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VOLOIE XXV— 2S:n. ,5. 
NE^V-YORK, MAY, 18G6. 
NEW SERIES— No. 232. 
PRIDE AND 
Without stopping to discuss the moral traits 
of the largest and proudest of domesticated 
fowls, and the humblest and most abused of 
domestic beasts, nor to point out the merits of 
a fine painting -svcll reproduced in Tvood, vre 
improve the brief space left here to say a word 
in fiivor of the ass — the "unmitigated ass." 
Europe abounds in donkeys — so to speak, pony 
asses. They attain considerable size, and in 
fact the line between tlie donkey and the full 
sized ass is as hard to draw as between a pony 
flnd a horse. They are very cheap, easy to 
Paintinq by George Cole. (GoupU Ji Co., BroadioKy, New-Ti>rk.) 
From a 
keep, not liable to disease, cleanly, harder 
hoofed and less vicious than horses or mules, 
willing, capable of strong attachments, having 
a good deal of stupid intelligence, very sure 
footed and careful of themselves, long-lived and 
wilUul but not malicious. " Where there's a 
will, there's a way " to get along without rous- 
ing it to one's disadvantage as a general rule, 
and we have never seen a balkey ass that had 
not abundant provocation. Tlieir bray is tlie 
only really annoying thing about them. There 
is good use for the both donkey and the ass in 
tliis countrj- — tlie former as a poor man's 
beast of burden and draught, especially in the 
neighborhood of large and small towns where 
vegetables and fruits are brought in a few miles 
for sale upon tlie streets ; and were tliey once 
common, many other uses would be found for 
thein,churning for instance. Besides, there would 
be a considerable sale for them as chiklren'a 
pets, to which purpose they are especially adap- 
ted, being smaller aad much more trusty than 
ponys, and not so liable to stumble, bite or kick, 
that is, if not made vicious by bad treatment. 
