Evening star., 1907-11-02
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BOB'S DISCOVERY.
photo By Harris Ewins.l
BY BELLE MOSES.


his class. but his seven little pupils made
no answer, as this was an undeniable
fact.
And consequently" their teacher con-
tinued you have much to learn" tat
which there was much agitation), 80
pay attention" Immediately seven pairs
of long ears Strengthened up and fourteen
pink eyes fastened themselves on Mr..
Blackjacket who went to the board with
a piece Of chalk IN his hand.
Now" he said. "in the bringing up
of a good rabbit, there are two things to
be avoided; can any one guess what they
: are?''
Water" cried one.
Snakes" ventured another
mo, snakes are very dangerous, but
there are much worse; perhaps you have
never heard Of them. l Will write the
names on the board and pronounce them
for you. Men, men. dogs, dogs; VINO
knows anything about them?
A shiver of fear ran through the class
and several little trembling paws were
raised.
"Ah. see you have heard OF them
Very well, then, dogs and men, while
they are not exactly alike, are very close
companions. When a man takes a gun
and goes out hunting, dog generally
runs beside him, and IL a rabbit should
have the misfortune to be shot he would
have no chance to run away. for the dog
would pounce upon him and choke him to
death. Some wise person once said that
the more sh" saw OF men the better she
liked do but 1 don't agree with her, In
fact, I have often heard that men make
!. pets OF rabbits and are very Kind to
| them: but they are not always TO De
| trusted they have been known TO make
stews and pasties OF US. But cont be
/ frightened, / merely tell you these things
as a warning to avoid them as much as
| possible. AT the same time L would IKE
a composition on the subject from mem
! bers who have seen these strange crea-
/ tures, and those who have not seen them
must do the best they can. B!nny Bunny.
| you have seen a man; tell US what ne
! looks like"
He's about five or six feet long" said
Binny promptly. He walks entirely on
his hind legs. which are generally long
! and straight, and he wears things called
| trousers"
Good! Go on. my boy
He uses his forepaws for fighting and
! for holding things, especially guns. add
ed Binney. with shudder.
! An excellent description declared
/ their teacher. Now, Bob. you tell all
! you know about dogs.
| Il saw a dog once" said Bob, but he
didn't see me. so l got good look at
| him. He has four legs and sharp,
pointed nose, and terrtbe-lookfng teeth.
The one had a smooth white coat,
! with black spots all over it-oh,-and he
had a tail. 1 nearly forgot that"
! That was a pointer-a ferocious hunt
! ing dog, | have heard. Now, children,
| you have plenty of material for ex-
! cellent composition: of course. IL you see
| a man. il would be much more interesting
/ to write about him, only don't run into
| unnecessary danger" So saying. he dis
missed the class. and they went scamper-
| Ing away
| A few days after this it CHANGED that
| the Bunnys gave picnic. 1t was very
| grand affair, and all the young people in
| Burrowtown were invited. They cooked
! their dinner in the woods, in a big iron
! pot hung gypsy fashion, over the fire;
| and every one was waiting hunsrily for
| the spread. when some one suddenly cried
out: There's q man Coming-With a dog
! at his heels.' and such a stampede
there was toward Burrowtown.
1t seemed to be false alarm, however,
| and Mr.. Blackjacket volunteered to go
| back to the picnic grounds with a couple
! of his more Venturesome pupils, and keep
! the savory stew from burning. This was
mission of great danger for Mr.. lack
/ Jackets keen scent could not deceive him.
/ and he knew that the man and the dog
were not far off So he kept one eye
/ the pot, and the other looking Warily
! about him, while Binney poured the tea,
. and Bob brought brushwood to keep the
! fire going
/ "Children" said Mr. Blackjacket In a
! whisper, I'VE missing a great op-
/ portunity and object lesson as well.
| wonder If you are brave enough to Ven
/ ture as far AS that toe; the man is on
! the other side Of the gate just in front of
/ it.
I'll co. said Bob, and though he was
/ dreadfuly frightened. he started off at
a good pace. but when he got close to
the garden fence ne paused in astontsh-
ment, for what he saw on the other side
of the gate was certainly not a man 1t
was not more than three feet long. and
it lay on the grass, all wrapped up in
-l,ir Inc hon Jph Ron. hl
a dog, the tiny little creature that
bounced about and rolled over and over
on the lawn, and gave funny little
-'yaps. was certainly not that dreadful
thing that Mr.. Blackjacket called a
pointer; it white and black. to be
sure. but 1t was very very small.
Bob turned and scampered back to his
companions.
Come and see!' he cried, the queerest
thngs!'
Mr.. Blackjacket set the stew aside and
| accompanied his pupils and for some mo-
ments the three sat gazing speechlessly
through the crack in the fence. Finally.
Mr.. Blackjackets perpleXed frown gave
way to look of satisfaction
| Il have it, he said taking a little book
out OF his pocket and eagerly turning the
leaves. "Ah! here 1t is! / thought So
Bob YOU have made a discovery! That
little creature you see in there belongs to
the man family, that's why | was SO sure
there was a man about. This Is one OF
their young. Note the long golden hair
and the pink cheeks and the small hands
and feet. My book says there are two
kinds of young; one called boy, wears
! trousers like a man. only shorter. and has
close cropped hair; the other wears things
called dresses and has long hair. Bob
YOU have discovered a girl!'
| And what is that little live thing skip
| p:ng about?" asked Binny.
| THAT is the young of a dog. it is called
:, puppy" said Mr.. Blackjacket, who knew
everything. Il am glad we have seen
| these specimens; there is no danger in
| having our picnic near them. Call the
others back, Binny. dinner is ready
The picnic was huge success Mr.
Blackjacket improved the occasion by
faw anpropriate remarks on the uses of
girls and puppies, while the class took
notes for future reference in the writing
of their compositions.
CLEARING HER MIND.