240 FAMILIAR LIFE IN FIELD AND FOREST. 



deeper and paler color, and the eyes are unusually 

 large and expressive. The dainty creature is the 



gracefulness in move- 



pearance ; nothing is 



than the airiness of 



Female Deer. 



very embodiment of 

 ment as well as ap- 

 more charming 

 his little leaps 

 over the uneven turf, 

 and he is perfectly sure- 

 footed ; I doubt wheth- 

 er any one ever saw a 

 young deer stumble. 

 He is an inquisitive 

 little animal too, con 

 stantly mixing his ex 

 treme timidity with an overwhelming curiosity to 

 know what a strange-looking object is made of, and 



trusting to his agile 



legs to escape if 



it should prove 



dangerous. He is 



also omnivorous, like 



the goat, and eats 



lything that comes 



along. There is a 



record of one young 



fawn who was reckless enough to devour a paper of 



chewing tobacco which happened to come within his 



A young Fawn. 



