. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . WHOO! [FROM A PAINTING BY WILLIAM n. HEARD.] has painted a picture, representing some rabbits that have gathered tolisten to an owl, who is sitting in the moonlight, and occasionally callingout AVhoo! They are puzzled by the noise, and it is quite possiblethat the owl is no less alarmed than thev at the situation. «/ There is a variety of rabbit, west of the Missouri River and on thePacific coast, known as the jackass rabbit, from his great size and thelength of his ears. Hunters have shot at them in mistake for larger A DANGEROUS RABBIT
. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . WHOO! [FROM A PAINTING BY WILLIAM n. HEARD.] has painted a picture, representing some rabbits that have gathered tolisten to an owl, who is sitting in the moonlight, and occasionally callingout AVhoo! They are puzzled by the noise, and it is quite possiblethat the owl is no less alarmed than thev at the situation. «/ There is a variety of rabbit, west of the Missouri River and on thePacific coast, known as the jackass rabbit, from his great size and thelength of his ears. Hunters have shot at them in mistake for larger A DANGEROUS RABBIT. 21. game, and some Western men, whose narrations are open to doubt, professto have been kicked over by them, and seriously hurt. The Californiarabbit is credited with this perform-ance, and also with the possessionof enormous speed. His legs arelong, and he is not burdened withany superfluous flesh, and conse-quently there is no reason why heshould not run as fast as he likes. The boys were in favor of start-ing at once in pursuit of rabbits,but their enthusiasm was checkedby Joe, who told them that the sea-son was not sufficiently advancedfor chasing the long-eared game,and therefore a regular hunt for them CALIFORNIA RABBIT. would not be in order. If they en-countered any in their morning visit to the traps, they would try a shot atthem, but the prospect was by no means certain. In the evening the party sataround thefire of blazing logs inthe broad fireplace of Joes house,and the time was devoted to storiesof hunting adventures until it wasthe hour for going to bed. Theboys had no stori
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