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very well made pig, with heavy crop of bristles, and 

 stood 33". The ninth, a fiery gentleman, got away with 

 Angelo, Fasson, Stacks and myself after him. He did 

 not run much, but charged right and left, and an unfor- 

 tunate cow, who wanted to see piggy at close quarters, 

 was rather badly cut. Old Angelo got the first dig 

 and the boar kept dodging among the ditches that 

 were overgrown with jungle, and occasionally coming 

 out with a hoof ! hoof ! Fasson gave him a spear, and 

 Angelo left a couple sticking in him. Going through 

 the jungle we could hear the spear-shafts breaking. 

 Piggy came out at last in the open, but only to get 

 into some heavier cover. Angelo kept going along the 

 jungle, and trying to excite him out. He came out at 

 last with a vengeance at Angelo's horse's shoulder. 

 Angelo, who had a spear with a broken shaft, made 

 no impression on the brute, and it was difficult to make 

 out whether it was his swearing or the pig's grunting 

 that made the most noise ! At last they parted company, 

 the pig getting back in the jungle, and Angelo leading 

 his horse, rather badly cut in the forearm. 



While this performance was going on, number ten 

 was being polished off by Malcolm and Gibson. The 

 wounded pig who had cut Angelo's horse was met by 

 Ferguson and Malcolm while they were looking for an- 

 other pig, and not to their little surprise, as he came 

 straight at them before they knew of his presence and 

 made, I should say, their position rather uncomfortable 

 for a few seconds, as they were in a clump of bamboos. 



