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to get in the Null, and to get him out of it again was 

 simply out of the question, though he was found dead 

 next day. Another pig was soon out with Malcolm, 

 Fasson and Austin after him ; but after going back 

 a short distance he doubled back for the Null, and it 

 was sharp work catching him up, Malcolm getting first 

 spear and having to do the whole of the killing, as 

 the other horses refused to go up. While this pig was 

 being killed another was out ; Angelo and Ferguson 

 went after him, but as he had a long start he was nearly 

 in the village befor being caught, Angelo getting first 

 spear, but the jungle being very near he got away. 



The nineteenth and last was the pig of the meet. 

 Though not a big boar he proved to be a real good 'un : 

 Malcolm, Fasson, Austin and Stacks were after him; but 

 going a short distance he stopped short in some heavy 

 bushes among the ruins of the Amtolah Factory. I was 

 not present at the first part of the programme, but seeing 

 a great crowd collected, and the pig coming out and 

 giving chase to the Captain and Stacks, I thought it 

 worth the while to go and see what was going on. 



When I arrived at the place there was no pig to be 

 seen ; but the riders with a crowd of natives were 

 standing before a rather heavy bit of jungle. The 

 crowd shouting and bombarding the bush with all sorts 

 of missies, and loud hoof ! hoof ! every now and then 

 announced piggy's presence. He came out two or three 

 times, but being a knowing one he got back to the jungle 

 whenever he saw the horses. By this time every one, 



