The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11
WICKED CINNAMON PETE.
He's Only n BurrO, but He's an Awful
Thief and Is Popular.

Thief and Is Popular.
DALE CITY. Cal, Dec. 2.-Cinnamon Pete Is
as bad a thief as ever made q dishonest living
around a mining camp. but there is not a miner
or prospector in Dale City that will allow him
to he touched. and, although they all swear at
him most vigorously, they all pet him and take
care OF him with genuine affection. Pete is Il
young. shaggy. brown burro, as fat as butter,
and with tho biggest, most wistful brown eyes
and the most knowing way Of cooking LIS huge
brown ears. Nobody owns Cinnamon Pete. He
is so lay, that it is not worth the trouble to try
10 make MIN work. and SO nobody wants him.
All the other burros in the camp go out In the
hills and sktrmish for themselves when they
not even do That. besides. he does not have to,
Tor he has learned. u trick that is a whole lot
better than wandering around and grubbing
perfect r9ly-poly. and as his thievery does not
usually bring anything down on his head
tory than working for it. He Keeps IA weather
found that they are likely to have Something
good II the wagons. Ono such came into the
Pete was summing himself on the south side
OF the powder house and looking as innocent
and cunning as any other siX-months-old baby.
The teamster took II look around for mischiev-
Gus animals, saw nothing but Cinnamon Pete.
and thoughtthere couldn't possibly be. any harm
refreshmcnts. Pete was watching him. and as
soon as be disappeared behind the door walked
barley, with his teeth and started on to hide
behind the powder house. Somebody yelled to
he thhe t tSief. P sHe g gaa he With rHSh fSa e sSaE ran n after ter
mouth, but when he. saw the teamster was
S ga R wit6 on b,a hin I"rd h. I'd diropped the sack; Jumped
teeth. grabbed It in his mouth again, and ran
away shaking sha it and scattering the barley al
gather i up again, and SO he went W swear
ihm n nIctqRT H peto oa dia about that thief Of n
waited for tho man to get too far away to throw
stones at, him and then ont he sauntered and
made a %leisurely and ample meal Off the scat
Pete watches around for the men to leave
their tents and slncks. and then, he sneaks IN
not want, With, his, hoofs and his teeth he
Vegetables, He nibbles at coffee, grains. but he
E%STaudlqEs: Ae PAS a great soRte@Pt for
Of bacon or hunk OF ham hung = up I'm" in a : tent slnt
ne vii work for hours trying 70 get It down SO
v wit6 his hs han 6nof Ifa ana t 9a + ag Buf t9 hM o Tnd mash It
both ears alert when he is on one or these eN-
peditions. and at the first sound Of. any one
can. carry his shaggy body,
Cinnamon Pete S very friendly with most of
treat him with great respect and Difference. He
ihad many lights With them before he made
the lesson was finally enforced and now no dog
chasing him or nagging him in any way. Pete
sometimes, when lie is feeling particularly
grown Newfoundland pup which is his particu-
lar dog friend. and he will often bring a
piece OF bacon or other meat out OF a
new. dog comes 10 the camp he has 10 try con-
cluslons with Pete at once. and so far the burro
has whipped every one that has shown up. AS |
soon as Pete sees a new dog he gives a disoor- |
oAAI eroaking whee-haM. and with ears erect