16 REMINISCENCES OF PIG-STICKING. 



Major spurred his horse forward, but not before the pig 

 had the horse's hock in his mouth, so it took a little time 

 for the Major to disengage himself, and from the look of 

 terror on his face, he must have had a few seconds' 

 rather unpleasant sensation. The horse was very slight- 

 ly cut, or rather bitten, for it was lucky the boar had 

 no opportunity to use his tusks. 



It was getting late now, and " Outram " had again re- 

 tired to the aeree ; but it was only for a short time, for 

 seeing a large crowd collected under a big banian tree he 

 made straight for them ; they saw him come and scram- 

 bled up every branch or root they could get hold of, and 

 they were not a minute too soon ; for seeing two or three 

 men not very high up the boar took several bounds clear 

 off the ground, and very nearly had one of them whose 

 clothes got round his tusks. 



" Outram's " nature was not to lose time after van- 

 quished foes, so he retired again to the aeree. 



Being dark now, we thought it time to give up, spe- 

 cially as we had some four or five miles to ride to the 

 tents ; so Malcolm, after telling the people about to look 

 for his spear, or rather spear-head, which had broken in 

 the pig's jaws, we rode away. We got in just by dinner- 

 time, and the language old Archie used was far from 

 complimentary to all concerned. 



" Outram," the next morning, had a little bit of sport 

 which was far more satisfactory than ours the previous 

 day. With the hope of getting the five rupees boxis offer- 

 ed by Malcolm for his spear-head, five or six natives took 



