A RABBIT STORY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2170, 21 December 1885, Page 2

A RABBIT STORY.

Of a wonderful rabbit, here is a story which beats the - old dog stories hollow. 1 .? According to M. Laborde, a writer in clw . '> "Revue Soiontifiqiio,".a rabbit, ondof : • the ordinary tamo spccios, was , bought for purposes of experiment s the Physiological Laboratory' in; Paris, and; after .■/ a portion of the facial nerve had been • removed it was left to run about the labatory. It very soon recovered from the t effects of the operation, and was for four years M. Laborde's affectionate companion. It . would await., at the top.of the stairs his arrival in the niOming, and would sometimes > run to 'him. Whenever it had the opportunity the rabbit would jump upon- his knee,' and was as fond of caresses as a cat. During the progress .of an experiment it would , Vj) Bit,on the.foperatinjif table watching the ■. proceedings" with every appearance of interest. Bunny's chief delight, however, was in a microscopical examination. As " soon as M. •• Laborde put ■ his eye to the microscope the rabbit would perch on ■ his shoulders and endeavor ,to take a peep. This wonderful animal lived' on terms of the mijst affectionate friendship with twodogs belonging to the labaratory; - but when a strange doe; arrived lie invariably turned it out, and sometintea chased • it alon? the street. Nor show himself very friendly -with unfamiliar biped visitors.