The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-04-09
Mule-RidIng for O Girl.

customed To good society. but . wild
steed Of the plains brought up on
grass and rsttlesnakes, and accus
toned to cavort regardless Of the
constitution as amended on the
right of man. Mules are pretty
much alike, the world over, only
the Texan mule is little more 50.
rode one the other day, and I'm
going TO try TO tell you about it. 1t
won't be very well written, because
my right arm has been in a sling
and have more bruises than
bones. You see fell in love with a
girl-deep as forty foot welI--I
mean my love not the girl-she ism t
a bit decp-and as my luck would
have it, another fellow fell about
the same distance at the same time.
He's not bad looking chap, and
wears store clothes on a week days.
He parts bis hair in the middle aud
oils it up with bergamot and CHINA.
mon. lie has his name printed on
pasteboard, and drops them round
promiscuously, for fear that people
might forget that A. Browne Swivel
was about. / had acknowledged
the fact that between this fellow
and myself, in the affection of di-
vine Araminta, it was nip and tuck +,
with the dog little ahead.
/ put on my best clothes one day
and walked over to the gals house,
intending tn move on her works and
have the thing settled without
further debate. My rival was
there, and seemed to have ON his
best clothes. That didn't amount
to much, Tor l knew at 10 O'clock
six hours after my arrival, he'd
have To wend his winding way
home, Tor the old lady he boarded
with didn't allow any irregular
hours.
If he got to his frugal couch, or
rather the home containing it, he
might skin his knuckles and knock
his boots off, but he wouldn't get in
after that hour, and the haymow is
not a pleasant bed room in flea time.
But was soon relieved of all ankle
ty. We had diversion that soon
broke up the sitting.
Araminta is possessed of little
brothcr-I hate the girls brothers I.
If they are little they play tricks on
you, and if they are big they borrow
your money, get drunk and insult
you with impunity, knowing that
you are in love with the, sister and
won't resent an indignity.
While we were talking in a small
way, and looking volumes OF love At
the girl and wrath at each other we
heard fearful yell in the garden
patch, and running out found little
brother on the ground in active con-
vulsions. He had been trying to eat
his way through the melon patch.
1t was a disgusting failure, for he
could not have bursted opon and
gone into the contents of more than
ten or twelve.
As it was, it lookel as though
there was going To be death in the
family, and Araminta screamed a
scream and yelled to US to run for
the doctor. We both took the situa
tion at a glance--the man that got
the doctor first would get Araminta
for life. My rival went over the
fence and seized the only horse in
the stable. He bridIed and saddled
the animal in double quick time,
while found nothing left but a
mule. seized blind bride, and
running at the animal, felt some
thing whiz over my head tina. l am
satisfied was a pair of heels.
They narrowly missed my skull, but
carried away my hat. Nothing
daunted l seized the creature by the
ear, put on the bride, and unfasten-
ing the chain bv which he was
battered, led him from the stable.
He went on willingly, so much 80
indeed that had some difficulty in
keeping up,and had not the creature
stopped on the outside to give vent
to his feelings in prolonged bray, /
could not have mounted. AS it
was, before he got done with his
musical entertainment l was ON his
back.
The beast seemed somewhat as
tonished at the performance, and
stood turning it over in his mind
for minute, while / dug my heels
vigorously into his sides. He SEEM
ed suddenly to come To the conclu-
sion that change of the admins
tration would be an excellent thing,
and to this end began going up and
down like a saw gate. l really
thought I'd split in TWO, and would
probably have been pitched over
but that in the midst of this pleas
ing exercise, Muly caught sight OF
the horse disappearing at hard
gallop in the distance. He seemed
animated by the laudable ambition
of overtaking that horse, and start
ed so suddenly he came very near
leaving me behind. / worked my
way forward until / could get hold
of the halter chain, and pulling
this rigging taut, got pretty secure
hold.
How the beast did run! He not
only gained on the horse to such an
extent that Araminta might have of.
fered two TO one and no takers, but
exhibited his superabundance OF