. Our country: West. , and the sleepylook in his eyes might give way to one of mild curiosity ; butall the puffing and screeching it could do would not makehim run away. But this calm indifference is, I fear, more the result ofstupidity than of courage. The traveller to the remote mining camps of the West islikely to meet many burro trains going up long, steep andwinding trails, heavily laden with merchandise of every kind,or coming down with bags of ore strapj)ed to the animalsbacks. ROCKY MOUNTAIN BURROS. 87 It is surprising to see under what heavy burdens theselittle creatures can plod alon
. Our country: West. , and the sleepylook in his eyes might give way to one of mild curiosity ; butall the puffing and screeching it could do would not makehim run away. But this calm indifference is, I fear, more the result ofstupidity than of courage. The traveller to the remote mining camps of the West islikely to meet many burro trains going up long, steep andwinding trails, heavily laden with merchandise of every kind,or coming down with bags of ore strapj)ed to the animalsbacks. ROCKY MOUNTAIN BURROS. 87 It is surprising to see under what heavy burdens theselittle creatures can plod along. I have seen a family movingfrom one town or camp to another with all of their householdgoods on the back of a single burro, and these effects includeda small cook-stove, a bedstead and bedding, two chairs, agrindstone and frame, and many pots, kettles, pans and. The Stubborn Burro. dishes. At the top of this prodigious pile was a baby, snuglyand securely fastened to the mattress of the bed. Thus heavily and clumsily burdened, the patient littledonkey stepped meekly along, seemingly indifferent to thelowliness of his. estate, or quite satisfied with it. 88 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BURROS. Nothing but actual necessity ever induces the traveller, orany one else, to ride the burro from one place to little animals usefulness in this direction is greatlyimpaired by his diminutive size, and his unalterabledetermination never to go faster than a slow walk. Indifferent alike to blows, kicks, threats and pleadings,he plods slowly along, even on the best of roads. His gait isso tedious that the man who mounts him is soon glad todismount and go farther and faster on his own legs. A tall man makes himself especially an object of ridiculewhen astride a burro. His feet barely escape the ground, andhe is likely to hear many amusing but mortifying compariso
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