The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-13
A BLACK HAZE.
It's Flcetncss. Its Friendliness, and Its In. |
fortunate Death.

SCRANTON Nov. 49," while I was burning
charcoal In tho Sullivan woods ono Septem-
ber." said Memo A. Martin OF Fly Creek. my
only companion was yellow mongrel dog
named Tige. 1Ee often got lonesome because
] was too busy to pay any attention to him.
and no killed t.mo and amused himself by
soaring up harcS and giving them n race
through tho woods frequently got glmpses
OF the fleeing animals us they leaped between
tho trees when TlGe was in pursuit and one
day 1 saw coal black hare bounding away
from the dogs voice though it had
been fired at. All the other hares
were brown at that tims and l imagined
that my eyes had deceived me until
a few days atterward. when I saw the black
one again. 1t looked blacker than before. and
the next corning took gun to the pit. with
the intention OF shooting the hare and send
ing it to man in Wiliamsport who was max
ing a collection OF stuffed native animals. The
black hare didn't show itself in a couple OF
weeks. and took the gun to the house and
decided not to shoot 1t.
"A few mornings afterward I saw tho black
hare squattng on top Of the coal pit when l
went into the woods. 1t bounded of at my ap-
rroach. and TiGo chased 1t till he got tired.
The next morning found the black hare nib
bling at some apple pnrings that had drop
ped near the pit 1t dashed away when it So W
me. and it led TiCe on another long race
through the woods. 1t was top OF the pit az in
came there on purpose to lot the dog chase it.
Two or three mornings later i found the black
hare ara a brown one ninbling at some more
they saw the dog The black one soon dashed
out of sight. hut the brown one was lame. and
TiGe caught it and shook ii to death. The dog
had good many more races after The black
hare during the fall. Tho hare was not far
from the pit nearly every morning when /
IN nd Dpt co AT un IL
ahead Of .Tice. and. that. teasod lhs dog so
BY the st OF Decem Dor all the brown hares
became white. but the black one's coat didn't
eoa ade and dscaed to It nr
specimen. Icnrri-d a shotgun to the woods
the next morning. and at sight of me the black
bounded through the snow as II it knew that
tho Gun was dangerous: and | didn't shoot:
letting him almost catch up. left him far in tn .
| rear. and the do. yeIpci at tho hares unusual
conylpet us though his heart would break. :,
The INK. " Ef's are fc wh sn
Tike was chasing II. and | went OH in the
little while j saw tie haro's black coat leap =
ng over the snow. directly toward ma.
Ine Deg Was s,snG yelrIng OF to ths right
a short distance. and stoppei again. | banged
away at it .tht the right barrel. and it crouched
tho hare gave three or four leaps t. the left
and disappeared under II fallen tree I ran
and grabbed it by the ears. and whom pulled
it from under the log it ki,Hsd and ouversd.
and found that not q shot had touched It.
pet, led the hare, and when Tice came yelpng
up hs smet OF it and went to licking its face
He didn't offer to bite II. and let 1t go to see
what he would do. Instead Of running away
the hare began to play with the dog and in a
few minutes it followed Iice aud me back to
>" fise and the hare, made a great deal Of
one another around the ifIerent coal pits all
winter They romped and raced in the snow,
and every. night Tige coaxed the hare to 60
home with him. but could never get it any
further than tho edge, Of ths woods until along
about sunset. A neighbours hound made Tor
the hare in the dooryard while Tice was
Tigs didn't notice tho hound until IT had
he pitched, at the hound. sct III; teeth in its
was choked to death had TO put Tho hare
ont OF its misery. and It was a, month rcfprs
rige got over mourning for il. lie hunted
and wkined, for it every morning. around the
coal pit and never saw SO unhappy IL dog.
had the hnre's akin stuffed, and when Tige
saw ii for tho lrst time he lick ed tho face and
head till he discovered that 1t wasn't alive. und
after that couldn't get him to go near it,"