The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-05

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and to which he answered wh,, led
He was very popular with A- four
footed companions. especially vs. the
Arab; and, strange as it may So. .. the
pig sticker" and the pig formed . .a,e
alliance.
Eighteen months went by T ...r
was now full grown and with . md.
able pair of tusks presented r..,
truculent appearance, though point
OF fact, still gentle as lamb. !. sal
times were in store for him o. ma
unlucky morning the manap .. tl,
head factory while driving r... ma
bungalow encountered him on Oh. r.,d
His horse, appalled, at the uuunntcd
sight. promptly swerved and hu.t.G and
but for a friendly ditch, which -..pped
both horse and trap, the cou~,,. ICES
might have been disastrous.
But they proved serious or,u.. 50
far as the unhappy Junpl vu- .uu.
cerned, for a manager" in tU,-, .l,s
was a most important person. and no,
one to be trified with. much less .ps,,
| into a ditch, especially II purt'v and
| irascible. SO H was promp''v ~.
| dered to keep the beast confined q sly
| was therefore hastily construct 4nl
| into IL the boar was with some difficulty
| introduced. but h resented IA, ,.UH,.
ment, grunting his disapprova . I'D,
into the night. The next morn ug me
sty was found in ruins, but Of Oh, .,,l.
pant there was no sign wha',N,l ~
Jungli. evidently indignant ar "ru, .h.
erty of the subject" being n..r.,,I
with, had departed in the nigh, =
A month or so later IL, v.lr,
planter was one evening seated .. Do,
dinner table when sudd, nlv a -r.fn,n.
dous uproar was heard outside and from
| the loud barking OF the dogs i' $50, .y..
dent some wild animal was rIv.1;
round the bungalow. Jumpn- up
quickly he seized his gun and ..ppH;
in two cartridges went on tu OBJ. y,r.
anda, when by the light reflected from
within he saw a huge. gauut n. .oy-
cred creature standing on the W., sur
rounded by the dogs. Presently 'ha
| animal caught sight Of him. and hr-ak-
| ing through the yelpinr crowd anne
galloping toward him. But. s'ra'-, ~
| say, H felt no fear. for even 10 that g.
dim. uncertain light sometime .u ne
| appearance of the animal had struck
him as being familiar 4 mom'r' later
the beast was close beside him. aiI put
/ ting a cold, muddy nose into h.- aI1d
looked up into his face. Their, was no
room for further doubt. for az u, had
already guessed. the Gaunt mud lee
plastered beast was Jungi'
Examining him closer H found IN
arrow head embedded in the mus. .,- -
| the shoulder. some native hunt'r~ ar.
row. OF which the shaft had been l''k'n,
leaving the head inside. He extra I'D
1t at once, though not without some
difficulty. and dressed the wound Il
healed up in time, and well fed and
| cared for the animal recovered. His
| friendship with the Arab was REM. we'd
| and the two seemed faster friends Than
ever. But the love Of a rowing life IN
| herent in the beast, and perhaps IN
creased by its late wandcrings, was ap-
| parently too strong to be resisted, and
one morning the sty was again found
broken and Jungli once more absent
without leave. All the country round
was searched. but TO no purpose, and
for many days after H felt his ,nss
most keenly. The horse, too, seemed
equally distressed. showing his gr.'' as
plainly in his own way.
Some months after this event friend
| from neighborinG factory came over
for days pig sticking" and beng
| anxious 10 test the merits of Mustapha,
it was agreed that he should ride MN
| that day. The next morning accom-
| panied by some coolies and the logs,
| they tried a jungle near the bungalow
and no sooner had the heaters entered
1t than an enormous boar broke nearest
to the visitor. Giving II zine - get
well into the open, he let Mustapha 20
Then, with a loud "tallyho," started N
pursuit, H following for all tha' he
was worth; but his mount was n" match
for his Arab.
The boar at first seemed ignorant that
he was the object Of pursuit Il. ne
thud OF hoofs coming nearer appr.sed
him Of the fact, when, d!sdaininE 60 run
further, he suddenly pulled up ana,
turning quickly round, charged down
upon the horse. The latter as eager
for the encounter, quickened It's ALREADY
racing speed, and soon the NV" we're
wit hin ten PAGES OF each other The
spear was already poised and moment
later would have been delivered "hen
suddenly both horse and pig stopped
dead.
Face to face, with scarce N''' ne
tween them. they stood a. { = .'' 10
|
tapha on. He would not NOV STEP
, while the boar. too, seemed az ''"NHhE
to advance. Again the rider '-'d Ms
horse but still the beast refused. Az
length, in desperation, ho dug ... pms
into its sides The horse vi b nal
, never felt the spurs before, mo-" ' HI'.
forward. and in one mad p'uus" .anded
, beside the boar. still the ia ''' q" o Ho'
!. stir, but, as II wondering az Us '.Noh'
stood gazing at the horse. The next
, moment the spear, raised for ana Instant
: descended like flash, picrc.u9 . '"''n
the shoulders of the boar II W"- O We"
delivered blow, practically insta'"n'ous
in effect. for the stricken h''-. I'"eu
over and lay motionless on It's a"
To H. looking on, the CON ''' o'
his Arab seemed strange and tn.N'r'
. ligible, for never before in ,' % en-
!. counters had 1t displayed any '"'S,
|, However, urging his horse on i.-.''. 10
. soon arrived upon the scene. " d s'' .-'
= | the boar was dead d,sm"un.'H '. "'
!, spect II. 1t wa, the LARGEST De- ..' sew"
and. pulling out his tape, he 'i "'N"
to measure II. The next i-..'' !"
sprang up with cry and st.. ing
at the carcass with horror