The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-12
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HIS NAME WAS WHOAJERRY.

He Is Mule Twenty-nine Inches High
and Has History.
There is "mulelet'' from Zululand at
PA North Broad street, says the Philadel-
phia Press. He belongs to the masculine
gender and his name is Jerry with sur
name of "Whoajerry." 1t isn't safe to call
him by his surname except when an iron
railing or ten-inch plank intervenes
between his hoofs and ones person. Jerry
poses as the smallest living mule on the
face Of the earth for his years.
Jerry takes especial pride in exhibiting
his shape, save on occasions when he is
asked to do so, then he gets as contrary
and obdurate as his father, mother, sisters,
brothers and cousins, city as we'll as coun-
try. His head and stomach are utterly out
of prop ortion with the rest of his carcass.
They are big, very big. His head is big
ger than the pate of the most conceited
man, and his stomach would rival that of
Doodle alderman. But he is perfectly
right in assuming to be the smallest mule
that draws breath. He is just twenty-nine
inches high and his age is five years. His
the length of his body. When measured in
a perpendicular direction his stomach is ex-
actly twenty inches wide. His hoofs are
only one and one-half inches in width, but
his hind hnofs kick with force something
like thousand pounds, SO certain persons
Jerry has charmicg teeth. They shine like
ivory and do remarkable work on both pro-
vender and people. Jerry's tail is just rs
funny as the other parts of his body. It is
thirteen inches long, one inch in diameter.
and wags furiously at times. When Jerry
gets angry he wags his tail. This is pre-
monitory sign that he is going to kick and
bite. II his hoofs do not get there his teeth
will. He tips the scales at seventy-eight
pounds, and then sends the weights flying
in every conceivable direction.
Jerry has history. He was born in the
southern part of Africa. He grew little
bit during his infancy, but all at once
~, and has refused to increase his altitude
ever since. About one year ago wealthy
gentleman of this city was travelling in
South Africa, and he and Jerry met. The
little mule Was doing service for one of the
natives there in carrying packs on his back.
The wealthy gentleman was struck with
Jerry's shape. and he bought the pigmy for
his son for $50. The little mule was shipped
from Zululand to England and from there
to this country. When Jerry put in his up
pearance in Philadelphia last May the
wealthy gentleman's son died and he was
not wanted. JOhn McChrlsty, a livery sta
of transporting the animal, which was ex-
actly $3.50. The nlulelet was placed ON q
farm to grow. He refused to comply with
his new masters wishes. however. and last
week he Was removed to his present quar-
ters. He doesn't like this at alt.
Jerry hasn't many good traits in his char
! acter and will never pose a. q beauty. He
is vicious and up to all tho pranks of the
mule creation. When he closes ono eye, al
is then the time for disappearing.
Jerry is very ugly. His face will never
compare with that of Mime. Recamier OF
Ninon d'Enclos. His nose is black and
squatty. His eyes are red. white, yellow
and black in color. His long ears look
like the horns of billy goat. HIS hair il
dirty brown and he possesses Incl oient
| whiskers. While Jerry does not deny that
he is ugly, he will not stand being called a
donkey, much less jackass.