New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26
Upholstery Department.

even have to that mule. after one Internal
days work I'm murky heading. You could smell
the birthstone in that heading. they said. after
Bits devil had fully introduced himself to FoX's
that day
so. from that time Fox was Bl's mule, and
Bill, aud Bill only. was FoXs driver; i'ill could
recognize Bits step in the darkest heading. 1t
was most uncanny thing to watch. the da6oiical
cunning that developed in that red-haired mule;
once Fox saved his own life and Bits. when fool
heading led off from the main. II was on a steep
down grade. pitch dark; IN another moment FOX
broken his neck and wrecked the cars behind him.
and Bill who sitting on bumper close be
hind Fox. would have been mixed up In the smash.
But Fox, being devil on four legs, had the pres
of mind to turn himself Sideways in just that
one moment so that the bulge OF the front bumper
passed under him, between his hind and fore legs,
and the force Of the collision was broken. Fox was
only knocked down Tor small part of second
and then was on his hoofs again. and Bill never
oh yes. you can call it Instinct II YOU 10;
| say IT was the devils In tAose two. How was It
that for four years Bill Guinery never had fit OF
conv rson. or even went 10 "A protracted meeting
did nothing but curse and rave and welnigh do
murder all that time2 And during those four years
it was Fox that got him back his job over and
over again They hred IN for one thing or an.
other. and everybody IN the mine was glad except
Fox. Every time Bill was fired Fox became utterly
unmanageable; II was a case OF either getting RIA
OF Fox and breaking IN green mule to take ms
p.ace-and the boss knew the value Of "A mule Ike
F@TQr e'Se getmf PACK hi 10 drHS nm that
was the end. He seemed to lose his grip Fox still
seemed. and puzzled. II there something
new and strange I'm his brother soul that he didn
like II Fox had been his old self he never would
have let that train OF loaded cars catch up with
him on a down grade until he could feel the front
bumper hitting his hooks And then. as II he had
forgotten all his old cunning. Fox actually jumped
the track the worst thing he could have done.
you see. between the track and the wall OF the
heading there wasn't room FOR mule. hardly Tor
a And there "A swapping OF mule :
spinal column and crunching Of marrow out of
mules bones and the heavy ears ground on
down the grade. BIN was of his bumper In an in
bloody and screaming mess against the wall lie
wanted 10 just give Fox one pat on the head.
sup jOsc for goodby But the quivrrng. kick
ing remains Of that mule were not ready 10 be
pattcd Yet. and soOn XII got within reach
there a blaze OF two popping eyes In the dark
ness and fash of big teeth and the next mo-
ment the big teeth met right through Bits shin
bone just below the knee
They found like that together Fox was
shoVtlcd onto "A car and Bill was carried away. un-
conscious. The doctor managed 10 fix mp the stump
OF his leg
But always have believed that there was "A
whole volume OF reproach ana diabolcal affection
and regret IN that last bite that Fox gave Blll
Guingry. ON, your army mule Is mere brute