New Britain herald., 1929-05-18
INDY FINDS MULES
 MUCH LIKE HUMANS
&aRs to Bs Id ind Hate 
 to R Driven
(Contributed)

LIGHT 6U1AH.
 For no reason whatever I'm gon- Ii tell you how the boy freind took nas buggy dashing yesterday With the return trip being made via shoe leather express. AS we rattles along - smoothly as is possible for fliv- xAr on . country road Andy decides in fstims to quit swallowing the dust fFem the buggy in front. In trying to tass his trick flivver bounces oil the road and gets stuck up to tho hub caps in the soft earth. Luckily we was stalled near my unkle Os- walds farm so l tells Andy to see If he can borrow a horse or some thing to pull us out.
 He goes to the farm returning in | few minutes all smiles with mule. which musta been spare, judging from the worn out appear ance. "f couldn't get horse" grlns this comical looking from the shoui- d<rs up fella of mine, "so l got his nsarest relation" They may be re- 11ted,'' I snickers. but neither Of 's,4 boast of the relationship" After getting the mule all hitched with no ulace to go but forward Andy gives the signals that's supposed to shift him into high gear. The mule lunges forward like released spring, the fivver moves about ? feet when the tow-ropes broke, with Andy shouting Whoa" and other things l won't mention. even to you.
 Not being discouraged Andy again bends over to hitch the motive pow CT where it'll do the most good, while humming an old song "l Never See Maggie Alone" "YouN never see Maggie at all.' says. as the mule misses him with wicked left. If you don't keep away from has lower artillery" That boys hoofs ain't much for size," chuckles Andy. side-stepping another, but what he has got he can highly rec pgmmend. He's not 50 good at long range but move up the target and hes | wonder" Quoting poetry tr something I says. "A mules soofs. like lightning, seldom strikes twice in the same place."
 "They don't have to-" mutters Andy, getting outa the way of a fast Ane that woulda. sent him home without waiting for me if it had linded, ''as whatever they strike has moved 50 quickly and travelled U far they don't get second shot" nsing all set to try again Andy tells nc to climb behind the wheel sos if Ee do get out I'll be able to keep the buggy from pushing the mule. objects on account of thinking the cid boy might run away with me. "A mule never becomes frightened eaough to run away with a buggy says Andy soothingly. because when his hocfa ret through playing with whatever Is behind 'em there ain't enough pieces left for him to run &way with"
 Although this cheers me the same way measles does the neigh borhood gets behind the wheel but nethtag hAppens as the mule gets stubborn streak that would be . credit to . whole army of 'em. He'd rsAr up on his hind legs, paw the oeene with his front hoofs like he'd ss If he could only ret started, then ~ down on the front ones and use those in the rear for setting-up ex- sseises. He'd spend more strength and energy to keep up from moving s. yards than it'd talk to haul us a mile. It seems his only regret was tlsat he but had one pair of rear hQofs to do his kicking.
 ~'Try coaxinE him." I suggests, as ht (the mule, not Andy) braces his legs 10 far apart the framework a1- msst touched the ground. Sure" grfna Andy, 'as soon as I can get fence between him and me-" Evi- dently the mule belonged to a work ing union or something because he decides to call work off for the day (And when . mule decides to call it . day he don't mean some time to-
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 mefrow) 50 Andy unhitches him. Inc mule proves he ain't 50 dumb hy salloping for home after handing us the raspberries by broadcasting a triumphant bray. We also heads for henae with Andy laughing and re- marking that the mule wasn't such . bad fella but is like us humans, he difiikes to be led and hates to be driven.
 Its funny world" he continues 'isome people hitch their wagon to | star" "Yeah," I interrupts. but when yours is hitched 10 a mule the safest way to travel is to get out and walk"
 MARY ANN.