102 THE LIOX KILLER. 



emotions for every one, even though he be not a hunter ; next, 

 the wild delight of hunting in these limitless plains, where no 

 occurrence of the chase can escape the eye of the huntsman ; 

 and, finally, the uncertainty, which is always a pleasure, 

 and the mind does not know beforehand the kind of game 

 that will be roused, whether it will be a hyena, or a troop of 

 jackals, night wanderers surprised by day, away from their 

 caves, or whether the fierce wild boar. I have several times 

 been present at a hunt with greyhounds, which the Arabs 

 generally carry on during the moonlight nights. This hunt 

 is conducted in the following way : At the time the w r ild hog 

 is feeding in the grain fields, the largest number of people 

 possible are collected, who are so well mounted as to be able 

 by the middle of the night, to reach the plain where these 

 animals have been discovered. The horsemen, in single file, 

 are not long in perceiving the fugitives. The signal is imme- 

 diately given, and all advance with cries and hurrahs, loud 

 enough to frighten a bolder game. 



In these hunts, I have remarked, that the old boars and the 

 large hogs, that is to say, those who are well armed with teeth, 

 will always protect the retreat of the herd with the sows and 

 young ones. 



I have seen some who, as soon as they were pressed rather 

 closely by the greyhounds, would suddenly turn and attack 

 them with the utmost vigor, while their comrades, availing 

 themselves of the chances, make their escape. As soon as an 

 animal remains behind, or comes to bay, the horsemen collect 

 round him, and without paying any attention to each other, 



