Fort Snelling. The pro-
grsmme opened with . soprano solo,
and then swung into duet, and then
pranced OF 10 . trio. followed up BY
q quartette. and ending with q full
chorss Of $50 mulss. I didn't hear
the whole thing. for when I came to.
the regimental surgeon wss standing
over me giving ms powerful restors-
tives. and beard him say be thought
| might possibly get out again. !
have been through the New York Ex-
change, and spent part of day 10
boiler factory, aud have been, 90 one
or two Sunday-school excursions for
children. but l never knew wha, noise
was until l heard . lot Of army mules
bray.
One Of the dead certainties about a
mule is. that be is sure-footed,
especially With. his hind feet. He
never misplsces them. II he adver.
tises that bis feet will be at . certain
spot at certain time. with" . sample
of mule shoes to which BE- would call
YOU. Attention, you viii always God
him there ct the Appoinisd time. He
is % reliable q the day Of judgment,
and be never cancels IN engagement.
Every man now living who drove q
mule team during the war draws .
pension. ..fs +..-
l never owned . mule. / came near
buying oos oocs. He was 6ne look.
ing animal; bis esrs stood up like The
side spires on % Episcopal church.
His tail was trimmed down 20 that it
looked like . tar brush leaning up
against him. He was striped Cd like
the American Gag. and Raphaels
cberub's never looked more angelic
than did that mule. He looked oil
innocence. though be was in no sense.
The owner Sat 10 the wagon, With bis
chin resting on bis hand aud bis sl.
bow resting on bis knee Ia the other
hsod hs beld q stick with . brad in
the end Of it. I examined the mule
and asked the man . few questions,
aud out VI mere form inquired il the
mule was kind or II be kicked! kind!
KICK" said The man. aud those were
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