The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-11-25
burrows. This saves us clean thou
sand dollars year. We throw them a

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sand dollars year. We throw them a
sweet apple now and then, but for the
most part they live on sorrel; burdocks,
pigweeds and what else they can pick |
up in the Enclosure. The only money
to pay out is for the land and the wire
fencing. After that everything that
comes in is velvet. I have made a |
most conservative estimate, and ac-
cording to my figures we shall have an
income Of
can income of not burned cent"
shouted the snipe hunter as he jumped
up and down. Mrs. Bowser, l posi-. |
lively forbid you to invest one blamed
dollar in any such nonsensical enter
prise!'
and you can have nothing to say about
it. 1t is for our mutual benefit, any
how. You will share in what l make.
must have a rabbit boss, and the wo-
man says l can afford to pay salary
of 500 month. You simply walk
about the ten acres with Il stick in
your hand and keep the big rabbits
from annoying and retarding the growth
Of the little ones. You are out in the
air all the time, and it will be good for
your consumption, and then, too, you
will learn Il great deal about natural
history"
"Woman!' he managed to calculate
as he stood before her with face chang
ing color every moment.
II will attend to all sales and collec-
tions, and You will simply see that the
rabbits have Il happy time of it. The
woman says that ten acres of land
will grow half million rabbits. Dress
ed rabbits will sell at the warren for
10 cents each. The pelts will be snap
ped up at 10. The clear profit ON ev-
cry animal is 20 cents. When we get
to selling q million year you can
Sec
hoarse whisper, II forbid it. l posi-
lively forbid it! If YOU go into the
rabbit business I'll get divorce.'
That's not a bit generous of you,
She replied us she turned away TO hide
the twinkle in her eyes You have
bought fire escapes. new milk COWS,
chickens, pigs, goats, dogs and Il dozen
patent rights and l never threatened
divorce. = don't think it's fair. How
ever, should You get divorce you see
that it would leave me rich woman
Ii the rabbit boss in my employ was a
man who seemed to be consulting my
interests and was kind to the rab-
bits
Sees Bright Prospects.
"You'd marry him. was yelled at
her. n
lit might turn out that way, Mr..
Bowser but hope to make you see
things my way. l put $1,000 into it
next spring, and within three years
| we are drawing an income of 100000
a year. We are relieved from work,
our future is assured, and if we want
! to take Il trip to Europe the rabbits
keep right on increasing during our alb
sence. will get up ut the same time
You do in the morning, and'-
But You won't!'
"And while you are killing Il cart
load of snipe I'll be looking for ten
acres of land cligibly situated. The
soil should be sandy in order that the
rabbits won't hurt their toes in dig
| ging their burrows. 1t should also
have a southern exposure, as rabbits
like the winter sun. The woman
said
THAT will do, Mrs. Bowser-not an
other word on the subject. This fami-
ly is not going into the rabbit business
not this week"
but what's the difference between
rabbit and snipe?" she asked.
"Who said anything about snipe?"
You said you were going snipe
shooting tomorrow"
Never said anything of the kind,
never mentioned the name snipe. l
couldn't get away from the office If
wanted to. Mrs. Bowser, l have OBJ
served with pain and grief that you
are getting to be first class crank,
and we certainly have got to have a
long and plain talk together ere long
and come to better understanding
than we have"
And then he went out into the au-
tumn night and walked around, and
as lie walked he thought, and his big
gest thought was that Mrs. Bowser
was kicking over the domestic traces
and must be watched more closely in
the future. NJ. QUAD.
Going One Better.
Drummer-Your rival that runs the