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branches over a foot-path, a carriage road, an 

 occupation road, and part of the lands of three 

 other proprietors. 



FIGHTING MONKIES. 



A surprising instance of passion, making a 

 near approach to reason, is to be found in 

 the Natural History of the Ukraine, or country 

 of the Cossacks, bordering on Poland. A 

 sort of animals that bear a strong resem- 

 blance to monkies, abound in the plains and 

 forests of the Ukraine. These creatures form 

 separate parties, or classes, and on certain 

 days meet in hostile bands, and engage in 

 pitched battles. The opposing armies have 

 their respective chiefs, and officers of several 

 subordinate ranks ; the various combatants ap- 

 pear to obey orders, and proceed with the same 

 regularity that men do on the like occasions. 

 Cardinal Polignac, who was sent ambassador by 

 Louis the Fourteenth to Poland, in order to 

 support the interests of the Prince of Conde, 

 against Stanislaus, had often an opportunity of 

 seeing these animals engage. He tells us, that 

 they gave the word of command for the onset 



