Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-27
THE HERALD,
ELI PERKINS WISE MULE.
A Sermon Which Contains Healthy sugses-
sscr 90 Farmers

- serum" "mch Contatns Healthy 6ugges-
s!cr 20 Farmers.
That mule kicked sense into me
onct,' said uncle William Banks az
he pulled the mules long ears from
under the halter. That mule, | say
be continued raising his voice-that
mule has got more sense into him
knows more about political economy
and understands the law of demand
and supply better than any congress.
man who ever sat
'Whatl mule understand political
economy. Mr.. Banks,' interrupted
Yes cir that mule doesl Why !
was a poor man onct and that there
mule made me rich. Lord bless ye
Mr.. Perkins, be kicked a fortune
right into my pocket
How wassit, Mr.. Banks asked
How could mule kick sense and
fortune into an old farmer like
your
well sir commenced the rich old
farmer, Il used to own farm near
lie City, Pennsylvania. L had the
only meader land near the town and
made the only hay that camo to lie
City during the first year of the ex-
element. Hay payed splendid then.
l got twenty. five dollars ton for it,
but 1 wouldn't have got over ten
dollars for it if it hadn't been for
this here mule
sWhat did the mule do? ri asked
How could mule raise the price Of
hay9'
why, he kicked sense into me, ]
say, and kicked up the price of hay
at the same kick. You see l used
to draw load of hay into lie City
every day. The first loads sold
quick for 500. One day | though,
I'D make money faster, so | hired
two more mules and drew in two
loads of bay. | sold one quick, but
the other stood around all day and ]
sold it for SIG rather than draw il
home. The next day l was on hand
with two loads again. Both loadt
stood around until noon, when | solo
the first for SIG and the other
could not sell. The market was
overstocked. So l drew it round tt
Deacon Stones and pitched it off in
to his yard at S12'
The next day. continued Mr.
Banks, L was on hand with my as
ual two loads of hay. They stooc
around till 3 o'clock without All of
fer. Finally man came mp add of
fered me ten dollars for one load
Said he, Deacon Stone bought hay
for twelve dollars yesterday. Wei
| took the ten dollars and drew tn,
second load into Deacon's Stone
barn for eight dollars. The next day
| drew in two loads more, but tn,
news had all got around that hst
sold hay to Deacon Stone at eish
dollars and l couldn't sell it for .
dollar moro. Said every man l talk
ed to, Hay is down, Mr.. Banks, The
market is gIutted.' In fact, nobody
wanted any hay at all. But | finally
| sold one load at seven dollars ant
drew the other back home
What them | asked, where does
the mulo come in?'
Why, as l was unhitching this
here mule, Mr.. Perkins, he kicked my
let leg and broke it short off.
was carried into the house and
thought / was ruined man, bat
tell yon, that mules kick made me
q rich man.
Howl I inquired. How did
a mules kick and a broken leg make
you rich p
'Well, the next day we couldn'
draw any hay, and the next day Of.
ter it was the same thing. Finally
week rolled round and no hay
went to town, when up drove Dea.
con Stone with span of mules from
lie city,
'Kum up SEE the Deacon, ito get
some more of that hay of yourn,
Squire, I'm ell OUT
Deacon said l, thinking be
wanted mo to draw it, you can't have
any now. 1t will be three weeks
before you get any more hay from
me-
sThree weeks 7 said the Deacon,
raising his hands in astonishment,
'Why my horses will starve. | must
have hay. I'll take two tons at
fifteen dollars ton and draw it
myself
'All right | said pitch it on
The next day up came another
villager. He said he must have hay
too-that there wasn't a spear to be
had in tho city.
IN Civ you twcnty dollars for a
tom he said.
'And draw it yourself2' | asked.
Yes, draw it myself
And away he went with ton of
hay at $40.
Two days after continued farmer
Banks, three villagers came up and
offered me S25 por ton for all the
hay | had. The sense the mule had
kicked into me began to show itself
and l told them I guessed l hadn't
any more hay to spare.
But hang it, Mr.. Banks, we must
have hay they said.
'But hay is hay, gentlemen said
|. In fact, gentlemen I've been
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