The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-04-30
The ORkCULAR MULE.
He Was BIindIy Trusted, but Put His
Friends in Hole at Last.

Friends in a Hole at Last.
Buster has done it at last. says
Wcllsboro correspondent OF the n. I.
.Su.I. The hands of the law have
closed upon him. and woe sits by the
hearth OF Uncle Morg Binders, in the
Pine creek region.
Buster is muie-a little mouse
colored mule-that has been IN the
Binder family 50 many years that his
age is forgotten. He was the autocrat
OF the Binder premises. His chief
duty was to haul Uncle Morg and Aunt
Peggy when they wanted TO 90 visit
ing or TO town to trade. That is.
Buster hauled them If he hadn't made
ZIP his mind TO different course. They
never knew whether or not the mule
was going TO take them or not until
ihcy cot into the wagon. Then
Uncle Morg would take up the lines
and say:
Now. then, Buster! What o We
think about it?''
If Buster pricked up his ears and
started on that was rs much rs to say
that he thought it was all right and he
would take Uncle Morg and Aunt
Peggy wherever they were going and
fetch them back home slick as
greascr. But if Buster replied to
Uncle Morg's inquiry by laying his
ears back on his shoulders and scowl-
ing they knew that the mule thought it
wasn't all right and without another
word Uncle Morg and Aunt Peggy
would dismount, unhitch the mule and
A.; a,,I annfautnIlH into
the house TO wait until some day when
Buster was willing.
make him 20 agin his willm Uncle
Morg always exclaimed when asked
WHY he didn't force the mule to go.
IVY. man. sumpiu' ID happen surer
N taer rot if we sh'd 90 agiu Busters
idee O the matter! Buster knowsr'
1t was the same way with persons.
Busters opinion of an individual de-
cided Uncle Morg and Aunt Peggy.
When he folded his liberal ears back
and threatened a rush upon any per-
son under his scrutiny that person
could do no business with the Binder
family Buster knowsw wac always
the emphatic remark of his two loyal
subjects after the mule had given his
opinion. and that i'll spite Of several
queer judgments the arbitrary Buster
had put on record. There was the
case of the man who drove up to the
Binder place once when the railroad
was building. He started for the
house but Buster blocked the way.
lie not only laid back his ears and
threatened the man with his front but
turned about and let his heels fly so
viciousIy and SO rapidly in the direc-
tion of the mans head that the stranger
backed away and shouted TO Uncle
Morg, who stood on the Stoop, to call
his mule off.
I've rot some business with you!'
shouted the man.
No V han't!" replied Uncle Morg.
re han't got no business with me. fer
Busters agin We, n Buster knowsm
The man went off in Il huff. and,
come TO find out he was the agent of
the railroad and wanted to contract
with Uncle Morg for big lot of ties.
The consequence was that other part
les cot the contract. which proved TO
be one with big money in it.
Don't care!' said Uncle Morg.
The chances is th't if I'd ha' took the
contract III ha' put the money in Il
bank n the bank d busted! Buster
knows
Then there was the new preacher
in the district. the Rev. Absalom
Dubbs, the meckest, mildest. and most
harmless of men. When Brother
Dubbs went to make his first PASTORAL
call on Sister Binder. he was bounced
off of the premises by Buster so quick
that he never knew now he got out in
the road. 1t saddened the hearts of
Uncle Mor% and Aunt Peggy to know
that Brother DubbS had been weighed
in Busters balance and found so
lamentably wanting. Bat there was
no getting around it. Brother Dubbs
WAS under suspicion, and Uncle Alorg
and Aunt Perry stayed home from
meeting all that year. Their faith in
Busters wisdom was not shaken bit
by the fact that the dominic quit the
district with spotleSS record
The world hasn't come to an end
yitr' said Uncle Morg. Preachers is
dom some tur BILE queer things these
days Wen We han't s'pectin' of it.
Buster knows!'
But the oracular little mule is suffer-
ing greatly in prestige now. Uncle
Morg'S and Aunt Pe@gy's heretofore
unwavcring trust in Buster has been
rudely shaken. and their calm philus-
ophy does not serve to sustain them
in their painful awakening. Two or
three months ago one of the incest
appearing Young men who had ever
been seen in that part of the Pine
creek county stopped his horse at the
Binder farm and cot out Of the wagon.
Buster took 10 him on sight. He put
his Nose on the strangers sleeve and
walked him right up 10 Uncle Morg's
door. Buster even seemed to want to
follow the mau into the house. he had
taken such fancy to him. That was
all the recommendation Uncle Morg
and Aunt Peggy wanted tor the
stranger, and he didn't dilly-dally in
IN presenting the business he had in
hand. In less than fifteen minutes he
had Uncle Morg's signature to a con-
tract to act rs agent in that district for
the grab quick stump-pUller aud light
ming chuck-holc filler. Last week the
contract turned up ID the shape of
cut-throat Judgment for $l50 and
Uncle Morg was called upon To settle
He kicked, and they levied Oh property
OF his, including the oracular mule.
If hef 10 pay the swindlin' note l
will, says Uncle Morg. faint the
money | mind. but to think tht arter
We've let Buster hev the run o. the
place fer twenty year N better he'd
turn to n stear us agin bunko game
Is watts breakin' us all up