Show FIGHT BETWEEN BUCK RABBITS Cotton Tails Assail Each Other With Hind Feet Unknown lo many the rabbit has fighting qualities that enable It to take good care of itself and Its mode of defense Is lodged In its strong hind legs Like the mule the rabbit Is a kicker says the New Harmony Times A few days ago James Wiley saw a battle royal between two rabbits a description de-scription of which he gave the writer Late one afternoon Mr Wiley went to a pasture some distance from his homo where strawstack stood As he approached ap-proached the stack he observed a rabbit rab-bit come hopping from around it and he stopped to see how close it would come before It took fright In a few seconds he saw another rabbit approaching ap-proaching from a counterdirection Both rabbits were big bucks and a few hops brought them confronting each other When the rabbits discovered each others presence they came to an abrupt ab-rupt stop Recovering from their surprise sur-prise they each thumped the ground vigorously with their hind feet a rabbits rab-bits mode of declaring war and dashed together As they were about to close each rabbit whirled and when they struck It was with their hind legs Mr Wiley says evcryblow brought out bunches of fur and their squeals sounded loud and shrill For about five minutes the rabbits fought when the battle seemed to go against the last comer who hopped sorely away In all likelihood he was anew a-new buck In that harem and his appearance ap-pearance was resented by the established estab-lished lord who feared a rival Mount Carmel Ill Register |