"A rabbit?"
"Yes, be quick! a rabbit."
"Was it a kinder gray varmint?"
"Yes, yes!"
"A longish critter, with a short tail?"
"Yes, be quick or he'll gain his burrow."
"Had it long legs behind, and big ears?"
"Yes, yes!"
"And sorter jumps when it runs?"
"Yes, I tell you; jumps when it runs!"