San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-15
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER Is, SO
HUMAN MULES.

servatlon among men that the
several animals are represented
in the several types of the human
race. Thus we say one man re-
sembles a lion in his nature, an
other fox, another cur, anoth-
er a bull, another a tiger, and so
on. This real or fancied resem-
blance is only fully noted when
looking beneath the surface we
see in the disposition that which
had been so imperfectly outlined
in the outward semblance. This
fact is accounted for by many of
the supposition that as we pass
from stage to stage of our human
development we actually assume
during some part of our progress
toward the human form the body
of the particular animal that we
are said to represent. However,
this may or may not be, it is GER
tain that some persons creately
resemble certain animals.
So true is this and so generally
is the broad truth accepted that
the words leonine, and vulpine,
and currish, and tigerish, and
foxy have entered into our
speech and are universally en-
ployed to designate certain attri-
butes of the individual whom we
discuss. Thus we have in our
language the hoggish, man and
the slothful man, and the kitten
ish girl and the fawn-likc child,
and the muleish person. Not al
ways de we put the saddle on the
right horse in assigning animal
quality to our acquaintance. Not
only so, but not infrequently it
is considered a stigma, or uncOm-
plimentary to man or woman to
compare them to an animal, when
in reality the lack of compliment
is on the other side and the poor
brute is the one legitimately en-
titled to complain of the cOmpari-
son and the association of idea
involved.
Few men for instance would
feel themselves complimented by
being called a dog, and yet the
average man is not half as de-
serving of consideration as the
average dog. Carefully weigh
the excellences of each in their
own scale and see. Do not weigh
a dog in the mans scale or man
in the dogs scale, but weigh each
in their own balances and see
how the account stands. The dog
is truer to his own instincts than
the man, that is the average dog
to the average man. He is more
industrious in his calling, he is
more respectful of the rights of
other dogs, he is more friendly
with his kind, he is more humane
in his way, he is better friend,
is more to be trusted, is less sell
fish and in hundred doggy ways
shows that he is a better dog
than the other fellow is man.
What is true of the dog is true of
the mule.
The points of resemblance be.
tween a man and a mule are in.
finite, or well nigh so. They are
both born young and are a good
while coming to maturity and in
their babyhood neither one of
them gives any certain indica-
ton of what he is coming to. The
+. baby mule is as cunning as a cir
cus,and if there is anything more
cOmical than a young human it
has not yet appeared. The baby
mule with all his occasional
frlskness is a SCHENECTADY cuss,
and there are few things on this
planet more solemn than a young
child. Watch them both in their
meditative moods and see how
the points of resemblance be-
tween them multiply. They both
love their ease, feed well, sleep
the long day through, wink inces-
sanity when their eyes are open,
seem at times to be tickled to
death over nothing, are absolute
ly Indifferent to their surround
ings and only intent on growing.
They are both wise with wisdom
all their own.
But it is to the mulish man that
the text refers, the man who in
his development has demonstrate
ed that he belongs to the mule
family. This is not the discredit