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Show SAFETY AT THE MULE'S TAIL Worldly Negro Wis Skeptical About Advice Offered by Hla Aged Father. The Saline, river. Arkansas, was out of hanks and swift flowing, owing tn the heavy ruin An old negro and bit two notia wanted to cross, each riding a mule. The older eon ventured first and came up safely on the other bank The younger went next, the father re matnlng to watch, thua the two ant loimly witnessed the younger negro' battle against the twirling currents The mule was swimming low. the rider alto Inn little except hla head and shoulders above water, when the tad die girth broke, and aaddle and ron tent flipped off the animal behind, which allowed the faithful mule to partially emerge from the water. It a a critical moment and the watch era from opposite bnnka were all an lety. The Imperiled boy clutched frantically ahold of the tall of the eiw 1 m m in k ftnlm.il, but the old negro evidently failed to note thin and ahout ed the brut advice that came Into hla mind, lie cried: "I.ook to de I.awd, Kph'uin. look to d l.awd. look to de l.awd!" The more worldly son on the other bank wan obviously skeptical about such advice tinder such circumstances, for be screamed out. "Nevnh you mln' looktit' to do Lnwd. Eph'um, nevah you mln' loklng to de l.awd, you hoi right on to dat mule's tall." Norman K. Mack' National Monthly. |