Memoirs of the Chevalier Pierpoint (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1763 Excerpt: ... just ready to throw off all disguise; but my false delicacy required, as I have said, that she should do for me, what I would have done for her; and I was quickly satisfied. A day being appointed for hunting a wild boar in the forest, we set out with her usual retinue. When we came to the scene of sport, -which was a wood between two high mountains, there we alighted and took our several stations. I took mine near the duchess, who remained on her steedi a bright bay, with trappings of silver; and in her hand she held a zagagglia, or Moorish javelin. And now the boar was roused from his covert: the hounds opened, . the French-horns sounded, and mixing with the shouts of the huntsmen, made a most chearful music, which was returned from the echoing hills. Presently we saw the boar of a monstrous size, come on, gnaming his teeth and tusks all white with foam; and being closely pursued by the dogs and huntsmen, he made furiously towards the place where the duchess stood. The duchess, who had been used to the sport, lanced her javelin at him, and wounded him in the shoulder. This made him more furious; and immediately, as their custom is, he turned him to the duchess, who had wounded him. The duchess's horse, though used to the sport, M 2 was was terrified; and drawing backr found the stump of a tree in his way that overthrew him. Indiasan a fell on her side, and the boar was ready with his tusks to revenge the blood her javelin had drawn from him. Judge what was my trouble, when I beheld her danger. I rushed on the wings of love between her and the savage; and was so lucky, that with, my hanger I pierced his heart. He fell at the feet of the duchess, who was already risen from the ground. She had3 not been hurt in the fall; but as for me, I had received a wound i...