The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-17
ANIMAL LOVE.


How in the Gao OF Horses. IL surveyed
l. Change end separation.
! A most peculiar story illustrstivc OF
the affection OF animals for one another
was related yesterday by Captain Tay-
Tor. the we'll known superintendent OF
J. B. Haggin's Kern county stock
farm, says the San Francisco Call .
Some time ago. (" said the captain.
1--WE had a young mare that came OF
good stock and while yet young de-
veloped great beauty. She was not u
flyer by any means. and 30 we could
mot hope to obtain a fancy price for
Iher; but she possessed the most beauti-
full name and tail that ! ever saw in
all my experience. Both were wavy
and glossy and Of extraordinary length,
the tail. in fact reaching quite to the
lground. For this reason she became a
general object Of admiration on tho
farm, and two or three suggestions to
sell her were promptly overruled. She
was allowed to run at will In the past
ure with lot Of animals. among which
was an ugly. lop-eared mule that was
about as homely specimen OF his tribe
as could be found In all that region.
Now, this mule ugly as he was
and sort OF outcast among all the
other animals on the place. was seized
evidently with great admiration for
the handsome mare and he endeavor-
ed in every way to work himself into
her good graces. He paid her every
attention, and made no concealment
OF his admiration. He would hang
around her from morning till night
with an air of the utmost patience, and
by every art known to mule endeav-
or to show his affection. These con-
slant attentions. however. were evil
IDENTIFY distasteful, and as a reward the
mule was greeted with kicks. With
q persistency that was admirable he
continued his attentions, and strangely
enough the two animals in the course
Of time became fast friends and in
separable companions. Month after
month they could be seen together
from morning till night and the mule
seemed never to tire of rubbing his
head afectionately against the mares
glossy name. ~.
AZ last We determined to sell of
lot Of horses, and among others the
mare was picked out to be brought to
San Francisco. We realized that she
would command good price as car
riage animal, and $500 was the sum
we figured on. As consequence we
drove her to the corral and the trouble
began. The moment she was fastened
in she became FESTIVE and fretted con-
stantly. The mule, too, became re-
bellious and kept up such n racket that
We determined to sell him also. Ac-
cordingly, we drove him to the corral,
and when the animals were shipped
he was placed In the same car with
the mare. All went well until San
Francisco was reached and the horses
unloaded. Then was presented a
spectacle that was absolutely ridicu-
lous. The mule had eaten every hair
OF the mares beautiful name and tail,
and more laughable sight could not
well be imagined. To punish the vandaf
would do no good, so they were taken
to auction, and the mare brought just
800, while the mule went to con-
tractor for $40.
"A few days later the latter grew
i'll and for time his life was dispaired
of. In this immergency a veterinary
surgeon was called in and announced
that the mules stomach was knocked
out. An incision was promptly made
and bunch OF hair at least six feet in
diameter and packed tightly together
was removed. The result was that
the mule improved rapidly and
in few weeks was able to haul cart
He toiled sullenly for time and
seemed to have forgotten his old
friend, until one day, when he
was passing clong Golden Gate
avenue, dragging scavenger's cart
and apparently oblivious to his sur
roundings. His ears were tapping
idly in the afternoon sun. and while
his driver dozed over his pipe he
seemed to be dreaming Of the Old days
a corner, change came over him.
In front of private residence stood q
carriage drawn by two glossy horses
with flowing names. and in an instant
the mule and his old companion recog-
aized each other. They exchanged
notes of welcome, and the mule. in
spite OF the efforts of his driver, made
q dash in the direction Of the carriage.
The cart collided with the carriage
and damaged the paint work to a con-
siderable extent and the animals dis
played the greatest Joy.
1T was with considerable difficulty
that they were separated and the mule
driven away. l have not heard of
them since"