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of General Sherman's campaigns, and is as sound and 

 active to-day as a four-year old. 



'No, 11 is one of those peculiar animals I have 

 described elsewhere. He is all bones and belly. His 

 legs are long, and of little use as legs. He is five years 

 old, sixteen and a half hands high, and weighs thirteen 

 hundred and ninety pounds. One of his hind legs 

 shows a thorough pin. His hocks are all out of shape, 

 and his legs are stuck into his hoofs on nearly the same 

 principle that you stick a post into the ground. The 

 reason why his pastern-joints show so straight is, that 

 the heels on the hind feet have been badly trimmed 

 when shaving. They too have been permitted to grow 

 too long, and thus he is thrown into the position you 

 now see him. This mule belongs to a class that is 

 raised to a considerable extent, and prized very highly 

 in Pennsylvania. In the army they were of very little 

 use except to devour forage. 



No. 12 is what may be called a pack mule of the 

 first class. He is seven years old, fifteen and a half 

 hands high, and weighs eleven hundred and fifty-six 

 pounds. This animal has endured almost incredible 

 hardships. He is made for it, as you will readily see. 

 He is what is called a portly mule, but is not inclined 

 to run to belly unless over-fed and not worked. He 

 has a remarkably kind disposition, is healthy, and a 

 good feeder. This animal has but one evil to contend 

 with. His off hind foot has grown too long, and plainly 

 shows how much too far back if throws the pastern- 

 joint. This is in a measure the effect of bad shoeing. 

 It is very rare to find a blacksmith who discovers this 



