34 REMINISCENCES OF PIG-STIOKINQ. 



Some rushed after him, but the more knowing ones 

 went to the back of the village. After a short time he 

 was seen to quietly come out and make for a bil about 

 half a mile off. We did not like to frighten him at first 

 for fear of turning him back to the village ; the pig 

 went in the water and there lay with nothing but his 

 head visible, and the sight of a dozen horsemen did not 

 seem to frighten or disconcert him in the least. As we 

 got nearer to the bil he got up and came a few paces 

 nearer as if to welcome us. The ground was very soft, 

 so we had to remain on the bank; the boar when he got 

 to the edge gathered himself up as if he wanted to finish 

 off the affair with a charge as the old Imperial Guard. 

 He was, however, mistaken in his conclusion, as Hills 

 met him half-way, and the reception he got was more 

 than he bargained for. Going in the water and lying 

 down he again came out and charged the lot of us, 

 Stocks, on a Burma pony, being nearly knocked over ; 

 but the old boar had no chance, and with the two or 

 three spears sticking on him he sat on his haunches, 

 and with a defiant look in his small eyes he rolled over 

 dead, without a groan. 



" Odi te, bestial Tu es magnus stultus! Ut tu es! " 



He was by far the biggest and, perhaps, the best pig of 

 the meet, and measured 37" ; his tusks were rather worn, 

 and he had not a bristle or hair on him except a few 

 just at the end of his tail. This was a rather satisfactory 

 winding before lunch. 



