Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-31
WILD BOAR HUNTING.
sport In Good old 0ktibDeha County, Mis-
sIssIppI.

ssstppi.
The sketch in recent issue of ssWild
Boar shooting i'm Syria. reminds me
OF an incident many years ago in Mis-
sissippi Three of us were on q deer
drive in good old Oktibbeha county,
and bordering on Trimcane swamp.
A few miles north and west of Stack
vile lies beautiful egg-shaped prairie,
about one mile across and two the
longest diameter; perfectly level, and
at the time one mass of brilliant flow
ers and wild Strawberries. A gray
horse in the company looked as though
he had walked in blood fctlock deep,
just from the Strawberries crushed in
riding over the prairie. As we rode
through the center we met a hunter
on horseback carrying 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, and he was hurrying home
TO have him attended to-at the same
time. with q 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) ex-
ccpt one, pup that We had lost an
hour before, that was still behind. An
old boar, monarch of q gang of hogs,
running wild all his life, as they do in
the swamps, is dangerous enemy to
meet, for with his cimetar-shapedt 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 rip
pod the shoulder and neck of the poor
hound open with deep and fast-bleed-
ing gap eight inches long.
After riding a mile we found him
backed into cluInp OF small pines,
growing very thick, with his head just
out of it and his body partially pro-
tccted. He sat on his launches champ
ing his jaws and with the white foam
gathered in great hecks over his breast
and forelegs. The hounds gathered
haying around him, OF which he SEEM
ed wholly unmindfnl and gave no evi-
dcnce Of watchfulncss, 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 as he sat we heard far back
of us and coming over tho prairie the
full-mouthcd cry of our pup we had
lost some hours before and now was on
our track hunting us up. AS he came
near enough TO hear our dogs and our
voices he raised his head while in full
run, and, seeing The boar facing ont of
the clump or pines, without an instant's
hesitation he charged directly upon
him. and lcapcd squarely upon his
head. Instantly, and before we could
think for o second, every dog was upon
him, and he striking and cutting with
all his fearful power. Tho wholesome
was one Of wild confusion, and in q
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. It was .
fearful fight for six Of Our dogs. The
poor pup. whose inconsiderate courage
prccipitatod the fight, did not suffer SO
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 bis
tuslzs and found them five inches and
q half long. white as ivory and sharp
as knife We broke the points al.
and concluded, after d counsel Of war.
that we would let him live. II nono 81
the hounds bled to death right there.
But we were tying up the wounds and
staunching tho blood in the meantime.
and found that aH would ret wen with
care. So We let the monster 20. Even
then We were careful 10 mount. and
call Of the dogs ont Of his reach; hat
he simply rose and snllcnlY stood his
ground, while we rode OF and left him.
Che fight not al ont Of him yet or-