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spear. This pig had evidently not much fight in him for 

 he sat down after two or three rather light spears and 

 did not seem to mind much the slight prods he received 

 till reinforcement arrived in the shape of Malcolm who, 

 with a couple of good spears, put an end to poor piggy's 

 career. The seventh, a little more than a squeaker, was 

 also killed by the Nawab's party. The eighth, a very 

 fine boar, showed good fight; he made for the Modoo- 

 pore village jungles, but being pressed he turned round 

 and came straight at Ferguson, who got a good spear 

 and left it firmly planted right in his back. On getting 

 the spear the boar pulled up and then charged Peacock 

 who got a stab but could not stop him; the boar got in 

 and seemed to hang for a moment at the Major's girths, 

 and as they parted company it was seen the horse had 

 been badly ripped. The pig now made off at a good 

 trot for the nearest jungle, and Ferguson's horse, who 

 did not care for the waving spear-shaft, refused to go 

 up, and it looked very much as if the boar would get 

 into the jungle first ; luckily at this juncture a small 

 babool tree knocked the spear off the pig's back. Fergu- 

 son seeing the way clear rode forward, and the boar on 

 seeing him stopped and turned round, and it was diffi- 

 cult to say who began the charge, so equally eager were 

 both for the fray. They met with a violent shock, 

 Ferguson's spear was shivered and down went the boar 

 on his haunches, and after vainly attempting to rise 

 again fell over on his side, and a good spear behind 

 the shoulder soon put him out of his pains. This was a 



