THE SPORT OF RAJAHS 



the doings of his rivals, so far as the 

 elation of a glorious gallop will allow 

 him. 



When the "first spear" has been 

 won, the dodging and turning and 

 quick rallies required for fighting the 

 boar have no little resemblance to 

 the galloping melee of the polo-field, 

 till, with your worser passions roused 

 as the grizzled old tusker pits himself 

 against you, you meet charge with 

 charge, and, blind to all else but the 

 strong and angered foe before you, 

 with your good spear in your hand, 

 you rush for blood with all the ecstasy 

 of a fight to the death. And then : 



All's blood, and dust, and grunted curses. 



Well — this is a different thing from 



the pleasurable enjoyment to be 



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