Evening star., 1949-06-06
This and That
By Charles z. TrdceUeH
BETHESDA. Md.

BETHESDA, Md.
Dear Sir:
and wonder If you have seen my wild
rabbit.
He is a beauty, brown with little white,
and quite large.
He had been with us all winter and
spring. and now he is gone. This Is the
first week we have missed him.
Perhaps over your way you have some
natural features that appeal to the wild
creatures.
IF you see my big rabbit let me know,
and I will come over and try to trap him.
Il would like to have him back.
Sincerely. T. G."
No. Tom, we haven't seen your big rabbit
Nor are there any natural features, par
ticularly. over our way, either.
We have always had wild rabbits. however.
Just the other day fine one appeared but
lest our correspondent become excited, let
US hasten to say that 1t is a very little one
Yet what action!
For sudden take-off, there is nothing. not
even the latest motor car. to compete with
q wild rabbit.
He not only has instant acceleration. but
wonderful ears which no automobile comes
equipped with yet.
In the future. "ears" of some sort may be
added to motor cars.
Why not?
With the new pufhness of outline, ears
ought to be an added feature, as far as looks
is concerned, Just for balance; and then
there would be that matter of safety. too.
For all the attention to new features
which motor manufacturers give their cars,
new roominess and all that sort of thing.
they are still strangely unconscious of the
danger to that passenger in the right seat
front.
In case Of sudden accident. he still pushes
his head right through the windshield.
It would seem that something could be
done, at least a handle or something to
hold to. or some automatic screen that would
fly UP In front of the glass.
1t could be done. but probably never will.
Ears for motor cars, why not ears? Ears
would make them really look funny.
Some supersonic device could be installed
that would hear" an accident before 1t
really begins The thing Is not at all i'm
possible.
The wild bunny Is one of the most in
teresting suburban residents to many per-
sons.
The wild birds-yes, people learn to love
them. even when they have paid no atten-
tion to them all their prior life, after they
ulutS W ulc SuputuS ~ II one Oh the CLHTfnS
Of moving out OF the city.
Even opoSsums appearl
And the gray squirrels with now and then
black FORM and far less often an albino
squirrel
These all add interest to moving TO the
suburbs.
They continue to exert real appeal over
the years.
The wild rabbit. however. Is not seen often
enough for an observer TO lose the appeal
Of true novelty.
Novelty has q charm all Its own
Large and small rabbits frequent our
suburban communities. The young rabbits
are caught by cats, and the older ones by
dogs.
It is marvellous how any Of them manage
TO live. but hundreds Of them do. much
to the chagrin Of some earnest persons
who take their gardening too seriously.
Now and then. OF course. q rabbit does
destroy some priced plants. but by and
large he win do no particular damage. The
damage is mostly In ones own mind.
One should never forget that . Wild
rabbit In o creature both odd and graceful.
and well worth having around at all times.
One may sympathize therefore. with T. O.
of Bethesda. and hops that his big rabbit
returns speedily.