The rabbit iz a kind ov long-eard and short-taled kat, and reside for a
living all over the United States ov Amerika. They are az harmless, so
far az pizon is consarned, az a yung goslin.
[Illustration: THE RABBIT.]
They liv in holes in the ground, holler logs, and under brush heaps, and
kan run faster and stop quicker than any 4 or 6 legged brute.
Their hind legs are twice az long and twice az fast az their fore ones,
and they seem tew be bilt best for running up a hill, and backing down
it. They are all colors known tew the trade, except green; green rabbits
are out ov fashion.
Rabbits bile eazy, and eat soft, and are sed tew be better vittles than
the kat.
I don't kno exacktly how menny rabbits thare are in the United States
now, and never expekt tew kno, for thay kan hatch out, and spred faster
than the meazles.
One pair ov helthy and industrious rabbits will settle a whole township
in 18 months, and begin tew emigrate into the jineing parts.
Rabbits are az eazy tew kill az a cucumber vine when it fust starts out
ov the ground, and are az eazy tew ketch az a bad kold.
Rabbits hav no kunning, and but little guile; i hav kept them az pets,
and konsider them just about az safe az they are useless.
Their fur iz of sum value, but they are az tender tew skin without
tareing, az a biled potater.