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Show MEEK AND LOWLY MULE GIVEN MEED OF PRAISE j tn many renpeett the mule la the nnhloat beant that haa been placed under man'B domlliloo. hut unjunt ridicule ridi-cule for tome unaccountable reanon marked the long-aufferlng brute for Ht own and by obacurlng Ma many vlrluea and piny In g upon hi few de-feed de-feed tnd Itllonyncranlea haa compelled him alnce the day he waa dlacoverad by Anah In the wllderneaa to live under un-der the torture of a falae and tlantler-ous tlantler-ous report. At lant, however, he It being rettored to hit proper ponltlon In the toclal tud economic world. In truth the mule. If ht happent to ha a Mlaaourl product. It a valuable, beautiful and lovely beant. For general gen-eral alt around purpoaea. In compart-aon compart-aon with the horae, mulea ara tuper-lor. tuper-lor. They are eany and cheap to ralne, eaty to tell tnd htrd to hlemlnh. They go to the market early and bring bigger big-ger prntlti for the time, work and money expended In growing than any other ttock. Time and hard work have lent effect upon them than upon tny other kind of flesh. Dlncano ruro- ly tout-bet them. Advcrnlty and hard kuocka make them atrongor and tougher. A mule doea not wither or weaken with age. The proeena of yeara limply lim-ply turne hla coll Inn frlnklnoBe to coo-Icmplallvo coo-Icmplallvo ae.lalenenn. hla nllvery voica to a raucoua ruar and hla ob-Btreperoua ob-Btreperoua heeln to the pal ha of peace. Hla haliltn, aa they are better underatond, are lena feared and mora appreciated. He la tractable, gentle, aympatbetla and very Intelligent. When well treated he lovea hla matter, mat-ter, ta Hancho, the companion of Don Quixote, and many old nrgrooa In tha oouth htvt proved. He etlt little and require! no ah alter, al-ter, and tnlli to the bitter end without with-out complaint or fatigue, lit quickly underntandt the whlmt of hit driver tnd will go and ran be guld'td without with-out whip or rein. He It a dynamo In hldo, an engine on hoof a perfect ma- ; chine In tlc.li and blood, which rarely gett out of order or temper. Kannat City Journal. |
