The morning news., 1899-12-03
SOME INTERESTING NATURE Norr.
Mules Respectful Affection for
Horse and Defcsto4fo

Mules Respectful Affection To-
Horse and DetcstatiOn of the A.
Every game bird. in its native han
has habit Of association, which IS df
ferently expressed Thus sportsmen VIII
know, say bevy of partridges COZ,
of quail, bunch OF prairie chicken
plump of wild fowl, wisp of teal eftb,.
green or blue winged, a file Of geese
fight of pigeons, or woodcoek. line 80
snipe. Pheasants are so nearly don,.s.,
Gated they are sad to come in clutoto
rail and DloVer in balls and cranes -,
heron in slants. anu
Everybody knows that a fox's tail &.
in hunting parlance his brush. but e.. -
perhaps know further that his sC,1r
technically a mask or thai if - Is
superlatively game, it is torn off nai,d3
On the kennel door of the pack in al ~
death, and marked with three crosees -
show that fe died only at the END ~
ringing run. The brush, of course o.,
TO whoever is nearest when ii is taI5s1
The trophy next in value is the right fore,
foot-in hunting phrase, pad chief >, ~.
left forefoot pad minor" ranks next Af
ter them the hind feet, ''the pegs v,biah
only very young or very avid hunters cars
much to claim.
One amazing fact regarding the ,,iver
the she fox-is that no dog will foljou,
her trail, while she carries young II 10
uncertain whether she then leaves no
scent or whether the dogs obey some M
NAL instinct, in passing over her trlol.
certain consideration for the femaIa is
apparent in most of the canine sneciss
one OF the surest signs of rabies is for n
dog to attack a bitch of his own species
Fawns when first dropped are for some
hours unaole to stand. The doe does not
remain beside them, but PAGES SLOWLY
around a a considerable distance. Ever,
now and then she gives a little tremTyoi,s
bleating caA, at sound of which the fawn
lifts its head and tries to struggles, to its
feet. Should man or a dog appear mean
time, the doe runs away in a straight line
but lagGingly and hating, as though her
self hurt unto death. When she thinks
she has lured the enemy far enough away.
she gives three great flying leaps which
takes her at once out of sight, and goes
ba ck to her baby upon seven league boots
But if left undisturbed, she keeps up the
pacing until she sees the fawn standing.
then PAGES daintily away in a straight
line choosing always the easiest grade.
AS she PAGES she calls family and every
now and then halts, looking over her
shoulder to see that she is followed.
III tempered old horses delight to attack
very young foas and will kill them If
permitted Mules have the same cheerful
habit unless they are under the influence
of 'the bell mare" She is the queen Of
the herd-a kindly creature, who has
grazed and fed with them, wearing a
tinkling bell about her neck. If she snorts
defiance of anything, an her followers rush
to the attack. If she shifts tolerance, they
pass it by. In all things they obey her
abjectly Back in the old days when
horses and mules throughout the South
west went to market in droves, the rough
riding highwaymen of that epoch always
tried to capture the belf' and make off
with it, knowing that nothing could keep
the drove from following. Similarly, drov-
ers tried always TO save ''the bell" She
was led. never ridden, so that in event of
attack, she might be fresh for game
run. A light lad led her-the owner or
chief drover brought up the rear The
lad had strict orders at the first sign OF
trouble to go his very best, caring for
nothing but "the bell"
Mules are on the whole something OF
cads. They are very proud of their horse
.kinfolk and very much ashamed OF the
other side of their ancestry. One horse
in a lot of mules is a royal parsonage,
Poor Neddy contrarywise, is kicked ana
cuffed and nipped most cruelty.