Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30
PETE AND THE GRIZZLY.
A Gray Mule Whose Only Concern Was 4
His Masters Safety.


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from INC Oourier-'ourna.
oome years ago was the owner OF Q large
iron gray mule named Pete. Pete was tho
pride of NV heart the annie Of nv eve nv
snoiled favor;ta pate ona v.ra +-arol;ro
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pu. VI ,no "An.a'on iioun'",nS' -,
hos having anything particular on my mlno
was enjoying the scenery which in that region
is very fine. Pete NAV have been occupied for
awhile in tho s,na ,,ornor h,+ 10 ba r,os bo
- NV e .A"''' " ~
SUN 'ufneu MS attention eise"here' ior MS
whlnny reminded me that 1t was dinner time,
and both Pete and 1 were hungry.
Accordingly. when We came TO A nice grassy
nlace 7 tetbered Pate En- n tree ollouino him
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aoou' 'Neh'y IeeI Vi range aho' @hhs solne
nam nam anu eIaGhers our OF my haSefsX W say
uo"n On q i"ileu ree 70 cav theni' WINE
The srcsh go A nhint a"on - "a orda,,
Snoinriv he ~oorad ~, 81 sr.oa =;
80 ~, NC ,enieu up aiu nnot eu ~ " maj"
$500 % p,'. go vi :. 80 IN. Wv IL. rou i,
Ala 81 , " ~ my 49, anu :. was W. We. !
yerv large verv bnnorv and tA0 verv ferocior !"
rr;.,, 80 - IL
S9on;c ., az Wy "S s.'.s eIoo' az pio :,
for ,he ,,,an an LIS pa" a.ouu in:.
;ne, of on 60 7 - -, 49,. t ~ ;,
II wos Of Pror;danno -, n. .noa =; ~" ~ =
,,lsoos a. ho - " pns .iee' Al 'Ao '''iie
7 w. m o. - - oe
Pete Tho boa no., 'uu sn'o ues uu. a.as, Poor
col a,d oor,,"Ia",t 1000, "o' tIi"6s ~ Se.S
&C., 81 49, g p. nm. nc hu9. nav
with " strora, s.anoS mi ese was .ethelea
cI;nab . ons ~ "II eounu ny esoHPe anu
tln $500. ~ US l irau uoiie. 90 ne sa' GOWN On
ieft +, - - ~ 80 I0
perbnns no rras e,Sna a. 80" w ,,,.
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rpr;t;"s iooi, 8, ,,"t,ro ~ i;atoa '1 len
ohors - ar;dant p,t;a;,,o,;nS 81 ~. rnras. in
n;pt IA g, Vi WIG iep"'' Az
"I pota ne h was aoou, 70 ihouigei A..
a1,I 0en..' ~ niuon Us hnow VI 'hIs re-
.iri Aaoie unIiiSi' our iSeu nhe. "hen ~as
o'.io .no uiat IN n"u eeeh GnPiesseu AZ nis
e.cs uisaPpeareu "i'oSe,neI' ne oroPPeo us
80 "nu w nioo.o .ne Si"o "Saiu' no
Won. on with MS grazing Just as II there were
NJ SUN 'hIH6 as iiZlH pear III Tue "orIo.
ne w0uiu mp OH the Succuieht green stems
anu cue" WIN great steauihess anu regularity,
ana occasionally couid near ms contenteo
SNORT as he STRUCK an unusually oeicste ouncn
Oh grass.
Inc pear was as much astonlsned as az
ie,e absorption IN the business OF eating and
ihuinerence 10 oahger Evidently ne consld.
ered such conduct without parallel, for ne
looked haruer lhan ever at fete, theh scratched
ms mead ana Iriea 10 mink OUT an answer 10 the
Proolem put re,e ca,hiy went on Win MS
grazing anu iooheo heither 10 the right nor 10
'ne le1t, WINE SAT IN my Tree anu stared.
by ana py 'he pear arose from the tree. ne
hhe" ina. ne couiu nor SIZE ne up Fe'e conouct
hiereiy ny slslihs there. l0en ne mace grand
circuit around ,he tfee IN oruer 10 "atch fete
from every angie ana point Uettlhg no satis-
faction out OF that MODE OF procedure, he
came over 10 my Tree ana looked up at me Tor
an answer. But hao none 10 give hlm, for L
wa, was us nucn PuzzIed AZ .he pear was between
the pear anu me we De2an 10 thlnk that fete
had lost MS mlho. fernaps fright AT the APP
pearance OF the pear hao so oereft MIN OF rea-
son that ne continued 10 eat grass through the
mere force OF haplt.
soon the sriZAiy soI ureo OF tne endeavor 70
oeclpher the mysteries OF a mule behavior
Appetite was getuhg the DETER OF curiosity
ana ne prepared ior WORK. lie went BACK to
the log against Whlcn ne mad hrst Leaned and
made a critical cxaminatlon OF MS destroying
apparatus. ne stretched ms front paws and
s,apPeu the muscles OF each with the other:
Evidently ne was satisneu mat ne was IN good
trim, i0r nc opeEeu MS mouth ana ran MS paw
aiong tue ease OF ms tee'n 10 see Ihat they were
sharp. EACH ca" was inspected Ia oetali ana
wheh Az was over ms pearshlp appeared TO De
'horouSn,y sa'isheo tna' ne was NJ 10 oemoiish
Whoie oroVe Vi muies, the opportunity
oHereu.