Alexandria Daily Advertiser

CURIOUS FIGHT
Between a Monkey and a Bull Dog.

A curious battle lately took place at Worcester, (England) between these two animals, on a wager of three guineas to one, that the dog would kill the monkey in six minutes. The owner of the dog agreed to permit the monkey to use a stick, about a foot long. Hundreds of spectators assembled to witness the fight, and bets ran eight, nine, and ten to one in favor of the dog, which could hardly be held in. The owner of the monkey taking from his side pocket a thick round ruler about a foot long, threw it into the paw of the monkey, saying, "Now Jack, look sharp, mind that dog!" Then "here goes for your monkey," cries the butcher, letting the bull dog loose, which flew with a tiger-like fierceness.

The monkey, with astonishing agility, sprung at least a yard high, and falling upon the dog laid fast hold of the back of his neck with his teeth, seizing one ear with his left paw, so as to prevent his turning to bite. In this unexpected situation, Jack fell to work with his ruler upon the head of the dog, which he beat so forcibly and rapidly, that the creature cried out most eloquently. In short the skull was soon fractured, and the dog carried off in nearly a lifeless state. The monkey was of the middle size.