Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-29
WILD BOAR HUNTING.
EDsising Spest in Gosd Old oktibbshs
County, Mississippl.

E1sitiDg Spest In Gosd Old oktibbshs
County. Mississippi
Forest and Stream-l
Three Of Us were on deer drive In good
old Oktibbeha county, and bordering on
Trimcane swamp A few miles west and
north Of Stackvills Hes . beautiful egg.
shaped prairie, about ono mile across and
two the longest diameter; perfectly level.
and at the time one mass Of brilliant flowers
and wild strawberries A gray horse in the
company looked as though be had walked
in blood fetlock deep. just from the straw
berries crushed in riding over the
prairie As we rode through the CEN
ter we met hunter on horseback, carry
ing q wounded hound before him On . sad
die and in his arms, and upon inquiry We
learned that tho monarch boar OF al that
country had attacked and nearly killed his
favorite dog, and he WAS hurryinz home to
have him attended to-at the same Tins,
with Q hearty oath, he wished va would 60
back with him and kill the brute.
After attending to his bleeding hound, We
mounted and rode back with him. calling in
all the dogs I'VE had ten or twelve splendid
ones) except one, q pup that we had lost an
hour before, that was still behind An old
boar, monarch Of gang Of hogs. running
wild all mis- life, a. they do in the swamps,
is q dangerous enemy 70 meet, for with his
cimeter-shaped tusks and stubborn courage
he feels himself able to cope with the largest
gray wolf, and never fails to attack on sight
The one we were in search Of had ripped the
shoulder and neck Of the poor hound open
with a deep and fast-bleeding gap eight
inches long.
After riding mile We found him backed
into clump Of small pin,s, growing very
thick, with his head just out Of it and his
body partially protected Hc sat on his
launches champing his jaws and with the
white foam gathered in great hecks over his
breast and forelegs The hounds gathered
baying around him. Of which be seemed
wholly unmindful and gave no evidence OF
watchfulness, except from the vicious look
Of bis deviiish eyes and an occasional swift
movement Of his head when an unwary
hound came too near him But while we sat
on our horses and consulted whether we had
better shoot him as he sat We heard FAR back
o! US and coming over the prairie the full
mouthed cry OF our pup We had lost som,
hours before. ami now was on our track
hunting Us no.
As no came near enough to hear our dogs
and our voices he raised his head while in
full run. and. sesins the boar facing out Of
the clump of pines, without an instants hes
itation he charged directly upon him, and
leapsd squarely upon his head Instantly.
and before We could think for q seconi,
every dog was upon him, and he striking
and cutting with all his fearful power. Tile
whole scene was one Of wild confusion and
in a second Of time Calvin, our stoutsst and
bravest, was off and on to him, trying t. save
his dogs. In fact, almost before We could
think we were all on top Of him, and hold
ing him down. 1t was fearful fight for
six Of our dogs. The poor pup. whose in
considerate courage precipitated the fight
did not suffer so much as some Others, hsv'
ing only been cut through the side about
four inches
But we had the boar down and were sit
ting on him Now what to do with him was
the question l measured his tusks and
found them five inches and . half long,
white as ivory and sharp as . knife We
broke the points of and concluded after a
council Of war that we would let him live,
il none Of the hounds blsd to death right
there. But We were tying up the wounds
and stanching the blood in the meantime,
and found that all would got well with care.
So We let the monster go. Even then We
were careful to mount and call of the dogs
out of his reach; but he simply rose and
sullenly stood his ground, while wa rode Off
and left him, the fight not all out Of him