The mule is haf hoss and haf Jackass, and then kums tu a full stop,
natur diskovering her mistake.
[Illustration: THE MULE.]
Tha weigh more, akordin tu their heft, than enny other kreetur, except a
crowbar.
Tha kant hear enny quicker, nor further than the hoss, yet their ears
are big enuff for snow shoes.
You kan trust them with enny one whose life aint worth enny more than
the mules. The only wa tu keep the mules into a paster, is tu turn them
into a medder jineing, and let them jump out.
Tha are reddy for use, just as soon as they will du tu abuse.
Tha haint got enny friends, and will live on huckle berry brush, with an
ockasional chanse at Kanada thistels.
Tha are a modern invenshun, i dont think the Bible deludes tu them at
tall.
Tha sel for more money than enny other domestik animile. Yu kant tell
their age by looking into their mouth, enny more than you kould a
Mexican cannons. Tha never hav no dissease that a good club wont heal.
If tha ever die tha must kum rite tu life agin, for i never herd noboddy
sa "ded mule."
Tha are like sum men, verry korrupt at harte; ive known them tu be good
mules for 6 months, just tu git a good chanse to kick sumbody.
I never owned one, nor never mean to, unless thare is a United Staits
law passed, requiring it.
The only reason why tha are pashunt, is bekause tha are ashamed ov
themselfs.