00 REMINISCENCES OF PIG-STICKING. 



got a good spear, but as he wheeled round the spear was 

 torn from his grasp. Instead of trying to make for the 

 cover the pig turned round and charged desperately, 

 cutting His Highness's horse and nearly knocking over 

 Wilson's horse, whose stirrup he carried away in his 

 tushes, and at last, covered with wounds, he sank with- 

 out a groan. It may be here mentioned that boars seldom 

 utter groans when dying, despising all signs of weakness. 

 This last ride had made us considerably thirsty, so we 

 made our way to a big tree at the edge of the tank, 

 where the liquor-boxes were. Most of us had dismounted 

 but the old Judge preferred imbibing on horseback ; 

 he got a glass of gin-tonic, and the twinkle in his eyes 

 showed that he was going to enjoy it when, all of a 

 sudden, there were shouts of a mad buffalo charging. 



1 believe it was Gibson who gave the first alarm. The 

 big Judge on the big horse, was the first to draw the 

 buffalo's attention, and as he charged Bainbridge did not 

 wait to look for his glasses or finish his peg, but drop- 

 ping his gin-tonic he soon cleared out. The buffalo, a 

 very gaunt-looking specimen, was perfectly mad, for, 

 charging and clearing us all round, he next made for 

 the elephants. A magnificent tusker was brought up to 

 meet him, and the buffalo went for him getting his horns 

 on both sides of the trunk, but the hathee was quite 

 prepared for him, for the butt he gave sent the buffalo 

 reeling on his back, and this was followed by such a 

 kick, that our mad friend did not wait for any further 

 fighting, but turned tail and bolted into the jungle. 



