I frequently thought it would be pleasant to split the difference with that mule, and I would gladly have done so if I could have gotten one-half of his no.

Me and mule worried along until we came to a creek.

Mule did not desire to cross, while I was trying to persuade him with a big stick, a rock in his ear, and a twister on his nose.

The caisson of a battery was about to cross.

The driver said, "I'll take your mule over for you." So he got a large two-inch rope, tied one end around the mule's neck and the other to the caisson, and ordered the driver to whip up.