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Large tracts were preserved for him for ibex and moufflon on the mountains, and antelope on the plains, and the hawking of duck or partridge on by-days. This nomadic life, with its hunting habits, encouraged the pleasant, easy manner which attracted his subjects and commanded their confidence. He was an energetic worker, and had full knowledge of all home and foreign affairs.
The bandit stuck his tongue in his cheek, and smacked it ironically, but he made no reply. Orso got up to go away. "By the way," said Brandolaccio, "I haven't thanked you for your powder. It came just when I needed it. Now I have everything I want . . . at least I do still want shoes . . . but I'll make myself a pair out of the skin of a moufflon one of these days."
The other characteristic marks of the domestic sheep the wool and the length of the tail vary greatly. The heath sheep the little, contented, weather-hardened grazing sheep of the Lüneburg and other heaths belong to one of the oldest species, and their tails are as short and their horns as dark as those of the moufflon.
The moose and deer are the favorite food of trappers in the country where these animals abound, and the trappers of the Far West find in the flesh of the Moufflon, or Rocky Mountain sheep, a delicacy which they consider superior to the finest venison.
Indeed, late travellers in the Himalayas speak of wild sheep that appear to be essentially different from the argali, and other species already known. One species of wild sheep belongs to Europe the Moufflon, which is to this day found plentifully in the mountainous parts of Corsica, Cyprus, and Candia. It was supposed to be the original of the tame breeds; but this is a mere conjecture.
I ask all these questions because my father remembers you have promised him buck and boar and moufflon is that the right name for those strange creatures? We intend to crave your hospitality on our way to Bastia, where we are to embark, and I trust the della Rebbia Castle, which you declare is so old and tumble-down, will not fall in upon our heads!
Stories about the ouadad or moufflon may be disregarded, for this animal is only found in the passes of the Atlas Mountains, miles beyond the forest's boundaries. But, on the other hand, the wild boar is plentiful, while lynx, porcupine, hyæna, jackal, and hare are by no means rare. Sand-grouse and partridge thrive in large quantities.
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