The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-23

likely. But this Is merely detail,
and can make but little difference in
the main facts OF the case.
AS l said before, these college
grounds are on the QUEER edge OF the
city The ocean shuts ont the world
on the west. but the huge chaparral
these hills the jack-rabbits come
down in perfect avalanches at night,
and devour almost everything that
grows.
Wolves howl from these hills OF
chaparral at night by hundreds, but
they do little or no harm in com Dari-
son with the innumerable rabbits
| For these big fellows, on their long,
bent legs, and with ears like those OF
"A donkey, can cut down with their
teeth young orchard almost In a
| single night.
! The new college CT course had new
grounds new bananas. oranges, olives,
! all things. indeed, that wealth and
good taste could contribute in Chis
warm, sweet soil. But The rabbits I!
| You could not bui,d fence so high
that they would not leap over il.
They are a sort OF JUMBO grass
hopper" said smart boy from BOs-
ton.
The head d-gardener Of the college
campus and environment grew deS'
perate.
Look here, sir" he said TO the
Pre- e,ident, these big-eared fellows
are lazy and audaclous things. Why
can't they live up In the chaparral, as
they did before we came here To plant
trees and try TO make the world beau
tiful? Now, either these Jack-rab-
bits must 90, or we must go"
every we'll, answered the Presi-
dent. ''Offer reward for their ears,
and let the boys destroy them"
''IIow much reward can i offer?"
"Fiye cents apiece, think, would
do" answered the head OF the college,
as he passed on up the great stone
steps TO his study.
The gardener got the boys together
that evening, and SAID, IL Will give
you cents apiece for the ears OF
these dreadful rabbits.
That makes 10 cents for each rab-
bit, for each rabbit has two ears"
shouted the smart boy from Boston.
Before the dumbtounded gardener
could protest, the boys had broken
into shouts OF enthusiasm, and were
running away in squads and in
couples to borrow, beg, or buy fire.
arms for their work.
The smart boy from Boston, how
ever, with an eye TO big profits and
Il long job, went straight TO the ex-
press once, and sent all the way TO
the East for a costly and flrst.class
shotgun.
The little brown Aztec Indian did
nothing OF that sort; he kept by him
self, kept his own counsel, and SO far
a any OF the Toys could find cut,
paid no attention to the prollered re-
ward for scalps.
Bill Peterson borrowed his older
brothers gun, and brought in two
rabbits the next day. The Boston
boy, with an eye wide open TO future
profits TO himself, went with Peter
son TO the headgardner, and holding
up first one dead jack-rabbit by the
ear, and then the other, coolly and
deliberately counted of four ears.
The gardener grndgingly counted
out two dimes, ana then, with Il
grunt of satisfaction, carried away
the two big rabbits 10y their long
hind legs.
As the week wore by, several other
dead rabbits were reported, and de.
spite the grumbling OF the head
gardner, the tumutuous and merry
students had quite revenue, and
especially when that artillery
should arrive from Boston!
Meantime, the little brown Aztec
boy had done nothing at all. How
ever. when Friday afternoon came
he earnestly begged and tnally uU-
tained, leave TO go down To his home
at Tia Juana He wanted very much
six little brown Mexican brothers,
and his sixty more or less, little
Mexican cousins.
But 10! On Saturday morning,
bright and early, back came the little
Brigand as he was soon TO be called
10y the boys, and at his heels came
toddling and tumbing not only his
six half.naked little b.own brothers,
but dozens of his cousins.
Each carried a bundle on his back.
These bundles were long, tlnely.woyen
birds nets and these nets were made
OF the fibre OF the misnamed Century
plant, the agave.
This Queer-looking line OF bare
footed, bare-headed diminutive be-
ings, headed by the silent little
Brigand, hastily dispersed itself along
the outer edge OF the grounds next to
the chaparral abode OF the jack
rabbits and then, while grave pro-
fessors leaned from their windows,
and hundred curious white boys
looked On, these little brown fellows
fastened all their long bird nets to-
gether, and stretched two wide wings
out and up the hill
Very quiet but very quick they
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