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...Seven Commandments on the barn wall had been reduced to one. To the slow-witted work animals Benjamin, the donkey, read the new Commandment...
...John the Orangeman," with his donkey cart, was another well-known figure of bygone years. It was he who translated the University's "Veritas" as "ter Hell wid Yale." Colonel Charles R. Apted, chief of the Yard police, was the victim of many a student prank, but was noted for his ability in saving as well as seizing...
...highly organized trek (rest places every 15 miles) stretched across some 500 miles of plains, mountains and badlands. Travel time was 30 to 40 days for donkey, mule and pony caravans laden with office files, books and the paraphernalia of entire institutions (like the Medical College, Art Academy and Resistance University...
...stem-winding, dyed-in-the-wool Republican, let fly with a speech which accused Warren of "vacillation . . . opportunism . . . political expediency" and lack of "courage and character." He mailed out 50,000 copies of an anti-Warren cartoon, which showed the governor frantically trying to ride an elephant and a donkey going in opposite directions. And he hinted that he might run against Warren in next year's primary...
Peace & War. These are things that go with peace. Everywhere within Peiping's ancient walls peace is far more apparent than war. The late autumn countryside around Peiping is beautiful and calm; life seems to move at the speed of a farmer's donkey cart. But you will hunt far this week to find the expectation of peace in China...