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Nothing could surpass the beauty of the scene 
which we beheld that evening as we cautiously 
worked along the ridge, keeping a sharp look-out 
upon the cultivated fields a thousand feet below 
us, whereon we hoped to catch some early pig 
setting forth upon his night’s depredations. We 
were disappointed, however, in not sighting any 
game, but the wonderful scenery more than com- 
pensated us for the arduous climb. 
The next successful pig hunt, which was two 
days later, might well have proved disastrous 
for me. In climbing round some steep rocks, 
from the crevices of which sprouted some young 
spruce trees, affording me the necessary foothold, 
I surprised a sounder of eight pigs, which were 
lying sunning themselves at the base of the cliff. 
They escaped up through the woods and over 
the ridge, my hurried shot failing to find a 
mark, Having reached the top of the ridge 
ourselves after a hard climb, we were just in time 
to see the sounder enter a dense patch of thorn- 
scrub away down in the valley. Sending the 
two natives to drive them out, I hurried down the 
ravine and took up a convenient position below 
the patch of thorn-scrub. Suddenly the whole 
sounder broke cover, and to my horror came 
thundering down upon me like a troop of cavalry. 
Luckily the pigs were bent more on escape than 
attack, so when I clubbed my rifle and swung it 
to beat off, if possible, the mad rush of the fore- 
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