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apparition got in a bit of clearing, and then we saw that 

 the pony was being propelled from behind by an in- 

 furiated old sow who had got her head between the tat's 

 two hind legs. On seeing us her ladyship retired and 

 went back in the jungle leaving the Sub. -Inspector in a 

 state of mind difficult to describe. According to him, 

 the encounter he had was with an enormous boar as 

 high as his pony, and on no consideration whatever, even 

 of degradation, would he venture again in the jungle. 

 Strange to say the pony had not a scratch on it, and the 

 Sub.-Inspector was, I should say, a good deal astonished 

 at the merriment his fearful adventure caused us. 



Luckily for all concerned, Reily's dead pig was found 

 by some of the chowkidars who had gone at the back of 

 the tope, and as we rode away, we blessed the old sow 

 for the treatment she had given to that policeman, who, 

 after his little performance, must have looked very small 

 in the eyes of his myrmidons ! ! ! 



Riding back to the cover we saw several pigs coming 

 towards us, and as they passed us we saw one was a very 

 fair-sized boar. We were off at once after him ; but 

 piggy, having had a rather long start from the patiale, 

 had a good chance of getting away. A very exciting 

 chase now ensued, the boar not only going his best, but 

 jinking a good deal and throwing us out considerably, 

 at one time we thought we were going to lose him, but 

 Ferguson riding ahead stopped his road. The pig, see- 

 ing the way to his goal cut off, slackened speed and 

 then went down like a steam-engine at Ferguson who 



