Arizona republican., 1911-07-14
A NEW ORDER
TO Be FOUNDED
Recognition of the Donkey Is Pro
posed.

uciS' diilNeu dl the conclusion that
the names for them had not been
wisely chosen. There were the Elks.
| the Eagles, the Owls. the Black Cat.
ana more recently the Moose. WHY.
asked Mr.. POrterie, had these animal.
and birds been selected for such sig
mai honor when none of them had
ever contributed in the slightest de-
gree 10 human happiness or prosper
ity?
Why. he continued to cogitate. had
1t not occurred to someone to found
ire Imperial Order of the Jackass
thus would honor be placed where
honor is due and thus would recog-
n!iion be given to worthy animal
wnich had done much for humanity.
The lightning of the DEVELOPMENT of
the mineral resources of the west
aided If not. been made possible by
The long cared quadruped which had
been repaid by contumely instead of
honor His patience and indiscrimi-
rate appetite and his plaintive song
had for generations been subjects
Ct repTo3chful comment.
Before Mr.. Porterie adjourned he
ii SnOlIU
be made to recognize the qualities
of the donkey. He had no doubt that
Lodge No. l, established i'm Phoenix
would have a large membership for
he knows of many persons among
his more intimate friends to say
nothing of outsiders who had been
qualified by nature for membership
in the lTperial Order of the Jackass
Mr.. Porterie might bs supposed to
be the last man in Phoenix to propose
that the jackass should be given his
due. His early experience with
mc1ber Of the tribe was sufficient
TO make Lin 'sot agin" it. That was
more than a generation ago when
fresh from france he was making
his way into this region from the
Pacific coast He was armed with
nothing but donkey and a prospec-
tors outfit. lie had crossed the Col
Orado IN the vicinity of Needles arr;
had nalf eros aed the broad expanss of
M"have County when he had his ad-
venture
Not far from Signal oppressed by
the heat If Il midsummer day. he 'ay
FOR the cool of the evening for his
journey vas made in the night ti,l.
lie removed oil of his clothing *
cept his shirt and soon fell asleep.
When he awoke he found himself
more nearly a bankrupt than he had
ever been since the moment Of com
ing into the. world. That donkey had
devourod his hat not a straw of
which had been felt. He might as
well have made a clean sweep Of the
trousers for only strips of them
could he found.
The jackass stood a short distance
away observing him with an air OF
ins clont familiarity for now in the
matter of habiliment they were re-
duced pretty nearly to a level. How
ever the donkey had no shirt
Mr.. Porterie fingered i'm that vi
entity until nightfall and then he be
san to prospect At daybreak the
next morning he came within sight
or a mining camp which proved To
he Signal. He approached nearer
and saw inhabitants and he began
making signs. They were misinter-
preted and he was taken for n wild
man. He admits now after tn lapse
Of years that he might have been act
ing wild; at least he might have
seemed to be acting wild. When he
was captured his knowledge of the
English language was not sufficient
to enable him to make a clear ex-
PLANTATION of the case and he was
taken to Kingman to be tried for in
sanity. At the county seat q man
was found who could talk French
and though the French he heard was
excited he understood it and Mr. Por-
terie was turned loose and clothed.
Yet he holds nothing against dom
keys as a class.