The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-12

reference to their characters. It's alters Jest
as well for a gent TO know what he's ag'inst;
an you-ail can put down a stack on it, the
dispositions of eight mules that away is
shore 4 problem.
said review is plenty satisfactory. The
nigh leader is a steady, practical person
same as a lead mule oughter be, an 1 notes
by his CAIN jedgmatical eye that he's goin'
to give himself the benefit of every doubt.
an amt out to go stampedin' off none
without KNOWN the reason why. His mate.
at the other end of the jockey stick, is
nervous an hystericai; she never tries to
solve 10 riddles of existence herself. this
Jane mule don't, but relies on Peter. her
mate that away, an plays Peters system
blind. The nigh p'inter is a decorous form
of mule with no bad habits: while his mate
over the chain is one of these yere hard.
Sc hsh, wary parties, an his little game Is
TO get as much of everything except work
an trouble as the lay of the kyards per-
fnits. Ny nigh swing mule is a wit, like
l tells you the other day. Which this ana
mile is the life of the team; alters lettin'
fly some dry. quaint observation. This ycre
wag Is partic lar excellent at a bad ford
or a hard croSsin'. an them gay remarks
of his-full of pint as a bowie knife, they
be-shorely cheers an lifts the sperits of
the rest Tn off swing is a needless, jolly
creature, who Regards his facetious mate
g. IAN stAS parent VI iuu, oil Hc SoeS ABOUT
with his year cooked an his mouth sort
o atar. organized to laugh them 'hah, hah!
laughs of his'n at every word the clown
mule turns loose.
Tom an Jerry Is plumb different from
the others. Which bein' bigger, an havin'
besides the responsibilities of the hour
piled onto hem-as wheel mules must
they c~ultivateS a sooperior air. an Is q
heap distant an reserved in their atti-
toodes towards them former six. As to
each other. their pose. that away. needs
more description. Tom. the nigh wheeler
the one l rides when drivin'-is infatyooa-
ted to the limit of bein' ediotic with Jerry.
l hears q sky sharp aforetime preach
about Jonathan an David. Yet I'm yere
TO assert, son. that them sacred people
amt on speakin' terms compared to the
way that pore old Iovin' Tom mule feels
towards jerry.
This yere affection of Toms Is plumb
amazIn', s~peshully when you-sll recalls the
fashion in which that sullen Jerry re-
ceives it. Doorin' the several years l spends
in the s'ciety of said team. 1 never once
detects Jerry in any look or word of kind
ness to Tom Jerry bites him an kicks
him an cusses him out constant; he never
toi rates Tom closter than twenty foot I'M
less at epocks when he orders Tom to
curry hira. Shore, pore Tom submits. On
sech OCCASIONS when Jerry issues summons
10 go over him. usin' his upper teeth for a
comb ali hresh, Tom is never SO happy.
Which he digs an delves at JerTy's ribs
that away like it's a honor: after a half
hour, mebby, when Jerry feels refreshed
sufficient, he w'irls on pore Tom an dis
misses him plenty abrupt with both heels.
Il traks up on folks who's jest the
same says Dan Boggs one time when I
mentions this yere onaccountable infatyoo-
alton of Tom. This Jerry mule loves that
Tom pnnla frtapj ne bio ,pI,, h. ~t..x -.
tin on. l knows a lady once whose treat
ments of her husband Is a dooplicate of
Jerry's. She metes out the worst of It TO
that long-sufferin' sport at every bend in
the trail; it looks like he never wins a
good word or a soft look from her once.
An yet when that party cashes in. what
ever does this lady do? Takes q hooker Of