The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-15

Wild hogs had rank and mpsky .odor which
MANNED with Watson at R.p aaar,ers for fu
week. and had some splendid shooting. but no
such success as attended our big boar hunt y
Males Good Mcmories-They DO Not Forget
Hat n, eatmcut.
SCRANTON. May IA have owned hundreds
OF mules" n coal mine operator said. but I
have never had one that was Vicious kicker,
unless the man or boy who broke or handled
II made 1t SO by his cruel treatment. A mule
named Mol that cost me SITS, l put in the
mine once to haul cars to the foot OF the shaft.
She Ind worked like horse above ground,
and she was as true as steel In front OF tho
mine cars. In the course OF n month learned
that the boy who drove her was in the habit OF
abusing her shamefuly / cautioned him n
number Of times against maltreatlng the IN ula
but I found that he paid no attention
to my orders. and I had made up
my mind to discharge the boy the next
day. when the foreman sent word up the
shaft in tho afternoon that the boy had just
pounded Mol over the head with sprag and
blinded one OF hor Dyes. l had the boy dis
charged at once and the mule was brought
up and kept In the hospital until her blind eye
got we'll. Then we put her back in the mine.
and the next boy who drove her hadn't the
slightest trouble with her. He treated her
kindly. and she soon became SO much at
tachcd to him that she would bray at the
sound OF his voice AS far as she could hear 1t
in tho darkness OF tho mine.
Five months and q halt from the time
Mols eye had been knocked out. the boy who
had pounded her on the head with tho spraR
went down the shaft unbeknown to me to SEQ
the other boy The mule was httched to
4 ho hoy t.,k u1k In
her driver she gave snort. made lunge at
him. and snapped the trace chains. She had
been standing perfectly still. but the sound Of
He ned, and Mol dashed at him. caught his
iii he Yelled. Thon she 81 threw him down.
wheeled around. and went to Kicking him. and
saa his sss to
him severely. Our boy rove her away AS soon
rs he could. and when she turned around and
him grooming. she walked back and took her
place In front OF the sar as though she f9it that
offered, to kick or bite, any one else, and she
worked In ihe mine until she was Killed by u
Another mule that was used to haul cars
smith who .shod him. The blacksmith had
woudst stand still Wills his Shoes ' we're be.
Ing nailed on. and the mule got so after err !.
Sas to- Se t enashi
smith by, the seat Of his trousers and threw
ono Of ts K H sfeoS en Ms
burned. and the mule got another unmerciful
ha srns At his hans; Atter that ths mule
tFsa snR 5 esS gs
smith on the back with, one OF his
f2re!eet one day. knocked him DOWN, and
to shoe the mule any more. SO another work
man took the mule In hand, and he had no
perfectly still while the new man was shooting
him. but he continued to hate the other one
Snd he made number O. ,empt to st,ke
mule went into the yard where tho mule and
the 9o %
at him the moment he, closed the gate. bit q
Shupk out Of his sh9he ot him. han. and
that the blacksmith lay helpless
culm car from the breaker to the top Of the
dump one year Tom was faithful mule mule; but
S Sas % it ns 1ndi
io form the habit Of tiskins. strikins. Or lit.
he worked d H Ono day tie boy Wsnt forward at
fns ee s 81 ne had to aos Ii ns o
mule: when Tom gave him whack on the
SsS Mss s sna o es sna q the t.s5 and n
& l5o feet; He wasn't hurt much. ara he
On purpose, but in a day Or SO
his head. and knocked him off the dump az be-
fore. The boy again said that 1t was an acct
dent. but he changed his mind before long. for
Tom slapped hi with the side of his face or
head whenever he got an opportunity on top OF
the dump. but, he didn't undertake to do so ,ex-
down tho . ealm slope. In time the boy learned
Tom ceased to knock him of tho dump.
Kate. fine roam mule got in the notion OF
stepned into q shanty 70 wnrm himself in the
excellent animal. and Thought would sec II
thirty feet Of strong chain. the other end OF
which was fastened to q loaded coal car; The
boy blocked the chr Mt the shanty. and the mo-
ment h. was inside Kate started off on dead
run. When she got to the end Of the chain
sho came to such 2 sudden halt that her feet
and the next instant she landed on her hack.
Kate was greatly surprised; She picked her
re car was and then walked to it and stood
aiterward gave Nate several chances to run
Her habit had been broken for good"