The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-07-31
Wild soAh rUNTINa.
Exciting Sport I'm Good Old Oktibbeha
County, Mississippi

'@ @.'-" County, Mississippi. ~
Forest and stream.l
Three of US were on a deer drive in good
old Oktibbeha county, and bordering on
Trimcane swamp A few miles west and
north OF Stackville lies q 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 he had walked
q In blood fetlock deep. just from the etraw-
berries crushed in riding over the
prairie As we rode through the CEN
ter we met o hunter oa horseback, carry
ing wounded hound before him on sad
die and In his arms, AMI upon inquiry we
learned that the monarch boar Of all that
country had attacked and nearly killed his
favorits dog, and he was hurrying home to
have him attended to-at the sams time
with . hearty oath. he wishei We would 60
back with him and kill the brute. e..
After attending to his blee ling hound. we
mounted and rode back with him, calling in
all the dogs 1--WE had ten or twelve splendid
ones) except one, a pup tn 1t we had lost an
hour before, that was still behind An old
boar, monarch OF a gang Of hogs, running
wild all his life, as they do Ia the swamps,
is q dangerous enemy - 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
int, clump of small pins', 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 fecks over his
breast and forslega The hounds gathered
baying around him. of which he seemed
wholly unmiudful and gave no evidence Of
watchfulness, except from the vicious look
Of bis 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 ami consulted whether we had
BITTER shoot him as he sat we heard far back
Of US and coming over the prairie the full
moutbed cry Of our pup we had lost some
hours before, AMI now was On our track
hunting US up.
As he came near enough to hear our dog,
and our voices he raised his head while In
full run, and. seeing the boar facing out OF
the clump of pines, without an instants hes
itation he charged directly upon him, and
leaped squarely upon his head Instantly.
and before we could think for a second,
every dog was upon him, and he striking
and cutting with all his fearful power. The
whole scene was one OF wild confusion and
in q second of time Calvin, our stoutsst and
bravest, was of and on to him, trying TO 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 80 much as some others, hav-
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 I measured his tusks and
found them five inches and o half long,
white as ivory and sharp as q knife We
broke the points of and concluded after a
council Of war that we would let him live,
IL none of the hounds bled to death right
there But we were tying up the wounds
and stenching the blood in the meantime,
and found that all would get well with care.
So We let the monster 60. Even then we
were careful to mount and call of the dogs
out Of his reach; but he simply rose and
sullsnly stood his ground, while we rode of
and left Rim, the fight not all out Of him
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