Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-07-02
Hog Hunting i'm India.

we dld not take long 10 get into the saddle,
the beaters, in the shape of ten elephants having
already preceded us. We took our way, and
when we reached the ground what glorious coup
d'eH met our gaze! The sun, just risen above
the horizon, gittered brightly on the noble
stream of the Ganges, here more than two miles
broad then came the wide extent of grass plain,
sure find of many bear and hog-deer; and finally
the foreground. composed of noble grove Of
mango trees, near which the ten noble beasts who
were to beat were drawn up in line, only wait
ing for the word from S., who rode in a bowdah
on the center one, to move on. 5. had his double
barrel with him in case of stray lorkan or bus
tard getting up.
The lead horses which we had sent on were
close by, as in case of one of our own number
being ripped up we should have been rather bad
ly off; our own beautiful Arabs shifted the battle
from afar, and pranced and curvetted in antci-
patton At last the word is given and on moves
the stately ine which is ordered to advance so as
to beat up to the river through the yellow waving
grass. Then came grasping of spears and
eager looks as we divided ourselves on the fanks.
On we 90, every now and then a partridge or a
chicor rising with a whrr at last a commotion
occurs in the line, moving of grass is seen, and
the old gray boar has doubled back through the
line, cutting one Of the elephants severely, who,
not being accustomed to this kind of fun, amongst
cries Of /" soor," d" soOr," makes tracks. In vain
the mohaut (driver) tries to restrain him by
" Give him time" shouts S., " and then you may
ride like lends you'll have tough job with him
he means mischief"
Scarcely able to restrain our impetuous stecds,
who pull and fret upon the bit, for they had seen
the " soor' as well as ourselves at last, when
had seen the monster well away, we gave them
their heads, and with taly-ho, and sitting well
down in our saddles, we sped on our way in
chase, l.. leading. The boar was going his best,
and our nags had to do theirs to keep him in view,
as he was making for an adjoining court, which,
being thick wood, once in he was safe but
there was good mile and half Intervening.
AT first we don't seem to gain an inch
broad nulah appears-over goes the boar like q
we pass after him without check,
but being obliged to give the nags the persuaders
though at last his pace slacked-up we come,
hurrah IL. still leading. We can see the white
of his eyes-sure sign he is going to charge
Round he comes, like catapult. LIS horse
swerves and refuses the spear. What q monster
he looks, with his white tusks churning and girn-
ing the foam, and his small eye on fire Now,
Sultan, be on your me tai no need of the adura-
tlon. With ears laid back and watchful eye he
dashes on-round comes the boar with one
touch of the spur fly past, planting my spear
true between his ribs, but such is the force that
it is whirled out of my hand, and l nearly eut.of
the saddle, and piggy runs on ready spitted for
the sacrifice, but undaunted still. He charges
d. and b., who each give him spear but yet
he maintains the contest with the spear still in
him. Having obtained another spear from my
syce, again advance to the attack, and, with a
well directed stroke between the shoulders, rem
der him hOrS du combat but still he sets up on his
launches, looking defiance at us, and Intellectual
ly trying to charge but we know his hour has
come: gradually his head sinks, and, dropping
on his side, be expires without groan, as game
a boar as ever ranged jungle.
Being first spear, | get the head, and monster
it isl have it now. We examine our nags DIS
horse has got cut across the stie, but the others
are untouched. So, with glass of pale ale all
round, we regain the elephants, and beat for an
other. He is killed. too, in good style, and get
second spear. And thus three are disposed Of
S.. in the meantime, has bagged florikan, and ,
it being meridian, we think it time to return with
our trophies
Next day we started again. This time we de-
termined to try hog-deer after we had killed
one pig. So after good burst with moderate
sized one, who died game we are all ready to
take the first buck who jumps up. We had not
long to wait before we had beaten two hundred
yards, noble buck appears We dash after him
at once, not being able to afford him law as it is
in standing corn, and we may lose him. He
doubles several times, running as swift as the
wind he gets ahead-we lose him for moment,
but on we go. Crash goes B., horse and all,
nothing seen but the hind quarters of the quad
ruped the biped has altogether vanished. l..
/ follows suit and disappeared altogether they
have both got into blind nullah. One horse is
dragged out deadlame and ruined-he cost his
owner el2O, so it is no joke; the other only
bruised aud scratched, but both riders scatheless
but we do not stay for this at the time, but after
wards On we go the deer, black with sweat
can only canter. Another hundred yards, and
before he has time to turn to bay, in goes D.'s
spear and then mine. He staggers and drops
and we cut his throat at once. Our horses are
dead beat, so we mount the elephants and &C
home, putting up on the way thousands of quail
had we but another day, we might make a glori
GUS bag, but stern duty calls us. Our conversa
tion on the way home turned upon the superiority
of hog hunting over fox-hunting, which anybody
who has enjoyed the former sport, will not deny
| think. The only excitement in foxhunting il
the jumping whilst in hog-hunting you have the
jumping, the run, and the glorious fight after
wards and last, but not least, none of those en-
ormous crushing fields of men which dislike so