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Show Mule and Rule. At one of the Western nrmy posts In the days of the Indlau flRhts there was a young lieutenant who was enre-ful enre-ful to seo that the regulations relating relat-ing to saluting were faithfully observed. ob-served. One day a soldier who was leading an obstreperous mule to water wat-er and bad both hands fully employed In tho task was met by the lieutenant lieuten-ant The soldier, who had an occupation occupa-tion which demanded his undivided attention, failed to salute the martinet, marti-net, who Immediately called him to account for his remissness. "why no you not saiuie an oiucer when you see him?" he demanded "Vou hold this mule and I will," calmly returned tho man Hut the lieutenant did not Insist, and tho regulations were brokeu i |