40 REMINISCENCES OF PIG-STICKING. 



when this is lighted and the bomb thrown, off it goes, 

 scattering the ignited jute all over the place. 



As soon as a proper line of the coolies and elephants 

 had been made, the advance began amid firing of bombs, 

 beating of tom-toms and shouting of coolies. With the 

 infernal din going on, we expected to see pigs break all 

 over the place ; but were greatly disappointed as we 

 saw the elephants get closer and closer to the end of the 

 beat without any signs of pigs moving ahead of the 

 line. One of the wing elephants got rather restless, as if 

 it had smelt or seen something, and we thought that we 

 were at last to be rewarded by the sight of something 

 coming out, and something did come out ; but it was 

 only a couple of big "khatasses " (Viverra-Zibeltas). 



We wondered if the spirit of some mysterious old boar 

 had not appeared and warned his kindred in the flesh of 

 what was in store for them ! ! A couple of more beats 

 backwards and forwards proving blank, we moved to 

 the other and bigger patiale. 



The line had barely been made, and the first discharge 

 of artillery fired, than out bounded an immense boar. 

 After going a short distance he stopped, and evidently 

 smelt something and felt half-inclined to return to the 

 patiale ; but a bomb let off at close quarters had the 

 desired effect and made him change his mind, and he 

 trotted off towards the open country. 



Archie Hills, Lyall and Roberton were soon after him ; 

 the pig, seeing himself pressed, went away in big bounds. 

 Old, Archie on a big chestnut waler mare, going his best, 



