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them�察�first a black´and´white Jack�察�then a little white spot�察�and last a speck 

of thistledown�察�before the distance swallowed him。 

     Many of the farmers' Dogs had learned the lesson�此 �A grayish Rabbit 

you may catch�察�but a very black´and´white one is hopeless。; They might�察�

indeed�察�follow for a time�察�but that was merely for the fun of a chivvy�察�and 

his growing power often led Warhorse to seek the chase for the sake of a 

little   excitement�察  �and   to   take   hazards   that   others   less   gifted   were   most 

careful to avoid。 

     Jack�察�like all other wild animals�察�had a certain range or country which 

was home to him�察�and outside of this he rarely strayed。 It was about three 

miles across�察�extending easterly from the centre of the village。 Scattered 

through   this   he   had   a   number   of   ;forms�察─  �or   ;beds;   as   they   are   locally 

called。 These were mere hollows situated under a sheltering bush or bunch 

of grass�察�without lining excepting the accidental grass and in´blown leaves。 

But comfort was not forgotten。 Some of them were for hot weather�察�they 

faced the   north�察  �were   scarcely  sunk�察  �were   little   more   than   shady  places。 

Some for the cold weather were deep hollows with southern exposure�察�and 



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others for the wet were well roofed with herbage and faced the west。 In 

one or other of these he spent the day�察�and at night he went forth to feed 

with his kind�察�sporting and romping on the moonlight nights like a lot of 

puppy Dogs�察�but careful to be gone by sunrise�察�and safely tucked in a bed 

that was suited to the weather。 

     The safest ground for the Jacks was among the farms�察�where not only 

Osage   hedges�察  �but   also   the   newly   arrived   barb´wire�察  �made   hurdles   and 

hazards   in   the   path   of   possible   enemies。   But   the   finest   of   the   forage   is 

nearer to the village among the truck´farmsthe finest of forage and the 

fiercest of dangers。 Some of the dangers of the plains were lacking�察�but the 

greater    perils   of  men�察   �guns�察   �Dogs�察   �and   impassable     fences    are   much 

increased。 Yet those who knew Warhorse best were not at all surprised to 

find that he had made a form in the middle of a market´gardener's melon´ 

patch。 A  score   of   dangers   beset   him   here�察  �but   there   was   also   a   score   of 

unusual delights and a score of holes in the fence for times when he had to 

fly�察�with at least twoscore of expedients to help him afterward。 



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     Newchusen was a typical Western town。 Everywhere in it�察�were to be 

seen strenuous efforts at uglification�察�crowned with unmeasured success。 

The streets were straight level lanes without curves or beauty´spots。 The 

houses were cheap and mean structures of flimsy boards and tar paper�察�and 

not even honest in their ugliness�察�for each of them was pretending to be 

something better than itself。 One had a false front to make it look like two 

stories�察 �another   was   of   imitation   brick�察  �a   third   pretended   to   be   a   marble 

temple。 

     But all agreed in being the ugliest things ever used as human dwellings�察�

and in each could be read the owner's secret thoughtto stand it for a year 

or so�察�then move out somewhere else。 The only beauties of the place�察�and 

those    unintentional�察    �were    the  long    lines  of   hand´planted      shade´trees�察�

uglified as far as possible with whitewashed trunks and croppy heads�察�but 

still lovable�察�growing�察�living things。 

     The   only   building   in   town   with   a   touch   of   picturesqueness   was   the 

grain elevator。 It was not posing as a Greek temple or a Swiss chalet�察�but 



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simply  a   strong�察  �rough�察  �honest�察  �grain   elevator。 At   the   end   of   each   street 

was a vista of the prairie�察�with its farm´houses�察�windmill pumps�察�and long 

lines of Osage´orange hedges。 Here at least was something of interestthe 

gray´green hedges�察�thick�察�sturdy�察�and high�察�were dotted with their golden 

mock´oranges�察�useless fruit�察�but more welcome here than rain in a desert�察�

for   these   balls   were   things   of   beauty�察  �and   swung   on   their   long   tough 

boughs they formed with the soft green leaves a color´chord that pleased 

the weary eye。 

     Such a town is a place to get out of�察�as soon as possible�察�so thought the 

traveller who found himself laid over here for two days in late winter。 He 

asked   after   the   sights   of   the   place。   A   white   Muskrat   stuffed   in   a   case 

;down   to   the   saloon;�察  �old   Baccy   Bullin�察  �who   had   been   scalped   by   the 

Indians forty  years   ago�察  �and   a pipe once   smoked   by  Kit   Carson�察 �proved 

unattractive�察�so he turned toward the prairie�察�still white with snow。 

     A  mark   among   the   numerous   Dog   tracks   caught   his   eye�此  �it   was   the 

track of a large Jack´rabbit。 He asked a passer´by if there were any Rabbits 

in town。      ;No�察�I reckon not。 I never seen none�察─�was the answer。 A mill´ 

hand gave the same reply�察�but a small boy with a bundle of newspapers 

said�此 �You   bet there is�察  �there's lots of them out there   on the prairie�察  �and 

they come in town a´plenty。 Why�察�there's a big�察�big feller lives right round 

Si   Kalb's   melon´patchoh�察  �an   awful   big   feller�察  �and   just   as   black   and   as 

white as checkers� ─�and thus he sent the stranger eastward on his walk。 

     The   ;big�察  �big�察  �awful   big   one;   was   the   Little   Warhorse   himself。   He 

didn't live in Kalb's melon´patch�察�he was there only at odd times。 He was 

not there now�察�he was in his west´fronting form or bed�察�because a raw east 

wind     was   setting    in。   It  was   due   east   of  Madison   Avenue�察  �and   as   the 

stranger   plodded   that   way   the   Rabbit   watched   him。 As   long   as   the   man 

kept the road the Jack was quiet�察�but the road turned shortly to the north�察�

and   the   man   by   chance   left   it   and   came   straight   on。   Then   the   Jack   saw 

trouble ahead。 The moment the man left the beaten track�察�he bounded from 

his form�察�and wheeling�察�he sailed across the prairie due east。 

     A Jack´rabbit running from its enemy ordinarily covers eight or nine 

feet at a bound�察�and once in five or six bounds�察�it makes an observation 

hop�察�leaping not along�察�but high in the air�察�so as to get above all herbage 



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and   bushes   and   take   in   the   situation。   A   silly   young   Jack   will   make   an 

observation hop as often as one in four�察�and so waste a great deal of time。 

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