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for it but to give it up and return to where we had left 

 the tiffin-boxes and the rest of the party. As Lord Wil- 

 liam's spear was still in the pig, we promised the usual 

 boxis to any one who should bring it. 



While riding through the village after this pig Lord 

 William had a rather pleasant adventure. After losing 

 the pig, and while looking for it, he found himself all of 

 a sudden at a tank ghdt, where the village maidens were 

 disporting themselves. Lord William was so charmed 

 that he quite forgot about the pig for the time being and 

 tried to enter into a conversation, but knowing very 

 little the lingo of the country he expressed himself the 

 best way he could ; and, according to him, this is what 

 he said : " Atcha ! bhot atcha ; khoob atcha ! " Whether 

 the young ladies understood him or not is a matter of 

 doubt, but at all events Lord Beresford thought they 

 did, and seemed much pleased and tried to enter into 

 conversation with them, but having some sterner work 

 on hand he had to come away. 



We had just finished tiffin when a man came running 

 to tell us that the wounded pig we had left in the clump 

 of bamboos had cut up two men very badly, and that 

 most likely one of them was dead by this time. 



Old Archie said it served them d — d well right, as 

 they had no business to go and disturb a wounded boar, 

 but some of us thought otherwise and went to see what 

 was the matter. This is what had occurred. With the 

 hope of getting the boxis for the spear, two of the men, 

 who had their houses quite close to where the pig lay, 



