The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-14
BOXERS MULE.
An Account of His Wonderful
Powers As q Flicker.
A Chapter or .,.t..,4l, Nh Have No Pride
Of ;n.>s.sy "'nr "ops ,f fosterity-A
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Steer S"nIr .;ir- t;0Dird lying.
Mart Wood in sun Francisco POST


The otner evening tn, old crowd. con-
slsting of Bi pR Bow lown, Possib lities
Jones and Cincner Hangtl ,wn, was sit
ting in front OF jake Johnso "a corner
grocery, on Pacific street ta!kils OF the
chances to sell votes at the nex5 election.
when Dsacon Boxer came around the
corner and took his &C nstom,d ,at ON
the pile of grindstones wlich Cl ncasr
Hangdown vacated Tor his accomInoda-
tion.
II tole you what, cem'n," sqid .he lea
con, as he settled himsef, Il j,s' seea
muel scrape arou1' dere on de hill, dat
brIng back de s,elss ob my earier days
when / owned the kicken st mule in all
desc parts" and the old u an bowed h IS
head in silence, as if grave thou CHS were
fitting through has brain.
"Caint yer ell we'ens about dat ar
mueY asked Possibilities Jones, seeing
a rrosptc. for a story from tAe old phil
osopher.
"Well, reckin kim" replied the dea-
con, hut it brings up berry haIrowin'
scenes, sech as yer a mt sci in desa ungol-
crate times / h liebe il war in de fell oh
'62 dat a me K lookin' chap cum aroun'
and wanted TO ssil me bay muel for IL.
1t wor peart loskIn' animle, aa' / sam
ined HIM all obcr an found he war as
SCUM as a peach stone So lorered some
OF wife Nithllobel's wfs sii money l,le bank
bein' closely. an bought dat muel; tut
oh ! it war a IN ,rtal nnstake. kase hs war
de dingdis5 k,eker an t oh r wore
shuck collar.
"De day boug4S him rid olnr 90 Par
son Browns for an aftern o chat an Il .
fufst lag saw dat mIel argy wild war
Jim w ills ms bull TERROR lie cum ont al
de heels OBJ dat musl an barked. Blu ny
frens, jes' put it down as a iac' dat he
didn't yelp only wcnst; den de bay nue.
squatted and reached fur dat PUP, All
remember OBJ seein' was jes' faint glamur
oh bul dog waited ober Bill BJwea's barn
an den all was still.
II tied de musl at de front gate on de
parsons, an we sot on do poach a. SIN k
ed an talked about de scasity oh CHICKENS
am oder necassi les ob slfe. d. parse
had a linebl,k steer dat was uncommon
pesky mean aa' sassy, am dat steer cum
areun' an bnuled at de muei. ID. muel
didn't sly any .hin' bu5 jes' droppel 80
eah an bel, still Den dat steer cum elus-
ter an reached with his HON for dat muel,s
short ribs. De n.uel emed k ndef lilS., as
il he was tick .rlsh, fur he teetered arvuI
a little, an don reached forth an busted
dat steer in de stuminick till de whites in
his eyes was as big as teasaucers.
Yer better loik out fur yer steer,
parson,' says /, iur dat mueI IL sorter
tad
. Not any, snys de parson; you jes'
take care OF dit muel fur dat Is de ram
tankerest steer in all desc parts.
1--WE bot started fur de gate, an jes' den
dere was a general caucus OBJ muel an
lin back steer, an, de muel seemed to hab
the tioah mos OBJ de time Dis ri, do
parsons mad, an he yanked a oak picked
of de fence, an begun scumshing aroun'
fur dat muel's rear. Putty soon he dis
kivered what was openin' an he sorter
reached fur dat animals posterior.
II nebsr knowed jes' how 1t was, bat dc
Coroner's inquiry brung in burdick
dat he had ex .,osed himsel to ravages OBJ
de b zless end OBJ aetive mnel wonst
too often. De funeral was held de nex'
day.
.What about de steerY" asked Biteoff
Bowdown.
"Well." replied the deacon, in musing
tone, I'VE meter tuck dc trouble to gladden.
him up, Lut we lowed dere was about a
acre au' half oh lineback steer when the
muel adjour ned"
"What dill you do with the mlelf"
queried Jake Johnson, as he spit about
pint o. tobacco juice into the face and eyes
Of yellow dog that happened to venture
too near.
.Wel, mostly dida't do muffin with
him. One day a. yall W jacket stinged
him on de tail, an he was SO powerful
darned mad dat he kick ID at his tail all ae
afternoon; an when cum home dere " Il
muffin left bus de e'ahs, an dey was a .wig
glin'. Dat muel was a pizsn kicker. an'
you can jes' gamble on dat" and tn 81
liar bowed his head AMI heaved i n.
while the oshars looked will-ey d 4Al <
.-ArEsd ur an.