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that seemed to explain the mystery was that a lad who had 

 taken some pains about our rabbits, and who used to advise ua 

 as to the best method of fastening the stable at night, wore his 

 arm in a sling for several weeks afterwards." 



Instances are not wanting to prove that the tame as well as 

 the wild rabbit wiU sometimes exhibit considerable courage. 

 The following paragraph, taken from a recent number of the 

 Times, is no bad illustration of tliis : — 



" A few evenings ago, Mr. Parfrey, of Glutton, who is an 

 amateur breeder of rabbits, heard an unusual noise, and, on 

 going to the spot whence the sound proceeded, saw a desperate 

 battle fought in the rabbit-hutch, between one of his rabbits 

 and a large-sized rat. He watched the combatants for a few 

 moments with great interest, and saw the rabbit catch hold of 

 the rat by the back of its neck, turn it upside down, and then 

 with its forepaws rip up its antagonist, and nearly sever its 

 head from the body. The rabbit, however, did not escape 

 with a whole skin, for, afber the fight, it was discovered that 

 it had received several bites about the breast and head, but not 

 of a severe character. The rat was one of the largest bam rats 

 ever seen in the neighbourhood. The rabbit was a folly-grown 

 one, with young ones." 



toe or BAEBir-FiT. 



