The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-17
low THE HUMBLE MULE FIGURES r

extra money paid for DE- .. ~
out OF bis pocket. As maf3:s' - ll! ~
We sent, as I've told you. ovs9 2 ~ y r. X
from Spain. and no limit vhsk;- l
set upon the price to be psl6 - ~ ~
incidentally a lot OF toiI9t q. " 4, III
American citizens accompaxjsa ~ Il n
that went from New OrioanS. - = l.I
Southern mule belt was Co., r II
IL nearer South Africa THAI - = ~
the north Of the United gts1SS e I. ~ ~
many OF the mule tenders w. ~. = ~
had an Intention of enlistinS, ~ n - n
said. Among them were msaS x So
for the negro has an uncoun6s : ~ =
getting along with the mnls. : n, 81 g.
more applications than there SsSS Il
for mule tenders. ana then ~
were picked out with an eye 10 n n
tiveness as soldiers. ~ 49,
The Mule Milltar3.
The mule used for the nounts,. - +
ordinarily holds MON higher ~ <
the common, or garden, mule. "a 49,
has special training for stnhfIi9v :.
his duty TO help carry to hixk M ~. y n
places the seven-poundef serSs. 'e, =. y
which are often used with aneh y. = !4
feet by the British. This scre1 60 Z. 4: /.
called because 1t Is Ia two 49, a..
weighing seventy-five or hundrsx :. O. r.
Each part is intrusted to nrIs ~ r.
two parts are Joined toeether ~ Il =.
mountain top In a jiffy, the cayv;e ~
brought on the back OF another m,ss,. a :. !
others bring along the ammunjttcr X IN
expected that these mountsh y ~.
will soon be more efYective thsS ~ =; Z
much Improvement has been nals NJ 4
In the pattern of the gun. 81 E
The mule has many ADVANTAGES -, Z. !.
horse In the present camp6isa. ,as,SS5E
because he has the reputafi66 ~ Ts
able to hang onto precip1tous HjSss
where a horse could not be mad Al Ss
ture with any amount Of urgfnk, Esxs=z
In mountain climbing he carrfes o1.i1cs3 ~ I
about 100 pounds, although X WI nj n
sometimes can take 800 potlnd6 n - 1
only - much freer from disease then ~
horse, but his skin Is 80 much thicL9F ~ J
the pestiferous tropical bug canno( r.
life so much Of a burden for him. BerI11
he isn't half 70 fussy as horse t1
what ne eats or drinks. Hin usual fSt3
In South Africa are ten pounds II S;15 Y
an ounce of rock salt; that houSvst, 4 :.
when times are good, ana Il 81 M y
work along on short rationr Ne Il 4, 80 &
full and contented about It s. Dol;713|i ;
Put blinkers on him ana have 4 ~ y
mare to lead the procession and n n ~ \
anywhere. M u AN 81
The HOrse's Share,
So 1t is that the humble muIs u 81
away nearly all the laureIs ID III ~
from his hautier equine cousin 3er =
man, in charge of the departne1t wli1Sf
attending to all the purchases of
and horses for the war. has been n Z, 4
ing more offers Of horses for sesxllS Il
South Africa than he can accsvt X /.
horse over s or over Q year, d tahoks q I
the 1000 horses bought outside of tho6t = Y
ready reserved by the goyernmenf 1G =
have seen service in London "a ~ ~ 4
car and bus lines. One who doenrt "
the London bus horse might draw 4 I
tai picture of worn-out hae a n "A
and that would be gross libeL a. & I
London bus horse IL big, strone m + Il
The horses cut sorry figure hq1t16
mules in the matter Of steamshtk n \
transport sailing from Liverpool reeld
with $50 horses aboard, was atrunk jJax
hurricane, and the animals on dsek - I
loose and those that were not hIt4 = 4
manned became terror-stricken sn1 a1I11s
up in a struggle that was described = ~
riffs. In all 1877 were killed. many o(Io> |
were hurt and nearly all the ret t1
SO seasick that they scarcely coult -
And, by the way, horse-lovinE ~
lishman has just written . letter y ~
Times urging the formation Of q -
lance corps which win visit every l11ll I
field and put bullet in the head41 !
horses found seriously wounded. HI ~
of an officer who was crossing. b t6)&
field two days after an engaesmfnt;sNl9
q horse came up to himsAnd 1aid'Ail ~
across his arm. The officer pldhe 4 II
but the horse came back and Hgai4
Its head on his arm. This tima IN I'd
noticed that his coat sleeve ~ toy
with blood, and, on examining ~ -
he found that the whole Of 10 un6)f
had been blown of. OF co,irse. ~ 81
did the only decent thing he ceull NJ
put the animal out Of miserys E4x
army officer can tell many patheslc ~
of the same sort.