Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-25

crutches. It's hard to understand such
thing, for there never was a gentler
horse"
There are several explanations"
remarked the village patriarch. 1T
is possible, even probable, that the
horse understands everything Peter
shaw says, and when it heard him
talking about selling, the noble animal
pun up Il job to spoil the deal. Per-
haps Dobbin has a strongly developed
sense of humor, and thought such an
escapade would be highly amusing, and
we must admit that it was. | can
not imagine anything more humorous
than to hitch up Il perfectly gentle
horse, and then have it act like fun
nel-shaped cloud.
There is no doubt that animals
have a sense of humor. Unless we adj
NIT that, it is impossible to explain
many things they do. l think the mule
is a great jester When a mule looks
most innocent. he is most dangerous.
G0u can tell when a horse is going
To hand you a few sample heels as a
testimonial of its esteem; it lays back
its ears and switches its tail. and
looks as vindictive as a rattlesnake.
a reasonably active man can get out
of the way when he sees a horse I'M
limhering its heavy artillery. But its
different with a mule. This highly
Gagacious animal will stand MUNICH
ing its fodder every motion and every
/ glance expressing peace on earth, good
will toward men. The innocent by
stander is saying to himself that he
never did see such an amiable ex-
preston on an animals face, and just
then the gentle Critter hands him a
holiday assortment of feet, and when
/ he RECEIVERS consciousness he can't find
words that properly express his senti-
ments.
The COW is another humorist.
have MIXED cows more or less all my
days, and they all We're addicted to
harmless mirth The cow l have now
thoroughly enjoys batting me over the
head with her tail. OF course there
/ is some excuse in the summer for a
COW that keeps her tail going: but
there isn't any sense in such exercise
in the winter, when the flies are dead.
At this season my COW never
brandishes her tail except at milking
time. Then she keeps it going as
though the flies were around her in
clouds. and she has become so expert
with her old tail that she pasted me
on the left ear about ten times a min
ute, and then I had an earmuff made,
and wore it whenever l MIXED So
she hits me on the nose every time,
and it's simply wonderful how accur-
ate her aim is.
II had q COW once that l MIXED
for four years and during that time
she never lifted foot or acted ornery
in any way. l considered her the SAT
est cow l ever saw. One evening there
were some visitors from the city at
our house, and they went TO the barn
lot with me to see me milk the cow.
There We're two or three ladies in the.
party, and as | MIXED | explained to
them that the animal was Il marvel
when ii came TO docility. 1 said /
didn't believe she would kick if a
charge OF powder went OF under her.
OF course the COW heard every word
l said, and she simply couldn't resist
the temptation to make me look like
thirty cents, SO, just when I was most
enthusiastic in her praise, she landed
q left hook on my chin and put me
down for the count. Those city folks
said that If She was al gentle cow
they'd give fifty cents to see an unruly