. Forrester's pictorial miscellany for the family circle . hful, and difficult of approach, on account of the delicacy<of its senses of hearing and smell. It is a small animal, perhapstwo and a half feet in height. Its color changes with the seasons,from a reddish brown in summer to a brown gray in winter. The ibex is hunted for its fie-h arid skin, chiefly the latter. Whendriven to desperation, it will sometimes turn upon its pursuers andbutt with its powerful horns, and endeavor to drive its adversary overtremendous precipices. THE IBEX. 119 An ibex was once tamed by a family of Swiss pea
. Forrester's pictorial miscellany for the family circle . hful, and difficult of approach, on account of the delicacy<of its senses of hearing and smell. It is a small animal, perhapstwo and a half feet in height. Its color changes with the seasons,from a reddish brown in summer to a brown gray in winter. The ibex is hunted for its fie-h arid skin, chiefly the latter. Whendriven to desperation, it will sometimes turn upon its pursuers andbutt with its powerful horns, and endeavor to drive its adversary overtremendous precipices. THE IBEX. 119 An ibex was once tamed by a family of Swiss peasants, living farup on the side of Mount Rosa. It would come regularly every moifl-ing to receive its food from the hands of its friends, unless a stran-ger was there. Then it would keep away, altogether out of sight,It is supposed that its sense of smell warned the animal of the pres-ence of an enemy, as nothing could tempt it within sight during thevisit of a stranger. The next day, however, if the coast was clear. \x-^vcv.^ / y^ \\N \ \N *~~ \*. \ \\\. it would come as usual, just as though nothing had happened. Ef-forts were made to cheat the animal, by setting up an effigy with agun near the house. The sagacious beast, however, took no noticeof it, but came fearlessly for several days. At length, a peasant froma neighboring village was dressed up to appear as much like thefigure as possible, and put in its place, but Mr. Ibex was not to befooled, and did not appear. His sense of smell was a match for thecunning of man. Has one served thee ? Tell it to many. Hast thou served manyTell it not. \ 120 PICTORIAL MISCELLANY. A Gold Watch. I HAVE now in my hand a gold watch, which combines embellish-ment and utility in happy proportion, and is usually considered avery valuable appendage to a gentleman. Its hands, face, chain andcase, are of chased and burnished gold. Its gold seals sparkle intothe ruby, the topaz, the sapphire, the emerald. I open it, and findthat the works, witho
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