THE SPORT OF RAJAHS 



attacked with all military precaution 

 and completeness. 



The regiment proceeded through 

 it in line at half-open files ; patrols 

 of four officers each were posted or | 

 moved well in advance of the line, 

 so that when a boar was scared by | 

 the noise of the approaching line, 

 then one of these patrols nearest to 

 him would ride after him and en- 

 deavour to bring him to account. 



So successful was the operation | 

 that in a short time each of the 

 parties was away after its separate 

 boar. Still pigs were seen to be | 

 running aw^ay ahead of the line with 

 no one to hunt them, till the colonel, 

 who had hitherto been directing the 

 operations generally, gave the order 

 for certain non-commissioned officers 

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