The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-05
TIE POPE'S MULR


adaGes with which our Provence peasants em-
broider their discourse. I know none moro
picturesque OF singular than this: For fifteen
leagues around my mill. whenever thoy speak
Of n yindictivo Hpiteiui man. they say!
Distrust that mani lilo is like tho Popc's
mule. that kept her kick for seven yours"
have tried for n long time to mud out whence
this pruvorb could have come. what this papai
mulo and this kick kept Tor seven years might
be. No ono has been able to give me any In
formation on tho subject. not cv0n FrancSt
Mamni my hfer. who has oil tho PrpScn,nl
legends at the ends OF his fingers. Fiancet
thinks. as l do. that there must DO some old
chronicle OF tho AvignUn country Regarding
1t but no bns never heard anything moro than
the proverb.
You will nnd that only In the orhsshop-
pss's Library" said tho old Rfer. laughing.
Tho idea seemed good and ~ tho Grasshop-
per's Library is right at my door, went and
shat myself up In II for n week.
1t 10 n wonderful library. beautifully ar
ranged. open to poets day and uight and tend.
ed by little librarians with cymbals. who mako
music Tor you oil the timo. passed several deli
eious days thero; and after week Of researches
ON my back-I ended BY discovering what
wished. that 10 to say. the history Of my mule.
and Of this famous kick which was kept for
sevsn years. Tho story In pretty although .
little simple and am going TO tell 1t to you
I rend IL yesterday morning In the manuscript.
stained by time smelling with the sweot odor
OF dry lavender. and with great sptdsrs' webs
for book marks.
n. has soon nothing who never saw Avignon
In tho time of the Popes. There WAS never q
city like it for gsyety. life animation. festivals.
From morntas ~ evening there we're process
SONS piigrfmages streets strswn with flowers
AMI hung with tapestries cardinals arriving by
the khone. banners floating on the wind. gaiieys
dressed with iiags ans P3pss soldiers n SINKING
dicant friars then, from one end to tho other.
nosy ass1 wsc sr9wasI srerna tso
was besides. the tic.iac OF the lace makers; the
e the g" ss"' The HHs s Ssm mn Sd Of
the sily.rsm'ths making yee.es tl,e irving OF
s@hss as loom 'ns n.o1s me
sound ot bells. and always from below the
s Srss "1 M as ' When s pc
ole are ,s nar.S they must mus i dants they ,
f nfnrs ana tamhourins rlayors posted them,
Srers.s Of the itnoSe. and dsy and night the
n"y tnp EsGR wn m1rny
Prisons where thew tho M's Wine It" to-
s0oi NO poverty nc, no Enr! ihnt is the way
W r~grctisd them.
called Boniincs. Ali how maay tears were
shed for him in Avignon when he died. He
he snli,s.i Mt you ~ PLEASANTLY from his rnu
back. and when you Dassed near hm-whethsr
srsat sty mss!.,ra,e1hs gave yca s his be m
dici.on so politely. A true Pope Of Yyeto' aEd
in his laugh u sprE OF sweet marioram in his
baretia; aud not the suspicion of any iavorit-
bad was his Vineyards little place which he
had planted himself. three leagues from AVG
non. an'nug The msrtH's Of Ohateauneuf.
Every sunday. when yest,ers We're over. the
worthy man went to look after it: and when he
Cardinals stretched about among tn. tree
srumps. he had a haTon of new wine opened.
been called the Popo's Cnateauneuf. and he
drank l. in it'll. sips. looking tendrrly 1T mis-
vines. Then: when tho Dagon WAS emptisd. and
the day declining he returned chsertuliy Ia the
city. followed by all his chnpter: and wnen he
of the tauib"urines and the farnndojes. his
mule. excited by the music. took a little fri. ~
Mnn nj e Sn made Mis Rr, s pois ery n
NaXt to his vineyard ut Chnt-aunenf that
which the Pope lovet most in the world was his
mule. The good man was pass!onat"ly fond ri
this beast. Eysry evening beior. retiring be
went to see II her sahe was securely fastened
10 never rose from the tab!s without having a
Big howl Of wine prepIrs,d under hs own eyes In
and spices. which he carried to her himself. IN
s hat the ersss vas w"r,a
the trouble She was u, beautiful black
loot. sainins coat crarper broad and fiat-care
ryinG proudly her sharp little head. MI har-
knots She was more sweet tempered than An
angel. with n quick eve. and two hong ear
S SSST AIR. XII Ay xsn Eay tee" s1"d
when sh' went out IN the stIe"ts there w"rs No
one knew that this was the -lr,st way t. stand
well Al court and that with her innocent ali
to fortune "Ttst-t Vs,iine and hi. wonderful
ady"ntmrs f"r.xampl-.
sauey boy. whom his father, Guy v5dane. the
gold chaser. hai been forced t. turn out Of his
house. because he would not work and led
M.s to b. seen dra.gins his Jacket through al
n.ishborhooi Of the paral pa!sc. Tor tue Sly
i fellow had i"r a. long time had hts designs or
s we're "q Que day s sH Ss h
h %ne Ts h wh Se" under the
%S : n1uS Soss Hel;
All my Pope. what a Ssaut s muls. A'i IL,
ks esresssd her and he spoke Gently to her A AZ
to ayonng lady: Come here. my Jewel, IN,
srsssy psass: said to hinssif: VIA, s co..
ilue fellow How nice he is with my mule.
next aaS ae r ss ssaasSd sn
yellow Jacket Tor beautiful surplce Of lace,
y. one had been received before but the son,
There you see what intrigue can do. Blu
Tistet did not stop here.
continued the game which had succeeded 81
we'll. lnsoient to every one else ho had at
tentions and services for tho mule a one. an,
y" was always tn be met in the courtyard o
the palace with y handful Of oats or ~ bundle o
clover. who's" pins clusters he shook gent,
~ he looked MP at the balcony of the Hot,
rather as much as to say: lia who Is tina
forf" So that Mt last tn. good Pope. who iel
himself growing Old. endsd 10y intrusting tn
him the duty OF watching. over the stable. anc
carrying 10 the mui. her bowl Of wine pre
pared IN French fashion. which did not max,
the Car linas laugh NJ all.
Nor th, nu" neilher.this did not make he
laugh. For. when he time for her came
she always SAW five or six iitte clerks OF th
hnnseho Il assemble. who crowded among tn
straw with their cApes and their ltces then
after moment, nice warm smell OF burn
sugar aud spices filled I'll" stable and Tistr
Vedene appeared. carefully carrying the bow
OF spiced wine. Then the torture OF the poo
beast began
This per'nmed win. which she 80 loved
VIII warmed her. which gave her wings. the
had the cruelty tn bring II TO her there In he
mnnger. To mako her snel il: then. Whom he