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called upon to " hold hand." They vow obedi- 

 ence to the chief, and in an instant are further 

 a-head than ever. Then the steady ones complain ; 

 then the wild one is caught, and placed between 

 two tame bears, who keep him in his place ; then 

 all agree there is nothing to be done without 

 unanimity, and that any one who gets a-head 

 must not complain if he has a charge of shot 

 through his body by mistake ; and then all goes 

 smoothly again till half a dozen more shots 

 render us perfectly wild. Again, now a cry of "A 

 pig ! a pig !" sets every one on the qui vive : now 

 a stentorian voice is heard, drowning the num- 

 berless cries of "Mark right," "Mark left," 

 " Look out left, four deer,'' and at the same in- 

 stant, " Look out right, two pigs." Bang, bang, 

 and a cry of exultation. Bang from another gun, 

 and " Whoo whoop" is heard; and in an instant 

 every one inches his way to the spot to exult over 

 the fallen monster. A wild boar has been killed 

 with small shot. To cut him up, and send for an 

 Albanian to carry him to the boat, is the work of 

 a few minutes; and on we go again, each rejoicing 

 that a wild boar is in the bag, and wishing that he 

 may, in the course of the day, have a similar tri- 



