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nice little boar broke out. After a good deal of jinking 

 he gave a fair charge and Hills got a good spear. Being 

 speared the pig took shelter in some heavy bush jungle, 

 but the elephants soon had him out of it, and he made 

 straight for Malcolm, who was trying to keep him from 

 making for the village. Malcolm made a dash past and 

 speared the pig, who was round in a second, and for a 

 minute or so had the pony's tail in his mouth. Hills' 

 spear had, however, made him very sick, so instead of 

 trying to make for the village he took shelter in some 

 cut aeree, from where the elephants again turned him 

 out, and a spear from Stocks put him out of his pains. 

 He was not a big pig, as he measured only 28" or 29", 

 but showed good fight, and had a pair of very fair tusks. 

 After this first pig was killed a move was made for 

 some very likely patches of grass. The elephants were 

 scarcely in it than out came a very good-sized boar. 

 Instead of making for the village, which was near, and 

 from where nothing could keep him off, he made straight 

 for the open country, trying evidently to get into a bil 

 about a couple of miles away. A very exciting chase 

 now ensued ; the pig going his best, for the rattling of 

 nearly a dozen horses' hoofs was enough to make him 

 go ! Major Peacock, on Reindeer, was showing the way, 

 but he, and Malcolm who was following him, soon came 

 to a big khal and had to flounder through. Hills and 

 the rest, seeing the performance before them, took a turn 

 to the left and got across all right. The pig, who had 

 got his wind during this momentary pause, put on a fresh 



