Graham guardian., 1898-10-14
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yOu' SPOoO L III gum W hafO ulu
eat up my corn; not much, l tel
: you" "That's So" says Josephus
? "Pll go, but you better come too
: May need some help, you know
So out Josephus went, barefooted
and with nothin' but his nlghtgown
on. Pretty quick he let a howl
out of him. He'd stepped on some
sand burs, and be came in and put
! his shoes on, and then he sailed
forth again.
Now the cavalry tactics had
taught Josephus to approach the
enemy cautiously, and he acted
accordingly; besides think it was
Josephus' nature 10 approach any
thing like danger cautiously any
way. He says "WilIie's Weary
Walkers" made a mistake at La
Quasina and San Juan Hill in not
approaching the enemy cautiously;
that they didn't stick to the tactics.
Of course, he says, the policy they
adopted probably shortened the
war, and there were more Of them
left to tell the tale than there would
have been if they had adopted the
other plan, but still it wasn't strict.
ly military.
Josephus walked carefully and
cautiously down between the rows
Of peach trees. The silvery sheen
of the shining moon shone down
through the foliage. This Is a
habit you may have noticed which
the moon has when 1t is full, and
just now it was full. Lord, how
Josephus did envy the moon that
night! Pretty quick he spied
something white under n peach
tree. Yes, Jerusha was right, it
was hoss. Josephus would use
dlpIomocy and thereby save time.
He would grasp it by the forelook,
not time, but the boss, and gently
lead it out Of the gate which stocd
open. He was about to grasp,
when something happened. On
the place where the forelock ought
to be there WAS no forelock, but he
had long ears and Josepnus grasped
one Of those. Then the something
happened; shower Of peaches fell
nearly knocking poor Josephus
down. Then Josephus discovered
the boss was Il mule, and that he
had been monkeying with a buzz
saw. The mule was making a bee,
line for the back Of the lot. Jerusha
standing by the porch saw him
coming and endeavored to head
him off. HASTILY grabbing'a stick
Of fire wood in one hand and rock
in the other she let fly the rock at
the mule just as he went around
the corner. She missed the mule,
and hit Josephus square on the
shin bone. JoSephus he howlcd
and he cursed and he jumped and
cursed; so much for military edu-
cation. Josephus didn't used to
curse. "What the boody
bleeding blazes did You do that
for, JerushaW "-- the
white of a mule any.
way" be roared. By this time
Jerusha had got around him and
was driving him back, but just us
he got along side the well he spied
Josephu.. =, I shylng to the right
lunged az inst the well curb and
over it went and down went the
drum, bucket and rope into the
well, and Jerusha nearly went in
after them for she was hot after
the mule. Well, they chased that
old white mule for three quarters
of an hour, back aud forth, but
couldn't get him to see the gate,
In his wild flight for freedom, he
had succeeded in knocking down
three young prune trees and near
" demolishing Chinese Umbrella
tree Once when he was passing
the house, Joscphus, who had been
peltng him with rocks, succeeded
in hitting him on the hip bone, and
the rock glancing off took an angle
of ninety degrees and striking a
pane Of glass in the window, went
+ through 1t and Knocked majohca
vase off q marble pedestal, smash
ing it and narrowly missing forty
dollar mirror. By this time
Josephus was played out. The
mule was fresh as ever, and
Josephus sat down on the porch
: and said 1t was g. hot, and ht
guessed he'd take off his night
shirt" Said something about go
ing down to the river and drown,
ing himself if he lived till morning
Jerushu asked him if he sposec
the mule had hurt the corn any
lie SAID: g the cOru". Jus
then the baby fell out of bed anc
cut hole in his tongue and nearly
broke his nose. Jerusha went in
to the house, Josephus looked ~
and saw the mule, and gathering
up rock, softly and slowly ap
preached the mule. The mule WA,
standing directly in front Of hiv,
OF bees. Josephus got within ter
| feet lpt Hv tho rock and strIck Tho