The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-29
Where Soviees at Handling the Gov
ernmenf's stubborn Foar-Footed
Charges Despiay Their Serdancy
-Br~aking In the Bay Mule.
Go IT IT

masters Gam. In North seattle, where S5l
government mules are qu4stered awaiting
shipment 70 the Philippines. That tEis liz
he incident occurred Three long open
sheds Of rough green lumber stood out ia
the middle o. the w.ie expau-e u meadow
land commonly Known me North s.
attic cifcus grounds. white from the
eheerIeEs gray shy the rain fell IL a mo-
notaanus drizzle A srneA % wet niue.
ne. harness and basetI nay gerya1ed ths
afr. and iae srnau boys. eyes vide open
with curiosity. hal gradually edged their
way into the shelter 81 the main shed
and were respectfully regarding tHe long
perspective of switching hy br3shea' and
stamping bi0d feet offered by tne nearest
row OF mules
The boys looked ~ the red faced young
man aud then lit os1t into the drilling
rain, IT they yer" only grown up hut
they were not. and 40 they mos "a slowly
away and out into the open ground. The
red face3 young mau, with 81 sense Of duty
well done. cut the wire binding Of the
bale OF hay and tor. the dry ant dusty
mass apart with a shorj pitchfofk TAX
ing az n forkfui NJ cautiously advanced
toward the phaianx or dripping mule legs
ana shouted harshiy
III. there, stand around. blame your
hidest
simultaneously ~ith his exclamation
each mule within nifty :eet turned and
looked over It's lean shoulder ar the speak
sr a dozen long-earef heads caIns into
vioient contact with one another ana the
air was rent With equine profanity. Far
down the line a diminu,tve black mule
whiried on his fore feet as far as his
halter rope would allow and planted a
pair Of narrow black boofs with "a re-
sounding thwack In the side OF his co!lid-
Ing neignbor The offended mule retaiated
by biting a nouthful 0f wet hair of ths
kiekers back and passed the insult along
BY kicking the mule beyond him on the
other side
Up and down the line was passed the
buffet until every individual mule was url-
liuhered ana in fail action The red
faced young with bis forkfll O, hay
was in among the eornhatants before he
knew what was going on. and not until.
the piichfork was neatly kicked out OF his
hand did he realize what was going on
Then he lied
!. /. +
TT Yves the opportunity The small boys
were hoping for AMI at safe dia-
tanc- they shouted out choice cplthets
OF boyh0od's vocabulary. expressing their
opinion 81 the red faced young mau
"'Fraid \ cat "Moiie-hoy"' Scared o.
IA mule." they Uttered in chorus.
Just then q lantern IA we'd man with a
dropping mus.ache came around the cor
ner ot the shed
Hot OF. young Teller: what's the trou-
hi" hore?" he drawled. as he glanced at
the nervous locking young man KANT
you manage Yer cfi;terST Iemm. show
you"
"Stiddy boy" he continued. laying his
hand en- the nearest mules headquarters
and walking IN among ne FESTIVE animals
Almcs, as II ~ magic the mules ceased
fretting ard resumed their places
Now. les trct yer tay In here and
they'll stand" continued the man with
the dfawi Dom let tn sec you're scar
ed or th"sn be raisiu' a row with you all
the time
Dashed II wants much or lis heln'
nurse 10 p kiudrrearten fur nh scfappin'
mules" remarked the red faced young
man. resumlng his pi.chrork ana gtngarly
passing 'n ara out between the now quiet
ed animals. ia ru'her sling hash er
wash dishes for ms hoArf''
up snd down The long rows or mules ne
lantern jawe1 man tikoa. encouraging
tlu1id stabir p,cn vtpruvtug careless ones
ard hestowiug advice on All alike
Cad hut they're "a green fof Some =
EN-" ~ @cluocutxej Reckon some -
'en hain' never been near a mne asore
In their lives Be lively weeain' ont ~
az by, ~ lay a dollar"
:. :. :.
TT CITIZEN. umbrella in hand. s'tou~i
f1t into the shelter - fhe she. whore
a Ii the iu0terD-iawet man stood aud
became TIE reci.trnt y rhe letters CEN
n3,uce
YEP the>'g he nore'n ouo 81 thsm r.
isrx'n tan down When fhe WAGONS Corua
ana th.v h5t- 50 h.4k $40 tsar g. ff,er,
mnle@ sa1 t~'to I'm st,uui eer> a. shew
oY tbrir lero:1 I've he~n sktun'f.' nea.-s
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