The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-25
KICKING ABOARD THE DORA.
cot ny THE ORFFCERS On. CREW
BuTBY THE ALASKA CARGO.


The Dora sails from the Arlington dock
Iris morning with cargo that fully fits
the term general" She has about every
thing aboard from care of neesilss to a
live, very live. mule, and. 30 far as learn
ed. the ciaiy kick about loading the ship
has been made BY the mule and his nine
coxusarioYs
When the ten mules were marched onto
the dock yesterday and stood there hitch
ed 10 a corner OF the shed looking as
pezce&ble az Mary-s traditional little
lamb. TIE mate IN esarge Of the leading
O. TIE Dora game ashore and looked his
prospective cargo over.
'Ail Of EN- gentle. ! suppose he said
10 the man with the mules.
Like kittens, every one Of them" was
the auswer.
Hey. there" the mate yelled TO the
men deck; s.rig that sling from the
foremost aud htteA the pulley 20 the dom
key engine. Mebsse II a donkey naals
them aboard they viii lie good
AZ ha turned 10 80 forward The mate
sutdsnly stopped. ana, looking at the deck
load of freight. gave another order.
Hey. you there. Take them cases OF
eggs away and move that bolier ND next
10 the nft..' and then he added. sofso
vooe, they can't kick holes IN that boiler.
bar they might spoil esgs."
Il was more fun thar circus when the
leading began. The smallest mule Ia The
bunch Was selected the first 20 80
aboard. The deck hands came up from
the ship onto the dock in a body with the
slings, and as soon as they reached the
she'd each man dropped the sling and was
busy doing something else.
Hey, there. you fellows, yelled the
mate from his point of vantage on the
hurricane deck; -sTice 1p tsfat mule Ia d
sling and send hin aboard Get move
Not a deck hand OF the iot moved you
70 on. BILL said one tom. trice him
up. you used TO work on a raEcn. said
snher blessed u ~, sn9 ,s,r sh sna , shs
mule STOOD there and nleekly surveyed the
crowd Of deck hands. who would not have
hesitated an snatan. about TRUCKING q case
mules.
Then the mate got angry and said things
to the deck hands that wouldn't add 10
the standard Of newspaper III printed,
and be Jumped ashore. grabbed up sling
and began to einch up the mule. The
animal had evidently carried pack some
time in his career and ne submitted quiet
" To the roping. albeit there were strange
knots tied In the ejncnes, until the mate
attempted 10 put one extra rope around
him Then The after batter, . OF ,ss aocsls
that gave him plenty Of room Tor action.
Mate. deck hands and spectators scattered
As those hind legs famed the amoacn.
. minute. When the dociie mule 0uletcd
down nobody wanted to fasten the loose
rope. and finally the mate said Hoist
mule felt himself lifted he again started
his hind legs 10 work. In a trice his
front feet were OF the ground and he was
swinging In midair, front feet paving.
hfnA feet kicking, and his long ears laid
back close TO his neck. like jack rabbit
on the run. Il was but a second or two I'M
dsch s na sans mad ss b. aa
the animal tied In stall on the deck.
The donkey engine held him I'm firm grip
anal such n . ~ ne , was 81 rs ss,. s,.,ou
yelled the mate. 'and unsnaekie that
mule"
Nobody answered, and nobody In the
crowd on the dock nsoved. The mate
whiried around ready to say something.
but before him stood crowd OF land hub
hers in light osercoats and red neckf'es-
stood on the deck lifting FIRST one leg
and then another. as II counting them. 10
be- sure he had a full complement OF limbs,
and patiently awaited release
The donkey engine man, from a safe
distance. suggested that the mate go
aboard and take OF the sings. and the
mate replied 10 The weii-meant advice by
language more Vigorous than eloquent.
And Then came the deltxarer. IA shock
headed youth In overaits. who went aboard
and took Off the ropes, while the mule
stood as stin as the ussiitea man.
After that Il WAS easy. The boy with
the oseratls got a JOB He pat au the
sings and took them OFT. ana watched the
mules kicking high In air. as they were
lifted from dock TO deck with unconcern
while a dozen brawny deck hands and a
very mad mate watched him from safe
retreats.
As the last mule went aboard and was
boaraea IN It's stall. from out behind bales
of ha- aed piles az boxes. the brawuy
sailors came and said. What next sirf'
60 tie mate. HE hooked al them and went
aboard. There were strcaks OF hiood ia
his eyes
How are you going TO get the mules
ashore. maisf' Was asked
They'll walk ashore, IL they have TO go
on snDwsaoes. WAS his reply, indicating
that The shock headed hoy had iast his sob
ana there were no candidates for the posi-
ton.
The mules, which are said 10 do well in
Alaska. have ati heen broken to pack
service and viii be usssi on the various
trails THsofe ~ feed in abundance for
thrm i'm thak eeuiitry and II IL said tssey
speedily Eraw shaggy coat thai renders
them sufficient ifs1ieC ton against the
weather in she highest attitudes Il hesng
SAID that a mule. when aselimascsi will
stand more cold Than The Alaskan dog
FUNERAL or PIONEER.