The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-14
HOW THE RABBIT KILLED THE
(MALE) WINTER.
AN OMAHA FABLE By j. 0. DORSEY.

The Rabbit went somewhere. lie ar
rived at the place where the Winter was
"Well, you have not been coming at all (or,
your custom in the past has been not to
come hither at alb to this place (not your
home). Sit by those things near you
What is the great matter with you, you who
have been walking9" said the Winter.
"Yes, my uncle, my aunt, too, my grand
mother having altogether beaten the lie
out of me, have been coming hither in q
bad hnmor.n
The Rabbit continued crying; he contin-
ued hopping to and fro; he did not SIT mo-
tionless at all. "Sit still, sand the Winter
No, uncle, always do thus" And 1t
came to pass that the Winter spoke OF go
ing out hunting. my uncle, | will 60 10
the place where you will be" said the Rap-
bit "What, you would die" said the VIM
ter. mo, uncle, how can you possibly
think that | would dlel AT any rate ! am
going thither." Let us see; so do, sad
the Winter. The Winter went out; and
when he had said, "Wh! VIII" he made a
fine driving snowstorm. 1t was very cold.
Ana when he went. the Rabbit accompan-
led him. The Rabbit was very active; he
ran very far in front (of the Winter, and
then came back again; he ran around the
Winter while he was moving along THE
person in motion is indeed active thought
the Winter. And it came to pass that he
(the Rabbit scared up deer. "Oho, I'M
Gle there comes deer to the place where
you are. Shoot him. said the Rabbit.
mo, indeed, | do not hunt such things,
said the Winter. And then the Rabbit
thought, "What can he be hunting"
And it came to pass that tie Rabbit,
while moving found some men.
soho, uncle, some men have come to that
place where you are" -,
YES, such | am used to hunting said
the Winter. And then the Winter killed
them. And he carried the bodies TO his
home. When he reached home he boiled
the men ('who had been alive'O.
Hurry for your nephew, | think ne is
very hungry indeed" said the Winter
Speaking to his wife, who was cooking. 1t
was cooked. A dish he filled for him Che
Rabbit with the human fresh meat
II am not used to eating such (tood),'
said the Rabbit. He gave it back to them,
When the supply of provisions had been
eaten the Winter spoke Of going out hunt
ing again. "Let us go, Rabbit" said the
Winter mo, uncle. Do you 90 alone
said the Rabbit. The Winter,
having made it cold again, went
out. When he had gone, the Rabbit ques-
toned his wife. MY aunt, what does my
uncle fear when he sees it?" Your
uncle has nothing to fear" NO. aunt,
even ! have something to fear (when see
it, It is impossible for my uncle TO have
nothing to fear" "Your uncle has nothing
to fear' said the woman. mo, aunt, even
am frightened from time to time. 1t is
impossible for my uncle to have nothing to
fear" "Your uncle fears the head Of a
Rocky Mountain sheep YES, | thought
so, said the Rabbit. Having found one,
he killed it. He cut off the head with a
knife, and carried 1t homeward on his
back. The Winter reached home. in
which direction went the Rabbit ale
has Just gone out" said the woman. And
it came to pass that the Rabbit reached
home at dusk. "Unclc, that round thing
by you is the head of a Rocky Mountain
sheep" he said. When he had thrown it
suddenly towards him, the Winter became
altogether dead. Only the woman re-
NAMED. Therefore, from that time it has
,o@ boo,, ,ory cold Am tntinvo rian