Excerpt from Life in Java, Vol. 2 of 2: With Sketches of the Javanese It is as well to be well armed - sometimes one comes to a close encounter when it is least ex pected. I well remember on one occasion it was well - nigh all up with me; I wounded a wild boar, which immediately turned upon me - a common propensity with them when not hurt in any vital part - so I've been careful ever since. And in corroboration of his statement, he showed me a large scar on his leg, which had been torn by the tusk of the savage animal. ...
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Excerpt from Life in Java, Vol. 2 of 2: With Sketches of the Javanese It is as well to be well armed - sometimes one comes to a close encounter when it is least ex pected. I well remember on one occasion it was well - nigh all up with me; I wounded a wild boar, which immediately turned upon me - a common propensity with them when not hurt in any vital part - so I've been careful ever since. And in corroboration of his statement, he showed me a large scar on his leg, which had been torn by the tusk of the savage animal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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