138 BOAR HUNTING. 



before. A party of six hunters had gone 

 out on an expedition of this kind, when 

 they fell in with a herd of the swine, upon 

 which four of them, less experienced than 

 the rest, immediately fired, when the swine 

 advanced fiercely to attack them. The four 

 young men, intimidated, took to flight with- 

 out warning their companions, or consider- 

 ing the danger to which they were exposed ; 

 they climbed up into some trees, but the 

 other two were quickly surrounded by 

 the swine : they made a long and despe- 

 rate defence with their lances, but were 

 at length dragged down, when one of 

 them was torn to pieces, and the other 

 most dreadfully lacerated, and left for 

 dead, by the swine ; these watched the four 

 fugitives in the trees till sunset, when, pro- 

 bably yielding to the calls of hunger, they 

 retired. The surviving hunters then came 

 down, assisted their wounded companion 

 into the canoe, and carried off the remains 



