The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
PRAISE TO BE CALLED AN ASS.
Some or tho Many Virtues OF That Admirable
Creature Briefly Reviewed.

From the Neo Orleans Pfcavune.
To be called an tss is a great compliment.
Humility, patience, charity, and industry have
been recognized as great virtues ever since
mankind has boon interpretive; but the world
has failed to notice that the ass, which is the
brunt of the jests of all nations, possesses
these qualities more fully than any other ami
NAL or any human being except the proverbial
often we call the man whom. we like a rare
would get mad, however. Wo write poems in
praise praise T of the horse I6s' d thGus inf the hOr TId is h in SO
makes the brilliant cavalry charge. but y is
the ass -. who thod brings iiESs, up the ev 9nTny,s am I'M
ssppises the ass, and he still despises the ass when.
forsaking his horse, he trusts his life to the ass
in a mountain pass.
The ass is to be found in every part Of the
mSFI6a lbs a WorR, w hhethb1rii1 n tb en an sIew' tho heG Him ao.
layas; the Rockies, or in the place Of his nativ.
i5 4 = the h orient. v Wherever ,Ra he L his dominant
ho is generally abused; perhaps because he
puts up with abuse 80 mcokly.
Always he Is the friend Of the poor. In
countries where horses cannot be afforded he
is the. sole means of transport. All day long
ha w sids 60 lo SSfe 4 aSs Pl"i Mi GE up more @ F0G tEyan many amy
half that Of the average horse, while IL a horse
t HSess " t had '& no i H"S" With the hsa load H Il Would %iSdl
fail down anyway.
That tho ass can be cured of his only two
vices of braying and kicking is proved by the
superior conduct of the London mOke, who is
about a third cousin OF the Oriental ass OF
myth, Of fable. and Biblical story, The moke,
who is about the size Of 9 big Newfoundland
who vend fruits and vegetables from door to
door in all parts of tho city.
All day you may occasionally hear him out
of your window chivy -chivying with his rapid
and mlncing little stops over tho asphalt
HIS barrel, well loaded with produce, and two
big costcrInongers up the sido of u hill. This
sometimes calls for sharp remarks about brutes
with white side whiskers and a kindly cx-
preston OF mouth, to which the costermonger
usually replies; earn old plum pudding. 1t
Until baroness Burdett. Coutts and the So
ciety for tho Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals
aorganilcd In imitation OF me nc original Amer,
the passage of the law q matter Of great senti-
mental moment in the. House OF Commons, In
stead of feeding his little donkey the coster-
tient and too humble 10 attempt to petition
the Commons itself, tried to thrive on the whip
ping and succeeded &C 9 aaos M49fd GtinW w. cb,dro, +,a,
u moke. When his fuzzy fur Is washed II Is
soft, fluffy, and pretty. A youngster may
crawl cray nr Al 10y oyer II him nyarS ana nar an OF bis nam nna and pound and
he will only smile the contt ntod smile OF the
moke who Is living in the moke heaven OF cur
THAT tho ass is not stupid ia proved by his
equal cleverness with the horse in learning
tricks. by his picking his way where a horse
cannot tinns tb 60 MIKE sE MS a. horse Set,lG aseom TndSG e9 @rdt
full. But he seems honely and out of proper
ton, unless you look at him closely, and the
w9rid too S,r often tbs E SIisnt py ya spP Of 1Ss SsS . SSGr vdI
will find those Qualities which make a face
educational and perhaps even beautiful