Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys . ent at the burrow again with renewed vigor Bye andbye one terrier disappeared entirely into the burrow and we heard a greatscufflino- going on inside, showing that a fight was in progress. The terriersoon appeared, but so terribh mangled that we ^^•ere forced to shoot it. The bad^Ter now made a dash for liberty. Immediately all the dogstackled it and we expected to see the creature done for in a moment or two,but not so The first terrier to attack in front was knocked out in prize by a butt .)f the head. Another, which had hung on t
Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys . ent at the burrow again with renewed vigor Bye andbye one terrier disappeared entirely into the burrow and we heard a greatscufflino- going on inside, showing that a fight was in progress. The terriersoon appeared, but so terribh mangled that we ^^•ere forced to shoot it. The bad^Ter now made a dash for liberty. Immediately all the dogstackled it and we expected to see the creature done for in a moment or two,but not so The first terrier to attack in front was knocked out in prize by a butt .)f the head. Another, which had hung on to the badger sfl-mks was driven ..ft. The larger dogs hung back, so the brunt of the batdefell on the terriers. They fought over fifty yards of ground, first one gettingthe advantage and then the other. But numbers were begming to tell and atlast the badger went under literall\- smothered b\- its enemies. the dogs were driven oft we found that the badger was a l)ig fellow,and had made one of the fiercest fights that we ex er 1K( )\\LIN(. B\DGERS THE RABBIT. The RvBBiT k one of the best-knou-n animals h, the wnrkl. It is easilytamed and ha, therefore beconre a ,reat pet. There is hard y any boy .^o hasnot at some time or other, kept rabbits m a craeker-box luteh In ^^M me the rabbit .s a bright, clever little ereature. They n, great eolo-n « ere the earth is honey-combed with of burrows, caled war-rens and in the early morning or just at sunset it ,s a great sight to «atehem runni Vabout. They ho,, in and out of holes, while some sit upMtarinT il-ntly. Then, withiut an instants , the whole party willdash off and pull up again before - - - *? they have gone any distance. Theyfight among themselves and chaseeach other madly through the twist-ings and turnings of the burrows. Rabbits have very sharp ears and for a short distance can run swiftly, and upon these two talents they arc mainly dependent for their saf(;ty. They have c
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