HARES. 



' THE origin, history, and structure of animals, their habits, senses, 

 and intelligence, offer an endless field of interest and wonder." 

 LUBBOCK. 



ALL the year through rabbits, or properly 

 hares, are common objects on the Molega 

 Road. In the spring, when the grass starts up 

 by the wayside, there is a standing invitation to 

 these little creatures to come and partake of this 

 new bounty of nature. No doubt it is a very 

 delicious change from the steady diet of twigs 

 and bark. They have become very tame, and 

 do not run away at the approach of teams, but 

 merely take a few leaps to one side. I some- 

 times see them in playful mood, bounding here 

 and there about each other like lambs. Mornings 

 and evenings are the best times to find them, for 

 they do not often venture from their " forms " 

 or hiding places later in the day. The hare has 

 had his part in superstitious whims of people. 

 It is a wide-spread belief in many portions of 

 Europe that witches transform themselves into 

 hares, and it is generally considered a bad sign 



