Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02

Julius Caesar. The name, however, was
not included In the S25.
T-hose of you who do not know what
these dignltariss are must have briel
description. When they were introduced
into this country from Spain. they were
donkeys. but climatic conditions ana en-
forced habits, such as severe hardships'
and az near nothing as possible TO eat.
have developed the QuainJest creatures
It seems TO me, on the globe. All their
former traits have disappeared. except
the capacity for making a noise, which Is
something terrific.
Take Julius Caesar, for example. Ills
name Is not a haphaZard one, al might
be supposed, but OF itself implies n great
deal At first was inclined to name him
after one OF the great composers, such
as Bach or Beethoven, on account OF ms
musical capacity. but upon studying his
cl aracter more clearly discovered tha1
to be only an innocent amusement Of his,
and n characteristic OF but secondary
importance.
Above everything else he IS a general.
He seems to realize, the poor ill-fayored
creature, that he is not 10 fit through
life like some people l know-on his good
looks. He, therefore, does not expect
sympathy and does not appreciate II
when he gets IT, A pathetic nature IL one
Of his characteristics, and he seems 10
feel that he is an outcast upon the world
that must continually fight his way to a
bare subsistence.
II you were riding him at ever so fine
n canter and he should spy n toothsome
bunch Of dry prairie-grass on the road
side all the powers on earth could not
induce him 20 proceed until he had appro-
priated the coveted morsel TO his own
80 la n
quently stops suddenly from lively trot
when there would seem to a less philoso-
phical mind really no occasion for 1t
at all
That Is where / first got the idea that
julius Caesar was born philosopher.
We have all seen great men while walk
ing RAPIDLY down the street stop sud
denly in their intricacies OF thought ana
pause several seconds before resumlng
their way That IS exactly the way Ju-
lius Caesar does for all the world. l
sometimes feel rather embarrassed and
vexcd. too. when we happen 10 be on the
street and have him come to a dead
standstill. seeming perfectly oblivious 10
all the beating and kicking l can bring
10 bear on his well-nigh insensible hide.
lie conyinces me dozen times day
that he does not have TO go unless he
ttflS SO QlSIDNfAs anu AAlfAN - - NO.
an act OF courtesy on his part that he
does go al my terrific suggestions with
raw-hide and boot-heel to move on.
WHAT CAESAR EATS.
Like all true philosophers, Julius Caesar
is not over particular how he sustains lie
Ee seems TO understand that eating is q
stern necessity and faces the misfortune
with all the fortitude Of his nature. let
him into the kitchen-lot the other day,
and he proceeded to consume potato-par-
ings, cabbage-leaves. chicken-fced, and
orange peels in doubtful state Of preser-
walton. He even cast n longing and ar
ftctiCnate glance at a lice, new fruit 'can,
lately robbed Of its delightful California
peaches. ] can never bring myself 10 BE-
Eove. however that hs actually had mas
tcatory designs on the tinwarc. though
they do say that his neighbors and kins-
men have been caught I'm the very act
/ am inclined to take a mider view, and
believe that IT was only the rosy-cheeked
peach pictured on the can which attracted
the mild but steadfast gaze OF !. caesar
II this inference b. tT'e, I suspect the
said J. Caesar TO be a deyotee Of art He
has many brothers Known by different
thol gh somewhat analogous, name
lie does not confine himself, however, 10
"short feed" exclusively. We have been
teasing pa for "A good while 70 kave the
driving mares tail cut short and the
other day Caesar got IN the stall ana
chewed It all of, saving Us the trouble
Of cutting It. ! really do not think he
cared particularly for the hair. but did
il more as joke than anything else.
Somebody had played the same joke on
him.
A DEAD BCRRO RARE.
The queerest thing Of all about burros
IS that they never die. Il is a very ordi-
nary sight to see young ones, but, "a dead
one has never been sworn 10 on good
authority They live on indefinitely Ike
some NOTWITHSTANDING are said by some To
do. They can be retained In the family,
| suppose, Ike piece Of rare, old silver
ware, from generation 10 generation.
There would be considerable difficulty
I'm pawnng him I'm case OF financial
strincency," because he would be certain
70 eat ND all the other stuff in the shop.
The burrO has a bosom companion, the
Mexican. who is hardly less interesting
than his long-eared. long-headed, ana
most generally long-haired majesty him
self You shall hear something along
that line next time.
If any Of my young friends are curious
on any particular subject OF general IN
tcrest and IL they viii write me, | VIII
do my best to enllghtcn them. Address
STILES DEARING,
Box J1J, Albuquerque.