The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-09-19
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lio~A she threw wa. fal.ss -. -
old reaslemans qa,fs - his s.fsans, ~
d. stepped 10 shs auns uns nssn,ae
aud sas The latter iasi picking himself
NJ frem "a. ground, whal. l.. ~ held
WY sscs"as mule 4, IA. l,saal.. an.l
lhs instant RESPONSE. which seemed 4.
come - \ thing understood. just a.
size Arrays dnrs. .if. DECLARED. A. we'll
- anything could H.. tie usual i. l@s.ons
HahSassanr hst~ern mnle anil ss,irr. and
the Mllssnfllrichi philosophy III The la,.
Ter. which could take ANYTHING almost
that occurred in this llne simrly n =
matter II course.
That the mule Was, aud il. one o. The
insalaablc agencies ii the South In the
manipulation of the cotton crop. and in
nnmheriess ways besides. annsrsainlnQ
10 everyday economics, difficult Ia 10
without. ~ 40 apparent ~ tc need no
demonstration: but 10 nndrrviand him
thoroughly IN not 10 study ais points
when, beaten. starved. nverworkci and
abused out of oil patience. he turns In
10 kicking and biting. and M aveng,nr
himself. or insisting on better treat.
ment. ~ he best may.
4 great agency, ] repeat. in Southern
progress, hrcausc So perfectly indis.
rcnsablc ~ the creation III those mill.
IONS of bales of cotton No essential az
Al offset % our indebtedness abroad.
His chief points IRE his sturdy eninr.
ancc 81 labor In u broiling SIM, such ~,
with Nil his many good qualities, the
average horse can but poorly stand
next, thriving where horse would
starve; aud, finally, careless saracity,
which, unlike that 81 the horse, permits
him 70 run away two or three times a
day--it he can make il out 40 often
with tho pillow bouncing Ut his heels, 10
finally trip him up and entanglc him
until once more secured, and all this
without dcmoralixing' him In the least
Tor the next patient round" no il
called upon and expected 10 take ia the
row of corn or cotton.
Hut 10 acc him under hin most anus.
ing exhibitions of stfong points Of
character. he should he taken when, in
\ conceit Of ovcrwecning sagacity, hc
thinks lac has matters all his own way
illustrated lndicronsly when, accustomed
70 tho impcrionS demands Of d man
whom he knows AZ his master, III sud.
denly iinds rather timil Young lady
putting him into rcqnisitioil FIR Il shor,
jannt. Docilc before To the last degree
II amiable resignation. shown hy his
Hopping ears and his meek expression
generally, how suddenly the long ears
stifien mp like spikes. 10 immediately
thereafter fall fiat aud sicionsly on his
head; and how savage and iienlish ia,
expression ~ his eye IN he looks around
with open jaws, ~ u debating whether
aud how hc will lift or ,.ar his scared
rider from tho saddle to trample hcr
beneath hiS hoois.
And, Rsif Nil this was not enough on lis
part 10 make her abandon u little harm.
less jaunt, next, his slasen aud rat. like
tail begins ~ whip aud twist savuccly
while apparently debating. with head
down, whether hc will tumble mis- lend
OF over his ears by kick up, or toss /,
Oh the other way w rearing aud pluur,
ing. And then, by way III i climax. m,
IL Ii now plain hc does not really wan,
70 hurt his fair rider, he backs squared,
up against the big gate leading out o.,
the road, aud kicks first with one leg
then with the other, but. the scare se
neeiful not yet accomplished, ut las, h,
slams away with both. until everythint
rattles again.
Az Il Is the last feather TINT break,
the camcl'S back, that last ,lemons,rn
ti0n finally accomplishcs his purposes
and. ~ the vanqnirhcd laly rider turn
bis head and pulls him around towart
home, how meckly once more he strikc
into his old, easy jog.trot. his long ear
s~aying pliantiy aud apparently help
leAsly about, ~ II the mnlish pate tho,
surmount had no mnlisllness' what
over under its gentle and amiablc ~
peot.
Well, that Vas all triumph for TIM
onc time; but, alas for Old Snnchc
there waA > day 81 reckoning. mud hi
u how y happened this was tile man
ncr of IL:
There was pair u long. sharp spur
handy, and provided for Just such con
dttions 0f contunacy and mulish ri,
setuacy - Was on that occasion indulge,
BY the over. sagacions subject of Til
notice; and, duly reported for assump
ttons Of viciousness aud tereliction |,
the performance of duty, one of III,
stronger scx mounted him for d lam
oyor tho very same ground. ~Thcrc 1
thu gate. must have thought Old San
cho. aud, ~ previously few hearty hooi
kieks aud other vicious demonstration
sent him back 10 his omioftable stable
Of course, by parity Of reasoning. "th,
saine course would accomplish, the Ham,
Desirable end again" lint alas mule
like men sometimes reckon withou
their host" and tliis time Old Sanch,
had rcckoncd without his. H. foun,
This out suddenly, when tin sl,arp suur
hogan 70 DIG into hin fat sides, Will
inc blows from n stOnt switch were fuir
II raincd upon him. III vain he kicked
aud Turned. and reared and plunged
There was no chance 10 escspc the h,
mont but - get away from there M fas
- ho could and get away he did. Put
ting Oh 1t the top II his speed. /,
fastened from thu scene III No sewer.
valuation. and the funniest part ~
~. that ever Aftcrward, when l,y clianc
arriving on the same ground, ~ matte
who wM his rider. ho was always III Il,
greAtcst possible hurry 10 leave s,a
70 stamped npon bis memory nv II,
scene OF deserved punishment aud u
anominious defeat.
In giving this brief dissertation O
the mule and his characteristics M
feature or agent In Southern economic
! have done 10 because, OF All ngencie
y The labor and progress ii tint 40
lion, 10 has played scarcely less thu
secondary part. aud. amusing IN vel
- interesting when properly under
stood. the country, ~ n whole, conlt
hardly DO pictured trntLfnlls and com
pl1faly without niCfurinr him