. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders . A young Fawn. A FLEET-FOOTED NEIGHBOR IN THE WOODS. 241 reach; but he paid the penalty of his rashness withhis life the next day. Yery young fawns bleat like little lambs, and thevoice of a doe is a high-pitched and tremulous whistleor squeal. It is said that a buck when he is surprisedand frightened utters a sharp, shrill whistle. But heis far from a coward, like the bear, and he runs onlywhen he is persuaded that his horns and hoofs arenot equal to the emergency. If the deer meets a rattlesnake in the woods hec
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders . A young Fawn. A FLEET-FOOTED NEIGHBOR IN THE WOODS. 241 reach; but he paid the penalty of his rashness withhis life the next day. Yery young fawns bleat like little lambs, and thevoice of a doe is a high-pitched and tremulous whistleor squeal. It is said that a buck when he is surprisedand frightened utters a sharp, shrill whistle. But heis far from a coward, like the bear, and he runs onlywhen he is persuaded that his horns and hoofs arenot equal to the emergency. If the deer meets a rattlesnake in the woods heconsiders it a deadly enemy and jumps upon it with all fours, cutting it to pieces with his sharp hoofs ;indeed, he is quite capable of kicking a man into un-. Swimming across the lake. consciousness by springing upon him with his sharp-hoofed fore feet. When he is swimming across a lakethe rash and unsophisticated hunter who is sufficientlynear to grab him by the antlers, does so at the risk ofa broken arm, for still the active limbs are ready toinflict a stunning blow. The only way to seize a deer 242 FAMILIAR LIFE IN FIELD AND FOREST. in the water is by the tail—an unreachable member ;for the animal is an expert and swift swimmer, wholearned the art when he was but three or four monthsold, and now that he is older his legs are by no meanshampered by so light a task. Contending for half the year with the severities ofa hard climate where the mercury frequently dropsthirty degrees below zero ; chased not infrequently byhis deadliest enemy, the panther(Felis concolor);huntedand day byanother night
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