Identifier: aroundworldwith02youn (find matches)
Title: Around the world with General Grant: a narrative of the visit of General U.S. Grant, ex-president of the United States, to various countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1879. To which are added certain conversations with General Grant on questions connected with American politics and history
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: Young, John Russell, 1841-1899
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Voyages around the world
Publisher: New York : The American News Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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nd, who lives on prey; whosepassion is blood; who lives on domestic cattle and usefulanimals, and in his old days takes to preying upon man.There is one quality about pig hunting that reminds you ofthe buffalo chase. You ride upon your pony in the jungle ;you seek your animal out and fight him with sword or spearlike a knight; you have a foeman who can only be slain bycoolness and courage, who lives in the dominion of the leopardand the tiger, and holds his own with them, and whose death VOL. II.—9 130 INDIA. is useful in two ways—it protects the natives crops and givesthem food. An officer of the Maharajahs household who was in chargeof the hunting establishment, and who was famous, we weretold, among Indian sportsmen, waited upon us, and we agreedthat at six oclock in the morning we should start for the jun-gle. Dr. Keating was disposed to volunteer, and if GeneralGrant had not been under engagements for the day which hecould not put aside, I think he would have ventured out, if
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BRINGING HOME THE GAME. for no other reason than to have a good stiff ride over thecountry. Mr. Borie preferred to remain with General Grant,and the Colonel alone of our party went to the hunt. At six,the hunting party left the residency and drove out in the coolof the morning some six or seven miles. When they came tothe jungle, horses were in readiness, with bullock carts, and aswarm of attendants. The Colonel had had his own share ofhunting on the frontiers, and as a cavalryman had a good eyeand a good seat. There were firearms along, to meet any PIG STICKING. , , , other animal that might venture upon them. Not unfrequentlywhen looking- for a pig you may stumble upon a tiger, or apanther, or a bear, when the conditions of the hunt chanee.There is a story of an officer encountering a panther when outpig sticking, and spearing him. This story is now the wonderand envy of Indian society, and I do not know of any humanproceeding more to be commended or avoided, according asyou are tra

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