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his more favoured and gallant brotherhood. This civi- 

 lized boar was rather surprised in seeing us, and leaving 

 behind his lady-love made tracks as fast as his legs 

 would carry him, but was soon pumped, and in getting the 

 spear tried to get hold of Hills' boot. Squeaking all 

 the time he managed to reach a rather heavy bit of 

 jungle where we lost him for the time being. Hills was 

 rather sorry for allowing him to go away ; but as we 

 were still a couple of miles from the ground we wanted 

 to hunt, we could not spare much time looking after 

 the wounded pig. A couple of days after, however, 

 on riding back from Berhampore I found the car- 

 cass of the piebald floating in the small river, being 

 badly wounded, he must have drowned himself in try- 

 ing to get across. As regards size this tame pig must 

 have stood 35" to 36", and was in splendid condition; the 

 free and easy life he had been leading had immensely 

 improved his physique and general appearance. 



Not being now far from the ghat where we had sent 

 our people we made straight for it, and there being a 

 very good ford we were soon across. Getting on fresh 

 horses we made for the ground we wanted to hunt. 

 When we got to it we found there was still a good deal 

 of grass about. Having made a proper line and put 

 the beaters on the north side with instructions to work 

 up towards the south we took our position outside. We 

 had not long to wait when a shout from the coolies 

 warned us something was on foot, and the heavy waving 

 of the grass showed that pigs were on the move. With 



