22 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



he made a desperate rush on his three 

 available legs at two or three of the 

 piqueurs, who were anxiously looking 

 on at the fun. These functionaries nim- 

 bly stepped aside to avoid the collision, 

 but in doing so they jeopardized the limbs 

 of their companions in the rear. Mr. 



W had a very narrow escape, for the 



boar brushed past him in no very gentle 

 mood, and would have injured him se- 

 verely, had not his activity saved him 

 from a fearful laceration. 



A corpulent rustic was less fortunate ; 

 — the exasperated brute, having missed 



giving Mr. W the benefit of his 



tusks, caught Jean Marie Grosjean just 

 above his dexter calf, and gored him in 

 a most determined manner, and had it not 

 been for the presence of mind, and 

 promptness of action, on the part of our 

 guide, the misadventure might have 

 turned out of a more serious nature. In 



