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to hsr," cried the good Pope. rusA,as sus on

yosr mule-great h9aycnsi what shell NO
dor fo our, mg!o has climbed Into the belfry."
Yes. Most Holy Father. all alone. Bee.
her .. ears sns, moy9e' You m:.ht think they wcro
Bicss inoI' said tho POOR Pope. raising his
eyes. -. kbe has sonc crazy She will kin nor.
SELL WI you come down. unhappy creature z"
bctt'r than to come down. but how The stair
easeI IL was not TO DO thought OIL Such
inv io|ni You would have a sSst,r n. 10 break
your legs hundred times. The Ioor mu,e
%s ,o S1a wns her big fun Of
A. v,xsSPni,, 4 i escape. VIA. . kick to-
Th.s idsa oil a kick gave hct little strength
IN her legs; without that sho would never havs
W take her down from hor elevation. but n was
aterribie utsca OF business. 1t was nsoessary
Tor ,hs mule q a Pnp. to see herself suspsn ded
i%sss% and III Sy.snsn ise.iSu = ns EFT :,
she seemed to DO always !urntng round on
mat aeeurecd platform. with tho isughter OF
wsksI R;s,es SSieae and T q the iSves blow
with her hoci that she was eoinE 70 ding ut htm
TSs, soaa ~. sSs a %'f Sa'E Sl
luna. Now. whho this beautiful reception was
.s FOR e sns soSs do H Eo S.s %
s sy al tho w,r Sns . Snxns sAS %
CITY 10 Do undor The iniiu-acs OF Queen joan
for the SAX. OF practice in Diplomacy And good
the Pope wished to inward him ior the care
which no had bestowed upon his mule. and es-
lied IN the day Of her rescue cue" 80 ""o '~A''
An. how dis~ppeintsd the mule WAS the next
thing" she Thought. shnxing her little bolts
with fury. But II Is all the same. Go. you
6ack Keep il for " YOU And she Kept il. "''
After the dopnrtass Of Tist,t tbs Popes muls
nsr saf s no 81 rs s saa hsr
no more Bsiuduet in the stabic The happy
days OF spiced vine "a French i1shion were
long siestas. nud the l,tt votto dancing step
when she passed. over the bridge Of Avivuon.
Nevertheless. inter her adventure there was
Always n little coidn-ss toward her in tho city.
Theirs were whisper rs s''e passed ON her way;
lntighed and pointed TO the befry. Tho good
Pogo himself had no longer such condolences in
.ittie nap on her.baok on SUNDAY when retura-
ing from the vine yard, no had always II hit,tsn
Tiers, on tns pin,farmI' Tn. mute saw this.
AND an. she suffered from II without saying any
pronounced before her, her ioig ears tr.mbied
and with u iitts laugh she shnrIrened the iron
OF her hoots on the GaHemen,.
these wears. Tistet Ntidene returned from the
court q Nnpes Hs time there was not YET
tard b'arcr Of the Pops, had suddenly died al
AvignOn. and ~ the place sesmed to htm do
sirabte no had come In groat haste to place
himself among the competitors
When this intriGuer OF vsdene entered
recognized him. he had grown 50 much taller
and iarser. II must also be confessed that the
he could not sac vol without; spec,aeiss.
I.st.i WAS not embarrassed.
nlas M, l. is l. T'stes vsaeas! ~ "'' ''''
Why, YES. you know very wen,the ono VIII,
.hat yGasne AND now. SSs, IS !, 0 be
"onl a ,rine great Holy Father: ! have
> we'll AMI hapry9 All, so much the bct,eri
have come TO ask you for the plac, ..f the FIRE
too young. What is your age"
pontiff ,ust Aye years older than your mula
| An! palm OF heaven, the good cresturel 1
pinned ior her in itaIy Viii you not allow me L
good Pope, much touched; " and since YOU lows
| her SO truly, the poor beast. | no longer wisi
this day l attach you to my person in the quail
| ity of first mustard bearers My Card nails vii
h" Wait us On" assa
"" viii bestow upon you the insignia Of you
rank in the p presence Of our shap,sr and the,
cone t. r out The ,y,1Ipey"rd with US BOTH We'll
| II Tistet Y6dene wis pleased whom he lsf. tn.
What impatienea he awaited the ,o cer en-"
| the next day. Nevertheless. there was ono il
! the palace stiil more happy and more itu pa
tent tnnn he: thi. was the mule From the re
| day the terrible animal never ceased devour
! ing oats and s,rikin. against the wall with he
| And then. the next day. whom vespers wer,
ah iiStH h .saens mad. his 1n ira into in
| -. the tnlTpn were tnsra-the Cardinals rt.f
| robes. the AL socats OF the devil in black velvet
." ea nS ~arissI sa .hte
| violet capes of the household the lesser clerg,
as2 the Ssodsrs of tn. Pope in M
:pnts the .her.nits Of Mount .Vcn,oux viii
their fsroci9us .nen. and the little clerk VIII
brothers naSed to the waist. the gray heads,
sacristans in judges robes all. all. sysn to tn
sap,rs. and the narson who exiting nishss theu,
there was not one wapsing. All! that was
!ambonr,nas witch ied the dance below on tt,
Wien vJisns appeared In the midst Of tn,
assembly. his 1ne presence and his dignifiet
run though the erowd. He was Va masni4een
ProyencaI OF the blond variety. With thick look
10 s1 ssS nn sS SffTS
| metal that fell from the BURN OF his father
sGS ase.s that % f
| sometimes played, and the sieur do Vedens ha
in truth II" naughty air and the absent .s glanP
order TO do honor to his own people, he had re
| y acad his ksapolitnn garments by q JACKIE
| bound with pink in ProVenGai fashion. and OF
| his hood waved a large feather Of the ibis O
| Camargues.
Immediately on entering. the first mustar
| bearer salutrd with gallant air and turne
toward the high steps where the Pope awaite,
MIN TO deliver to him the insignia OF his rank
| u yellow wooden spoon and n saffron cloak
| Tn. IN ale WAS at the foot OF the stairs all har
| nessed and ready 10 start for the vineyard. A
| he passed near her Tistst V6dene smi lied gent y
and stopped to give her two or three iriendl
ner Of hIs eve to see If the Pnns n"tced IT. IN
rost,on was good. one; The mule made
| sudden movement. Waitl Take that, wretch
Seven years nave kept it. for your And ali
aave him u blow with her heel SO terrible tina
| t'i" dust OF it could be seen even from Pampe
lnnaLa whiriwind o. blond dust, throug
| which hutt"red an ibis feather. all that re-
manned OF tho unfortunate Tistet Veden..
A how from mules heel il not generally 9
| terrlble but this WAS Il papal mule and the
think OF II! she had kept it for seven years
| There " no more perfect example of eecles las
| tical ralcor.