Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21
THE DYNAMIC BURRO.



iclers paid vast attention to his many points.
He has ever been regarded as patient and
| iaborious brute, utterly devoid OF artistic
| tastes and sentimentalty, but Patrick Henry
Gale Of the town Of Indio, who has had an init
mate acquaintance with asses of all kinds,
throws new light on the burro's character.
| In fact, he shows that as fighter the burro is
| unequaled, and rather surprised his hearers by
saying that he was ready to back burro
against anything from grizzly bear TO a royal
Bengal tiger. One gentleman had expressed
wonder at a burfo whipping a stallion, when
Mr.. Gale explained:
"Any Jack will whip any stallion that walks {"
"Surely Won are mistaken" somebody said.
"You don't mean to say that q Jack can whip q
| stallion"
"That 10 exactly what mean," answered
Gale They are the worst fighters in the
world. Why, bless me if don't believe jack
will fight anything. I know good deal about
burros, he added in a reflective way. Being
pressed for information he remarked:
~ will give you few anecdotes regarding
burros which have come under my personal
observation. We were a large crowd once cross
ing the desert, and when camping above Mojave
we saw goodly number of stock browsing in
the open plain. The first care Of one Of our
men was to securely tether our old stallion, who
was most vicious and who was never SO happy
as when engaged in manning and wounding
stock MY friend had taken extraordinary pains
to secure his wariike animal and we sat down to
our meal. No sooner had we commenced to
eat than we heard the thunder of horses hoofs,
and, Jumping up, saw this brute charging In
the direction Of the herd
".Doggone it, said the owner, that brute
viii iniure half dozen horses or 80, and
shall have to pay damages. Did you ever see
such luck?'
81 had, however, noticed long, low, rakish
gray outline in the horizon and, catching up
my glasses, saw that it was a1ack.
Don't worry yourself, old man. said;
that burro will settle his hash'
".Boshr be answered, she'll chaw that jack
up alive
"'will hep
ave heard a loud hee-haw and there was
Master Jack bearing down upon the horse. For
few minutes we could see nothing for dust
II was a terrific battle.
THAT burroll get killed. said the owner Of
the horse, excitedly. He had no sooner spoken
the words than the horse came tearing back to
camp with a great raw place on his withers
The burro had simply torn 1t to shreds.
"'Good heavens! II he hain't ruined my
horse said the owner Of the animal in tone Of
mingled despair and rage. That horse was the
worst fighter in Kaintucky'
WELL l replied, soothingly, you bet he'll
never fight another burro.'
II once saw another battle with n burro and
a stallion. which. however. proved more disos-
irons In The latter n rae a. rannb onJ q
miner came along with bnrro laden down with h
provisions. pickaxes, &C.: in fact, a complete
outfit. He asked leave to stay for the night
near our house. and we consented.
"sBy the way,' said the farmer. Il have n
mighty bad horse here-an out-an-out fighter
You ia better tie nm that iact of vonrs or he'll
get hurt
"T amt afeard.' said the miner.
"'wen, it's yer own bizness. We call the
horse Pizen cause he's such an ornary fighter.
"sMy jack can look arter himself, said the
miner, haughtily.
had never vet seen burro and A horse to-
Rether, and thought the miner was rash.
look here. 1 Clipped in, why don't Won
tt,ler that fack2 THEREIN he a dead donkey
around here tomorrow and you can't blame
me-
HE looked at me for A moment and ou;eflv
Observed Young man, where was you born3'
I'D n like To take the cnssedness onf NJ that
ERE chap said the rancber as be nnged nj tI b;s
pipe when we were hnused
NOTHING would have pleased me better than
for our old Pizen to kilt that lack.
az puess. said the ranchero. with bumor-
ous twinkle in his of eve, that ere ZACH Il
lopelv auppose NE introjnre Pizan 70 bi,n
1--WE stole out Of the house onietly The
miner was sitting BY the fire he had built near
the pump and was cooking his meal. He saw
MS 90 toward the barn. We felt MIGHTY ashamed
of ourselves. and the farmer looked nj me and
said:
"'Gale, I amt got the heart to do IT. II amt
the miner care FOR. but that moor donkey. He
ain done us anv HARM
"'No. he amt said. 'but when pizen,s oct
ting away with him we can rnsh ont NJ The
house and stop IT.
".All RIGHT sighed the entIe-beortea f,r,,ar
IT mu.t he dome inst 60 teach the,r ,tnara ti,at
We ain't simple conntrV foil :, '''
awe headed pizen for the ;.cl and tho-o ,,,s
a clasb as n two tbnnderhnfts Iad ,nat We Ws
yush.d ont ~ tba cabi,, a. oe,ro,d - L.. ~.
stead Of the hurro trx;rs 10 r,n s,r,u .s..,,,
P;zen there was p;zen r,nn;nn .,sav frc,,, ,' tha
hnrro AMI Tho ;act IN tuii -,,,,s',s. rho Ill.
90, tIrn,,h az S,ro,,nd - a.. ~ ~
stra;oht on tha henLs Ha a., 1 uolSe ne'I leu
yav hnt yell S,crn stee,, hi'tr ia broS LII; ;s
nect diving instantiv When wa COT ~ ti,o
hanLs tbe Sprro nas n,;ati,' ao.;,'o ~ ~ . ue
Lent orass and o,a pm, va us auo sao st
,atas "N ''~ was "'a'ins III 'ne
M,wa, t-u TIA w.;,
1.-THE miner looked 1T ns sho u NO ,.a ," ,atra
,. ,.o an n ..a. ."n AZ us Shen we returned,
Dd. we q no; n t ekcnanse good nights we went
saSn w. 'ne mouse anu .,. mooay sought our
IA .c,n e" pss ;a Nv me covers Ihe farmer
W,r,ii ne. '' "eh' "nu HIS ans"er was;
.,t, 10 60
ny, $3.50. &c .aI eacA W MeAco. l
M, ~. .s, ~ "" VI ",he, miner,
Srn nv t s,is, aE iionA "h"' nave seen Oh
Du m,Ss' pehese ~;
A1c was uhNeliHB IN tne sierra Maure