Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-11-19
WIE.b RoAR 1IUxTlNo.
Sport In Good Old oktibbsha County. sus-
sIssippi

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The sketch In a recent issue Of "Wild
Boar shooting in Syria" reminds me
81 an incident many yezrs ago in Mis-
sissippi Three Of Us were on n deer
dfiee u eo1d old Oktibbeha county.
and boniek ing on Ifincane swamp.
"A few nrilc n&th nd vest of Stack
vile liet a beartiful eggshaped prairie.
n6ont one ui1B across md two tho
longest diameter; perfectly level. and
at the time one mass OF brilliant now-
ers and wild strawberries. A gray
horse in the company looked as though
he bad walked in blood fetlock deep,
just from he sfraWbetries crushed in
riding over the prnirb. As We rode
sthfough TIE eentct we met ahurter
on horseback carrying a wounded
hound before him on q saddle and in
his arms. and upon inquiry we learned
that the monarch boar of all that coun-
try had attacked and nearly killed his
favorite dog, aud he was hurrying home
to have him attended to--at the same
time, with a hearty oath. he wished we
wonld 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 1--WE
Z had ten or twelve splendid ohes) icx-
eept one. pup that we had lost an
hoir before, that was still behind. An
old boar, monarch Of gang OF hogs,
{ running wild all his fife. as they do in
the swamps, is q dangerous enemy to
meet, for with his cimetar-shaped tusks
md 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 rip
ped. the shoulder and neck of the poor
hound open with deep and fast bleed
ing gap eightinehes long. 1H ,noi
After riding mile we found him
backed into n clump OF small pines.
growing Very thick. with his head just
ont OF it and his body partially pro-
tected. He sat on his launches champ
ing his jaws and with the white foam
gathered in great flecks over his breast
and forelegs. The hounds gathered
bayihg around him, OF which lie seem
cd wholly unmindful and gave no evil
dence of watchfu. ness, except from the
vicious look of his devilish 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 us he sat we heard far back
of us ami coming over the prairie tho
full-mouthed cry of our pup we had
lost some hours before and now was on
our track hunting US ls,. As he came
near enough 10 hear our dogs and our
voices he raised his head while in full
run, and, seeing the boar facing out of
the clump of pines, without an instant's
hesitation 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 aud cutting with
all his fearful power. The whole scene
was one of wild confusion, and in a
second OF time Calvin, our stoutest and
bravest. was off and on to him. trying
to save his dogs. In fact, almost be-
fore we could think, we were all on top
of him, holding him down. 1t was a
fearful fight for six of our dogs. The
poor pup, whose inconsiderate courage
precipitated the fight, did not suffer SO
much rs 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 ami found them five inches and
hall long, white as ivory and sharp
as Il knife. We broke the points off,
and concluded, aftei. a counsel 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
staunching the blood in the meantime,
and found that all would get well with
care. So We let the monster 90. Even
then we were careful to mount, and
call of the dogs out of his reach; but
he simply rose and lsnllenly stood his
ground, while we rode off and left him,
the fight not all out of him yet.-For-