48 THE RABBIT. 



his blessings, and how much he has rendered this prolific 

 little animal conducive to our convenience and comfort. 

 The creature called in the Bible the Coney, is supposed to 

 have been very similar to the Rabbit. " The conies are 

 but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks." 

 (Prov. 30 ch. 26 v.) By this God teaches us that though 

 persons may not have great strength of body, yet they are 

 generally able to do something for themselves. 



