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<FONT COLOR="#CCFFFF"><FONT SIZE="7"><B>John Tenniel (1853)</B></FONT></FONT><BR>
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<CENTER><FONT SIZE="5"><B><font color="000000">How Mr. Peter Piper Enjoyed a Day's 'Pig-sticking'</B></font></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE="4">Near Burhampoor, Bengal</FONT>
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Mr. Peter Piper rides to cover, and comes to the conclusion, that a camels back bears little or no resemblance to an arm-chair.
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Having arrived at the 'Hunting Ground', Mr. Peter Piper tries to take a 'first spear' and fails.
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Mr. Peter Piper begins to think 'pig-sticking' a sport only fit for maniacs. He anathematizes all foreign countries -
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- and Bengal in particular, and fervently wishes himself in the bosom of his family.
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After a tremendous run for his life, Mr. Peter Piper meets a trusty syce, who, to the intense delight of Mr. Piper has brought his horse.
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On his way through the jungle, Mr. Peter Piper encounters a 'sounder' and dispatches three 'hogs' in gallant style.
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He persues his way in a triumphant manner -
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- and ultimately rejoins his friends at 'tiffin', where he affirms that a day's 'pig-sticking' is the height of all human enjoyment and Bengal rather a jolly place than otherwise.
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