Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1876 — A Strange Friendship. [ARTICLE]

A Strange Friendship.

A, strange friendship has sprung up between two very dissimilar animals at Mrs. Stratton’s place in town here. A black rabbit cnine to the place some three months ago and took up its abode. Mrs. Stratton keeps on the place a couple of cows, and a short time silica the rabbit took up the strange habit of sleeping with one of these cows. It goes out to the cow’s wonted place of rest, waits her coining, and when arrived the motherly “bos” licks the little protege witli much the same affectionate tenderness that would be bestowed on a calf, the rough tongue and tremendous licks nearly raising the little animal off its feet, and it the meanwhile beating itself with all its four feet spread to withstand the pressure. Then little “bunny” puts its noseup to the cow’s nose aud appears to kiss ifr after which the rabbit nestles up to old “bos’ 1 and goes to sleep.— St. Helena (Cal.) Slur.