The Chase of the Wild Boar 



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cries, "Charge"; and no sooner said than done, every hound has 

 his teeth fastened into the carcase, and the tug of war begins. 

 W^hile the snap})ing and snarling pack are surging first one 

 way and then the other, now losing hold and recovering it 

 again, piece by piece, joint by joint, the parts give way and 

 are devoured. Amid this scene the crowd sings the death song 

 as it had been previously played. The special words and music 

 of Baron de Uorlodot's hunt are given herewi 



I grand qa lop II est sui.vi parOorlo.dol. 



Sometimes it is too late to undertake this ceremony in the 

 woods far from home, and the boar is carted home and laid 

 out upon the lawn in front of the kennels. A bonfire is kindled 

 and torches are lighted for additional illumination to the scene. 



When it is all over and the hounds have been kenneled, we 

 return to the house to discuss the run over and over again as 

 we sit about the hospitable board. 



Bftron (If Dnrlodot's Hunt Button 



