Identifier: youngnimrodsinno00knox (find matches)
Title: The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896
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Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers

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ace at the foot of alarge tree, and found that some animal had disturbed everything in searchof a meal ; boots, hats, and toilet articles were scattered about, and thebeast was looking around for something more to derange. As he sawthe judge he sprung into the tree; but the man of law was after him inan instant, and had the creature by the tail. Here he held on and on, andhe said afterward that he did not know whether it was safer to hold onthan to let go. It was a serious question what to do, and he afterwarddrew a picture of the scene, and labelled it, What will he do with it?The bear-hunter has the query before him sometimes, particularly whenhe is standing face to face with that savage animal; if he runs, the bearwill pursue and attack him, and if he stands still, he has a good chance ofa battle in which he may get the worst of it. But we wont be in a hur-ry to go on bear-hunts, as there is an abundance of squirrels and rabbitsfor you to practise on for the present. IN A QUANDAEY.
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WHAT WILL HE DO WITH IT? x- <;•*•<<& << Perhaps we will see some rabbits on our journey among the trapsto-morrow morning, he continued, and may be fortunate enough tohave a shot at them. But with your inexperience this is not very likely,as the rabbit is exceedingly timid, and very difficult to approach. Thebest way for hunting him is to drive him past a point where you arestanding ready to shoot him; he runs fast, and you must be quick withyour eye and fingers if you bring himdown. We can get sreat numbers of o o rabbits in this reo-ion bv snaring them, O »J O which we do by putting a slip-noose < ^/ in their paths at the end of a bent ;vl stick; the rabbit enters the noose, and ; it catches him suddenly and swings him into the air, generally by the heels. But we dont consider that a proper way of taking them, as it gives great pain to the rabbit, since he may hang there for hours, vainly struggling to free himself, and finally he dies of suffocation and ex

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