New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03
THE GEORGIA MULE.
TIE EXPERIENCE OF A CoLORED YOUTH

Perhaps if / should tell
How locomoon is procured
In the country where dwell
Some % on foot. some take the trains;
But mainly rule
Whoever care, to cmg1te
just does so on "a mule
This animal l. very queer.
He's also very slow;
Hes petty steady on the " cat"
But not - on the go
His ears are long, his tail is short,
IN, hide IS like a stone;
Iii, Will is firm. indeed | tlnk
Hes made OF Will alone"
you may cut down hlckry tree
And ply il with vim,
But Judging from hi, still slow gait
There's no elect on MN
One thing which marks this quadruped
whether awake or Sleep
l. that he Ia spend his time
In thoughts 80 great, 80 dc'p
I'VE often wondered as I've seen
HIM Mcditltlng =" ., $500,
Whnt ul,n, he, forming I'm his brain;
I'm ,uIc Ia like To know
think he, planning deep. dark schemes
Tile thinks IL H. no crime
Oi how when he j. goin- slow
He may male slower umr'
Now II Won wish TO travel fast,
b. y"u not To fool
With locomotion thate procured
Behind Georgia mule
pcslap~ You will forgive me for tn" above when you
i''' W. ,rn.H lad to attend some business in N,
an embryo cty aiout eleven mile, from my settlement
Now You must know that country school tea,neT can
do uotLns without first consulting hi, Board 81 1fu'
tees 40 notified that honorable boiy tlit th"Ie WI,
ou. b.nr-, If vast import no" 10 be- atchdel 10 ana
asked them 10 meet ou Friday afternoon thty an
promised To he on hand two hour' suh, fI'"Is
afternoon after .cl0o Wa 81 i-,d hcN came lh on
by one until they had All gathered ~ me 'hlriihh
called the meeting 10 old'F h' ,il'', hIr"'', ,.
ohiick oh d. mcctn' b., to consider q" way o. Pc,
vdin Dc means oh tfan,po-in Dc s' an; 10 VI, " nm
doubtcdly intended 10y nature for u smart man, re
Ia, very strong weakness for using hi- worn, IN le
wrong place. and thinks IT lu> special duN !" lmr'
thc 'fo..ah" a all time, with his knowledge Of the
dcilonary Well. after much debate it wa, finally a.,
Innlc" and "Briddcr Jink, DC buggy" and That /
should start early the next morning
The next morning was up ~" earE ",,"n n,oit
IA. heat Of The d,v | nt@ breakfast and waited u
"'clocl o'clock O'Clock and stlll that promised
Io,, lad Dot mi i'm appearance. knowing the pro
clvitv Of the mule 10 mnndr along rs hi' own ,"r"t
will dictates especially when The -nn shine, not I'm
10 de.par II reaching NJ at all that day but hrud
dcr' link with whom board. seeing my m"lano h0lv
state Il mind. offered 10 hitch up Gypsy. an anti
ounted specimen ~ ~" mule, who's" general APPEAR
.ncc i, tat Of The skeleton OF some prehistoric animal
one socs In museum.
accepted this proposition With m''e' ana fepcn'''
1T i could ,cc u weary: long suffering look in that
muo', eve and ! could imagine how hi, heart must
have sought the vicinity Of HI, 'Ail when my az
turled Nj, dream, ~ green fields and pleasant pas
turc, ard hitchci him 10 an old buggy To- 'neoGnt'r
The stern ralitic- of dusty ruad. N"rN, NcnN,
/ .oulopnilcd the way 81 the mule Is hard" hut.
putting aside all tender feelings Jumped INTO III"
buggy and gTa-png q such OF quit" ample p''l"
lion, began % urs- ~, mulc,hlp on his way.
