Army Letters From An Officer's Wife, 1871-1888, By Frances M.A. Roe

















































































































































 -  We had the four little
mules that are the special pets of the quartermaster, and are known
throughout the garrison - Page 14
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We Had The Four Little Mules That Are The Special Pets Of The Quartermaster, And Are Known Throughout The Garrison

As the "shaved-tails," because the hair on their tails is kept closely cut down to the very tips, where

It is left in a square brush of three or four inches. They are perfectly matched - coal-black all over, except their little noses, and are quite small. They are full of mischief, and full of wisdom, too, even for government mules, and when one says, "Let's take a sprint," the others always agree - about that there is never the slightest hesitation.

Therefore, when we first heard the scraping of the brake, and saw that the driver was pulling and sawing at the tough mouths with all his strength, no one was surprised, but we said that we wished they had waited until after we had crossed the Arkansas River. But we got over the narrow bridge without meeting more than one man, who climbed over the railing and seemed less anxious to meet us than we were to meet him. As soon as we got on the road again, those mules, with preliminary kicks and shakes of their big heads, began to demonstrate how fast they could go. We had the best driver at the post, and the road was good and without sharp turns, but the ambulance was high and swayed, and the pace was too fast for comfort.

The little mules ran and ran, and we held ourselves on our seats the best we could, expecting to be tipped over any minute.

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