The sun., 1909-09-12

coming down into his saddle again from
somewh here.
Il thought you had stuck pigs in
India" answered Manuel. endeavorinR to
hold his bronco.
so l have. but
-Caramba! Look out,- shouted Manuel
as oufl ouf! sounded from the brush
He come againl He hamstring your
horse!-
1t was too late. That cannon ball
OF bristles came bow ling over the back
track with a wish. whoofi ouf, oufl and
the bronco went into tho air in latera
leaps with which the ordinary tenderfoot
is unfamiliar. To their credit be il said
the two hunters were not dismounted
One horse went dashing up the side OF
the canon while the two others ran into tn,
open. where they were checked CULVER.
ing. one OF the animals holding up a hoo
in pain.
That was sudden. like the toothache.
remarked the East Indian pigstioker.
That is the way he is" said Manuel
You see heem?' he cried to the rider ut
the canon slope.
mo. but can hear growing and ouf.
outing somewhere. My horse Is fright.
ened out Of a. years growth. am goins
to shoot that brute on sight"
That's the biggest boar l ever see
answ cred Manuel. -He ugly. You ne,
old pig with young in the brush and wher
anything comes along he jest drop hi,
head and charge. Tusks like shark
There he come!"
u Out, oufl came kissing out Of the brush
The broncos trembled and whirled anc
the hunter on the canon side vainly en-
deavored to hold his bronco facing tn,
canon so that he could bring his riff,
into play The animal was crazed
with fear and sprang wildly up the side
several feet. Then the rider let the
| horse go and turning fired into the brush
| The pig was seen crashing down.
Our turn nexti" cried Manuel, who hac
| frightened his cinch and found that tn,
| pig had not touched his horse but tina
II had run into a cactus bunch
! Presently the hunter up on the cafior
side got his frightened horse down.
III my horse had stumbled | believ,
that pig would have ripped him up.
he said. Did you see him? Bristlcs OF
his back half a foot high, tusks fou
/ inches long
| Manuel had dismounted and was cinch
| ing up the saddles and picking cactlI
spines out Of his horses legs After h,
| had finished and listened TO tho view
! OF lne hunters ne SalO
ITS no use three hunting at the sam,
! time. somebody's bound to get shot OF
! thrown. That pinto horse, he's going t,
buck the minute he gets his eyes on Tn.
! pig. and it's the biggest boar have seer
on the island, old and ugly. | don't wan
to feel his tusk."
Well. what do you suggest" asked tn,
East Indian pigsticker. -If had a rooS
,1,.oe would not mind riding him down
but this-well this il different"
Il say take him one at a time" replie,
Manuel. -and the rest hold on"
That suits"
The words were not out OF the speaker
mouth before a rustic was heard in tn,
brush to the right and with tremendou
oufl the boar. which evidently had beer
sneaking up on them under cover, cam,
at the trio like n cannon ball. II covered
the twenty feet between them and the
chaparral scemingly in n bound and wal
among them before they realized Il
striking to the right and left. Manue
being dismounted stood not on the ordel
OF going but ran and scrambled up the
slope OF the ca ton while his bronco rearec
| to avoid the animal. then ran away. Tn.
two other horses. despite the efforts o.