The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-10

the prairie. AS we rode through
the center we met a hunter on horse
back, carrying a wounded hound be-
fore him on a saddle and in his arms.
and upon inquiry we learned that
the monarch boar of all'that country
had attacked and nearly killed his
favorite dog, and he was hurrying
home to have hin attended to-at
the same time, with hearty oath,
he wished we would go 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
1--WE had ten or twelve splendid ones)
except one, pup that we had lost
an hour before, that was still be-
hind. An old boar, monarch Of a
gang Of hogs, running wild all his
life, as they do in the swamps. is a
dangerous enemy to- meet, for with
his cimeter>shaped tusks and stub>
born 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 deep and
fast-bleeding gap eight inches
long. .... ......
After riding mile we found him
backed into clump Of small pines.
growing very thick, with his head
just out of it and his body partially
protected. He sat on his launches
champing his jaws and with the
white foam gathered in great flecks
over his breast and forelegs. The
hounds gathered baying around
him, of which he seemed wholly un-
mindful and gave no evidence OF
watchfulness, except from the vi
cious look of his devilish eyes and
an occasional swift movement of
his head when an unwary hound
came two near him. But while we
sat on our horses and consulted
whether we had better shoot him
as he sat we heard far back Of us
and coming over the prairie the
full mouthed cry Of our pup we had
lost some hours before, and now
was on our track hunting us up.
AS became near enough to hear
our dogs and our voices he raised
his head while in full run, and see
ing the boar facing out ofthe clump
of pines, without an instant's hesi-
tation he charged directly upon him
and leaped squarely upon his head
Instantly, and before we could think
for second, every dog was upon
him, and he striking and cutting
with all his fearful power. The
whole scene was one OF wild confu-
sion and in second of time Calvin,
our stoutest and bravest, was of
and on to him, and holding him
down. It was a fearful fight for
six of our dogs. The poor pup,
whose inconsiderate courage pre-
cipitated the fight, did not suffer sc
much as some others, having
only been cut through the side about
four inches.
But we had the boar down and
were sitting on him. Now what to
do with him was the question. ]
measured his tusks and found them
five inches and a half long, white as
ivory and sharp as a knife. We
broke the points off and concluded
after council of war that we would
let him live, if none Of the hounds
bled to death right there. But we
were tying up the wounds and
stanching the blood in the mean
time, and found that all would get
well with care. So we let the mon
ster go. Even then we were care
full to mount and call off the dogs
out of his reach; but he simply rose
and sullenly stood his ground, while
we rode off and left him, the fight
not all out of him yet.-Forest ana