The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-23
SUBDUED THE MULES
AN AMUSING EXPERIENCE IN WHICH
GRANT PLAYED A PART.


When the First Unruly Animal HAD
Been Cowed After Playing Havoc
With Score of Men, Grant Found
n New WAY tn Break the Drove.
In the war with Mexico Grant was sec
ond lieutenant, but for the most OF the
time he commanded one company ID tne
Fourth infantry. lie was quiet, gentle
and mild hammered. He SAID put httie 10
any one, but when he did speak there was
excuse Tor IL. In camp ne was Always
busy doing something. II man was
SICK or SIMPLY alhng plt' was not
the surgeon VINO nrst knew IT, put Lieu,
tenant Grant. II rations We're snort ana
poor and the army was where luii ratlons
ana gooo ones couiu pe nau' Grant Moulu
not rest until ms men were properly sup
pied.
History has told now bravery Grant
fought IN the hardest battles OF the MeSl-
can war, but no history mas told II JUST
as his company saw MIN IN those patties.
There was no piuster, no russ ana Ieatn-
ers, no wiid swinging OF arms no swear
ing on the part OF the popular neusenans
In those battles. lie was as cooi ana
collected as he was on drili yer ne seem
cd 10 ny from one enc Oh tne company "
the otner, giving oruers N enat qules
Dut enee'lVe way WHICH enar'eeeiiAeu
MN IN later years:
MANY VIII recaii tnat funny nne SOY
IN wnlcn Grant played a part.tne Mex
can war story. wen, lhe writer u lnas
story dlo not tel the FUNNIEST part
The brigade quartermaster nau receis-
ed NUMBER Oh "llu, u1DroAen III lIules az
er the army reached Mexico ne quar.
termaster ana MS force OIL eiVilans spen.
DAY IN Trying WITHOUT success 70 DreaA
TWO spans OF tnose muies 70 harness.
Inc minute harness. was .Irown on "
mule tnat minute a mule neeis oesan
to ny IN the ar ana eney con'inueu 70
ny untli the harness. was stre"n OVER 'ne
ground.
mat night the Quarternaster sent hol
detah OF a lieutenant anu ~ lnen ~
report TO the corral carry Tue neAl MI y
ing TO ala III training inuies 70 service
In Transporting army rations anu s'oles.
Lieutenant Grant narcheu Two nien
from each OF ten companies 10 the coIrai
Ut the appointeo u, nour 1nu was .oiu Wa.
was wanted Inc young ouieer 'ooA
survey VI Tue nIuies'' n@lness "ne - -,
wagons ne mao Deeh calieu upon - 'e"'
Win. MS hrsI oiueI On
D1ns eoupie u iopes - -
iengtn.
Inc next oruer was Ao1 men, az
dressing the quaIee,mas.e, eien' .s,
surround tnat mule matter MN anu nolu
nlm' no Hatter wna' ne w
near hoio niin- Corporal .aAe len ihen,
nve on sue, anu 40 sum az 'ne an.,lia.
is naltereu manage 70 Hasten one Gnu u
these ropes TO MS nino iegs.
When that was done, ana II was not
accomplished witnout soou many oiuiS
es, ne uirecteoi tnat SCI u I'VE inen
snouid Jake cnaree OF eacn rope anu n"ns
on TO II, no matter nov niucn 'ne niuie
opJecteu ana Kickeu. Ane "en p.oeeeueu
TO OBEY oraers' lhey eAtenoeu 10 apoul
ten rect IN front Oh the V,ceiin' mus E r,,
any Ienclhg MIN III on three SUES nat
zone, otner clVHians vert eoiu " pace
the harness upon tue beast AinnoSt "
rore tne last puckle was las.eneu .ng
NIUE pent III preparation loi Au'
KICK.
Hang 10 1nose rupees cdiieu 1ne ieu
tenant.
Inc ten men hung 70 Tue ROPES anu
tnat nrst attempt 10 ciog sne ar VIII
mule neeis was uisinai laiiure' lne
victory maze the men oVerconnoent; as
quick as nasn, "nen the rope noiuels
were not Watcnlng, nor oraced LOT az
TACK Dotn nuie ninu ieet ne" - ene
ar ana Ten solaiers were yanhtu ua. 70
the GROUND III 'ne niuu' anu oelole tney
couiu loreea'ner away went Tue neeis
again ana again, anu Ten iuell were niiAeo
IN that mud 10 the queen saste.
Lei no man loose ms noiu' conllnaiu-
eo Grant;
wen tnat !hule nieAeu anu waiio"eu
those TWO strings OF soluiers IN tue now
tnln mud until II was worn out oy the
naro exercise, ana tnen nao sense enough
TO STAND sun un1ll Iuiiy narnessen ne
mule was conquered. Dul az what COST 70
unlIorms' PRICE nesn ana pones;
Inc wagon MASTER asked II there was
not oetter way 10 tram tne ahlniais.
Ihere can De worse way sald me
lieutenant as ne wandered away from tne
corral rev rous 10 iarse anu heai'y