102 ftEiimistiENCES OF PIG-STICKING. 



Having heard of some good khubbur I wrote Hills 

 about it, and a few days later I got a note from him say- 

 ing that he would be over with a couple of friends next 

 morning, and to meet them early at Bhola Ghat. 



On my getting there, I found the party had arrived 

 on the opposite bank of the river, and after the preli- 

 minaries of getting across were over, we made for the 

 nearest wheat. I forgot to mention that besides Hills, 

 the party consisted of Lawrie, Johnstone and Frank 

 Joynson. 



We had not gone far when a boar was seen going 

 across the open, and were soon after him, and after a 

 rather long and exciting ride Hills secured the first 

 spear. It was, I believe, the first time that Joynson 

 had been after a pig, and the way he brandished his 

 spear over his head showed that he meant to have a 

 shy as soon as he got within striking distance, but he 

 was soon reminded by old Archie that such proceedings, 

 as the shying of spears, was generally followed by sum- 

 mary and condign punishment. Of course, this made 

 Frank more careful for the future. The boar after 

 being speared retired among some babool trees where, 

 with his back to a bush, he took up a very defiant 

 attitude, and it was only when he saw the elephants 

 coming that he thought of clearing out. The first to 

 meet him was Joynson on Comet, who sent his spear 

 clean through, rather astonishing poor piggy. This 

 was a rather good boar, very heavily built and stood 

 35". Johnstone's horse, late Night, would not look at 