nothing Of much Consequence lmmp',ed our on%nri
md M exec heat 81 the sun, which great luinhry
seemed u"t NOR. than ninety n'@ mlir, away, , =,
! arrived at Nj some time h'tWc"n l. m ana Z"
D. m. After having finished my hu-iua.> aud having
imutlf'h FED my mule on water ana WHAT gri>. h"
cnt1 nrllc from around hi, hfchpc post. bought a
large watermelon and .'attd for home BEFORE wn ont
Of sight ~ ihr town began 10 have ,cripr, nriVinl-
about reaching home h"f iro very LAT" hour In ne
mpruin. by ttr0u, admDuon1 and Applications Of the
hickory bed tc0u anl' - 81 my inil" nt" Jog T"t
hut IN" hrm'wuri Joufncy h' "'uh uvt even tt mp
respectable walk Wen, we trfs'd ou for two hour
or unfc whom 10 my dsmay De stopped, stopped -iill
\, tho hunr getting ifi" and % W.T. growing darh
began advising him with u large hickory that II
wa he-i 90 proceed, Int d" seemed {" nave mri,n u
he heart and h, lno also ana paid me no heed Their
boot of The ,cr,cch owl. There Wa. i've aud bali
nlc, from home with DO prospect Of getting there In
hurry. ,.
perhaps are not In the sabbath school books. and to
emphasize them With tie rising and falling infection o!
s;ick aero, n, back but ,till he moved not. lh'n
al at oncc m}'consccnce mot" me- thonshl per
haps the faithful bca,: might bc SICK. vs. mind r.
vcr;cd Ia.aam. who" beast spoke 10 Inn when hr
had smit.n him but three times. and here had
.mtteu my bca, about 1898 times listened almost
I'm cxpe,tatinn of hearing him hly Johnson johnson
whv tnltc,t thou me 3.;.3B time. p" 90 ~ the
buggy and looked At The mule. he gnl,d AT me with =
II femor,c Ia nv heart thought Of the cruel treat
mcnt had given him. aud on the Impulse n the
moment ! went Ia The buggy. got oni ms large;
brfoT@ the poor animal: aud firmly rc,oiyc- 10 be-
friend TO The mule ever after and 10 Join the Humane
society a. | reached Atlanta.
A. ! watched that mule slowly mnncllng away at
my melon. began 10 wonder II had not acted little
thought when / remembered the pledge had Just
taken. when he had finished he looked around with
"A satisfied air which encouraged me: - took hold NJ
his bride ana after strolng him gently for moment
a,tempcd TO lead him on But he refused to be led led:
the sad. farnway expression had vanished and In It's
stead there was mischlcvonS CLEAN born Of malice
sfOrcthought. ! demonstrated with him, hut II only
seemed 10 confirm his convictions TINT IT right for
him TO stand there thought Of my melon he had
then renowned all my Humane society resolutions,
and began to shower down on that mule torrents Of
abuse and also a big hickory; but all TO no effect
pulled the bride until my hands and arms were
sore. but he only Continued 10 back ana to pn me
backing, and thing, went for about the space Of
wondered what time IT was Just then tho moon
began 20 ii,e. from which | knew II about .
O'clock Ny physical eTeriion began to tell on me and
wnrcrmeon And hi the mule an extra blow a re-
suit Of those longlnGs.
wa, now desperate. | sat down on the side Of tho
my sou" and know mat P rsseniied perfect pet
my rcmalning strength for one final effort So
carcsscd him MP and down the backbone two or three
with both hands BEGAN 10 pull. pull ~ had never
pulled before and as hope never Ia pull AMIN. Aud
he hogan to back. continued 10 pull and he confined
to back How long this order Of things might have
gone on do not know. but inst then brilliant idea
struch me 30 forc!bly as TO come near knocking me
huchling and tanglng. htched him In again. upside
down. or wrong side ont or. we'll can't exactly eX
iI IN" direction wanted him 10 60 Then got back
in the buggy ana taking hold Of the bride began 10
pull and he began 70 back. and ! continued 10 null
and he continued 70 back and. will You believe me-
that nnl" backed all the way home II Is true did
not travel very fast but every time he wouid slow
he would put little extra speed into his back. Ever