VARYING HARE. 
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feet ; or, while he was reading,, even knock the 
book out of his hand. But whenever a stranger 
entered the room, the little creature always exhibit- 
ed considerable alarm. 
Mr. Borlase saw a hare that was so familiar as 
to feed from the hand, lie under a chair in a com- 
mon sitting room, and appear in every other respect 
as easy and comfortable in its situation as a lap-dog. 
It now and then went out into the garden ; but 
after regaling itself, always returned to the house 
as its proper habitation. Its usual companions 
were a grey-hound and a spaniel ; both so fond of 
hare-hunting, that they often went out together 
without any person accompanying them. With 
these two dogs, this tame hare spent its evenings ; 
they always slept on the same hearth, and very fre- 
quently it would rest itself upon them. 
They are sometimes said to be found with 
horns. 
In India the hare is hunted for sport ; not only 
with dogs, but with hawks, and some species of 
the cat tribe. The flesh, though in esteem among 
the Romans, was forbidden by the Druids, and by 
the Britons of the early centuries. It is now, 
though very black, dry, and devoid of fat, much 
esteemed by the Europeans, on account of its pecu- 
liar flavour. , 
Varying hare. 
This species has a very soft fur ; which in sum- 
mer is grey, with a slight mixture of tawny ; the 
tail is always white. The ears are shorter, and the 
legs more slender, than those of the common 
hare ; and the feet more closely and warmly 
furred. In size, this animal is always somewhat 
smaller. 
Besides other cold parts of Europe, the varying 
