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Show X Over t:::-_e hil l tr;;iled a ma n behind a mule drawing a plow. iJ'c.ys t he man to the mu l e : ;;:S ill, yo 1 a re a mu l e , the son of~, j -ckas s , a nd I am a m1:.n ma de in t h e i:'.:lage of God . Yet nere '.•ie ·tork , hitc h ed toget her ye~r i n a nd year out. I often wonder j_f you work for me or I for you . Dorr:.eti;.;1es I think this is a i;: artnershi p ret':een a mule dnd. a f oo l. For surely I \Wrk as hard as you , if not harder . P l owinp:: he re -,,;e c over t t e same dist ance , but you d o it on fo u r len;s and I on t·,ro . So , rr:athemat i cal ).y s peaking , I do t 1ice c,s much -.: rn r k p er le g as you do. :hen 11 ,S oon '.ie 1 11 be prepF.:ring for a corn crop . .t he corn is ha rvested , I give one -t hird to the landlord f or hein,r;:; kind enou~h t o let me us e this corner of 0..-o1 ' s u ni ve rs e . The othe r third g oes to y ou , 1:rnd \Tha t is left i s :::nine . !iut wl"J.le you consume your thi :;:d , •,n t h the except i on of a fe,·, cobs , I di vid e mine arnon,; seveµ c hildren , si x t ens , t ·;.,o ducks a nd a bP.nk . F i 11 , you are getting t he hes t of @e; it ain 't fair for a rr;ule , the son o f a j,_- ckass , t o ro::i a ::r1an - t he lord of creo.tion - of his suhst e nce . Anrr , come to t hink of i t , you only help to ~:.1.lti va te t he ground . .Af ter that I cu t , shock a nd husk the corn whilE:: you look over the pastu.:re f'ence and " he - haw" a t me . n.All fU_l and p art of t he wintor· t he dh ol e far;-iily from Gr½Lny d~ n to h Bhy , p ic ks cotton t o help raise mone y to buy you a neu set of ha:r:ness ,nd p ay inte res t on t he r:ior t&;a ge on you . .And by t he •l&y , ww.t do you 0. a r e a bo;1t t he rn.artr,;a g e? It doesn 1 t '.rnrry you any . Not c1 d, .rn hit . You leave tha t to me , you ungrd tetul ornGry cu ss . 11 About t he only time I c1m your better is on elec tion nay , for I c2.n vo t e and you can 1 t . But if I ever ge t any rEor e out of politics thi-:.n you :lo , I fail to see Hhere it is ." -- Orle e. ns Chroni.cle . 1 1 0 0 0 |
