A TAME HARE.
[To Tar ED/TOR or ram "arrerrzroa.n SIR,--In your interesting article on " Possible Pets," in the Spectator of January 2nd, I see you ask : Who, since the days of Cowper, has seen a tame hare ? Will you allow me to tell you of one in a country-house in the West of Ireland, whose
acquaintance I made last summer P The little creature was brought in by the mowers during hay-harvest, very young, very frightened, and wounded. A scythe had accidentally cut off one of his ears as he lay hidden in the long grass. By the time the wound was healed, he had become tame, and when I saw him, he was quite at home in his new surroundings as an indoor pet. He was most caressing and affectionate, and would nestle in your arms, or climb up and sit on your shoulder. He had the run of the large drawing-room, a tiny ball of brown fur, with one long ear and a pair of bright eyes. He ran noiselessly about over carpets and rugs, and in the dusk of the late summer evenings it was often difficult to find him. The Irish terrier, however, never failed to do so. My hostess would say, " ' Judy,' find ' Coco,' " and in a few minutes the truant's hiding-place was discovered. Judy' never hurt him, and he never seemed afraid of the dog. My hostess allowed him to run about on the lawn, at first with many fears lest he should escape and desert his friends, but Coco' never seemed in the least anxious to do so; he would run on a few steps in front of her and stop to nibble the grass, and allow her to catch him again as soon as she thought he had had enough air and exercise. He was too young to judge of his intelligence, but even in his babyhood he was a delightful pet, and I have no doubt by this time he is a hare of many accomplishments, as three months ago he was "the hare with many friends."—I
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