Show THE ARMY MULE t 1 His Faithful Services Should Can Forth Feeling of Gratitude Tho thought of tho service the mule rendered in tho civil war ought to endear him to every lover of our country Tho greathearted great-hearted Lincoln understood his value A good mule was worth 400 thon t and tho good president asked when told of thu fearful slaughter at Antler 1 tam How many mules were lost Wo can get more men but tho mules places cant be supplied All honor to the mule for the sake of his noble qualities for the sake of this glorious country which ho helped to savo for the sake of the 400000ft slaves whose shackles he helped to kick loose and that have since been melted Into plowshares that ho has patiently drawn all over tho south l pulling along with him the black man holding to the handles behind for all these and other reasons let the mule stand as our national emblem In pluco of the discredited and predatory eagle And parish the man who shall attempt to pull him downas ho certainly will unless ho glands afar off The Immortal Garfield onCe said I never meet a boy in tho streot without feeling like lifting my hat to him so great are the wonderful possl bllltics wrapped up under his ragged coat a In common with millions of others I feel tho same way about tho mule 1 never meet one In tho road or pasture without raising my hutIf I dont hell raise it for mo so great are tho possibilities possi-bilities tied up in his wonderfully constructed con-structed hind legs |