A RABBITER'S YARN.

Timaru Herald, Volume LV, Issue 5523, 27 September 1892, Page 4

A RABBITER'S YARN.

A vabbitor told ma the other day (nays a ■writer in the ' Tapmmi Courier), of a lumidoub rabbit he had Bbot on the Bluo Mountains. He waß coming homo late one evoiiinß when just ahead he noticed a faint light. moving along the ground. Wondering what it was, he moved slowly up to it, and whan clone up waa astonished to see the figure of a rabbit perfect in all its outlines. At first ho ■was puzzled, and just a little Btavtled, and then as he had his gun with him he thought of trying a shot, and brought it down. When he picked it up he found it to be a fullgrown rabbit, in splendid condition, but shinine all orer with a soft phosphorescent glow ; and on stroking it with the band a vapour or smote wns given off from the parts etrofccd. Unfortunately, as soon aa life, was extinct ths light began to fade, and by tho time ho had reached homo bad entirely faded away, and tho only trace that remained was the strong emell of phosphorous. On opening therabbit and Bkinning it, however, the flesh appeared quite luminous in the dark, and the dogs refused to eat it. The only solution he can think of is that the rabbit had gradually become habituated to the phospborised grain, until it took no effect on it, and the body was co charged that tho poisoned grain became, aa it were, its natural food, and as a natural conedjuence its body became lumipous.