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the covers, unless they have young ones with 

 them : they are more frequently jabbed, as being 

 the most expeditious way of killing them, which 

 however is sometimes attended with injury to the 

 hunter, or his horse, their bite being very severe : 

 if wounded they will attack both horse and rider, 

 rise on their hind legs, and bite at the hunter's 

 thighs, legs, or feet, or run under the horse's 

 belly, attacking his hind quarters between the 

 thighs, or lay hold of one of his legs, throwing 

 him down. I have witnessed many instances of 

 people being severely bitten by them one I re- 

 collect happened near the village of Lye, as 

 follows : A gentleman, who is now in India, and 

 myself, in pursuing a sow, came to the commence- 

 ment of a deep ravine ; he being nearest to the 

 sow, followed her ; I rode on the opposite side, to 

 be ready to pursue her if she crossed ; he soon 

 overtook and jabbed his spear into her ; she then 

 attacked the horse, which reared and enabled her 

 to lay hold of the gentleman's foot with her teeth, 

 which she held fast, pulling with all her strength ; 

 the horse at the same time was rearing from the 

 hog, causing the gentleman excruciating pain, 

 which was distressing to see, and which was in- 

 creased by my hearing him call for me to come 

 to his assistance, which was impossible, owing to 



