The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-13
JACK RABBITS.

ISan Francisco Golden Fra.1

ISan Francisco Golden Era.1
While my friend Clyde and myself were out in
the hills back of the Golden Gate park, last week.
jack rabbit came along and stopped to look at
U.S.
"If had thought to bring my revolver along
we would have jack on toast for breakfast TO-
morrow" remark ed.
q Not with my consent, he replied.
What reason can you give for not consent
ing?" =. ~
one since, aud never will kill one again"
How did he manage to save your life? ?"
"Three years ago was living in Montana. A
smelter had just been built and it created de-
lead that had been sunk on thirty feet. Think
ing the time had come to make it available,
concluded to so there and get some ore, and
have it tested. / did SO; and reached the place
just in time to take shelter in the mine from
terrible hailstorm. lighted my candle, went to
the bottom, and went to work. / had not been
there more than five minutes when l heard a
noise that sounded like cannon. The rocks
over my head shook, and in moment the shaft
behind me caved. You can imagine my feelings
better than can describe them, when | found
myself buried alive. | cmbie even at this dig
tant day when | think Of that moment. The
roof of the shaft was rocks, and when they came
down they did no. pack tight but what the air
came through
There was nothing that could do to release
myself. knew that If release did not come from
the outside must perish. No knew had
gone there. A road ran past the mouth of the
shaft bu; it was not Travelled much, and l wls
not likely to attract attention by ling never
theitss, shouted at intervals all day. The fol-
lowing morning commenced ca ling again and
I'LL day, whenever thought l heard . sound, l
shouted.
"When night came again all hopes OF being re-
leased had Abandoned me. One thing added
great bitterness to my sufferings. owed quite
q large amount OF money, snd should my fate re.
n ain uni now,, my creditors would think had
ued to defraud them, and my name would be
stigma lied.
II will not dwell on the agonies endured
am sorry cannot forget them.s
"Ihe morning of The fourth day Of my i'm
prisonment I heard something crawl into my
grave. l Lighted my candle and rabbit.
There was only one aperture large enough to
aamit him: l closed it to prevent his escape. l
saw in HIM food to appease my hunger. and my
hand was raised to xiii him. when thought oc-
Cured to me that prevented the blow from de-
Sending. | had two tish-lines; their united
length would reach to the road took off my
shirt. tore it into strings tied them together and
on to the fish !lne. l wore long gold watch
chain; tied it on to the part Of the lire that
WI uId cross the road. then cnt several leaves
T. on my diary, wrote on them my condition, and
tied them on 10 that part OF the line that would
be outside. ] then tied the end made out OF
my shrt around jacks II ok and let him
ont. He soon reached the end OF the line,
and knew by the way he was pulling that
he was making desperate attempts to escape.
Soon the tusging stopped, and knowing gnaw ng
to be Jacks chef accom- iishment. thought he
had cut himself loose. About three hours after
ward felt the line pulled then some one a.ied.
tried to answer, but the hoarsa noise l made
died in the cavern. l then pulled the line to
show vas not dead.
"All grew still again and knew the man had
gone for assistance. Then came the sound OF
voices; pulled in the line, and it brought me
food. 1t took ali the men who could work III the
SHAFT nine hours 10 reach me.
"A very large pine tree that stood near the
shaft had been the Ca use f my misfortune. it
had been dead "a number of years, aud tAe storm
had blown it over. The terrible blow it struck
the grou d had caused the cave.
"Jack had wound the line around q bush, and
tied himself 50 short that he was imprisoned out
side as securely / had been inside. He was
taken to town. pat III large cage, and supplied
with all the rabbit dehcaces the market affors ed.
He, however, did not thrive, and the boys believ-
Ing that he 'pined In thought voted to set him
free. He taken back to his old girdlng
grounds and liberated.
He not only saved my life, but became the
benefactor of all the rabbits in the neighborhood
the miners refralnlng from shooting any, fear
ing it might be him. BRIDGE lower.
THE CRops-We have nothing of special
interest to say on the subject of crops, as there
have been no marked developments recently,
either one way or the other The cotton bolls
have opened very rapidly and, so tar as the
hill crops are concerned, there are not great
many more to open. the general impression
that the upland crop will be, as general
thing. some better than that of last year,
which is not saying much for it.
The river crop continues to promise fine
yield much better than last son.-Shreue-
port Times, 9th inst
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