Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-31
The Jackass.Rabbit.


The clerk of the United States District Court.
Etah, having an Idle hour on his hands at
Beaver city, recently sat down, and In burst
OF inspiration penned this essay on the well
known hare Of the Pacific coast, popularity nick
named as above on account Of his exaggerated
ears:
I've been over good deal Of that kind of
serious, thoughtful Looking animal anywhere.
and In Utah, real solemn. The Territory pro.
duces larger, fiourishing jackass-rabbit, but
the SAINTS HS like gsSd Of
This rabbit Is rightly named. He has the gray
color, marked with black, the long ears and the
eternal solemnness of the old original edition OF
the ass, which Noah had the poor taste to pre-
serve. The most noticeable trait is his dispo-
sitton to sit down. II any one comes on him
suddenly and sees him before he leaps, he is
sitting: II seen at distance, still and giving
himself up to sweet reverie, he is sitting down.
Should he have occasion to rise from his seat
ana run only fifty yards, he Is tired at the end
The Jack-rabbit has sociability, but it is very
thin. 1t Is not probable that he would leave
good comfortable seat and go few feet for the
sake OF company. Yet occasionally several OF
them may DE seen together when they think
no one Is watching them. At such times they
are quiet and Observation-Disclosures to be
having social converse and a sort of tea party.
1t Is the custom for all to take seats at these
parties. Now and then some little matter OF
courtesy will call one to his feet, but when it
Is attended to ne sits down without delay. 1t
At1hOo OuO ACCi dt pctCc WIFI UIlo WOrlU ana
kindly toward himself to see a bench-legged
flee that thinks he amounts to somethingSand
every bench-legged flee thinks he does-chas-
ing Jack.rab6it up hill; for the rabbit, when
once compelled to arise from his seat, recoy-
n1zes no difference between uphill and down.
ones thoughts are not so much on the race "a
Inc !, e emptiness OF this: Where there's viii
I've seen dignlfied, sensible dog rush after
faen 10 nave ms course crossed by second,
rabbit, rnrn S a new course crossed by third
sSupen crossing rabbit, and quit in disgust.
SSOiinetlmes person will jump up rabbit and
r rm,nh ne Immediately sees number OF them
ramning When 1t Is only the gray flashes of the
same same rabbit passing through the sagebrusa a
me Increase In the family OF jackrabp,ts is
edual 10 the occasion. Il is somethfng like thss
increase In the patronage Of a place of nnbiic
SION fee so Mae1 IL ceases to charge an adms
olsn; put 10 me In this form he Is not pieasin1
except 10 high state of hungriness. when the
IS soethin 40 aUMger guided by reason There
p pla; me snriekS OF puppy whose tail has
Pee neen st0d on makes one almost feel portion Of
rudey torn bv H. ana fS,s the Of the hen
are heard growing gradually weaker and matt ,ay
oylng away In the distance, strike sVmns,
Of the DYING Ile pathetic sa stu is the wall
i've II attunes ones very emotion to pty. tIacI
RABBITS resemble potatoes in one resnact thnI
hiSga0t co. dan LUG Sane SIZE probably saw the
n I 10 one locality to pass a certain thicxa,
S SsW sb ones week while bird hunting O1e
uas h SaoG at rabbit on the edge of the IhcSef.
tae Eau Snot peppered him and he fled In ga
Go Hit On another day. at the same snot
tw Sooa second one In the way day or
M wv H Third one was shot there and
mao sua r, "aS 81 naltlng that caught him. He
wa, was very much magnlfied. hid been sh,nts
ing t af t same b rabbit for week When ar
s sv ar o Ele beautiful gate, which SO often
swung ss open AC sunday school concerts, If there
is any one seemingly bad act In my whole life
w pater s aSa not In my interview with Sc
~ tS De Spe 70 explain away, it is the shooting
that.-lSan Francisco Chronicle. ' "oaA oh