20 THE HOG-DEER AT BAY 



less than in that, for instance, of pig-sticking, a rider often goes out alone, and in the above 

 contingency may find himself and his horse very unpleasantly situated. In the present Plate, 

 brought to bay and in the act of charging the rider in blue, the deer finds himself taken in flank, 

 while, should the spear fail to prove fatal, a bullet from the sportsman on the pad elephant 

 will quickly settle matters. 



Efforts have frequently been made to domesticate this animal, but without success. Taken 

 in nets, treated with every kindness, and allowed ample space in which to roam, it so pines for 

 liberty that no instance is known of its surviving confinement for more than a few days. 



