Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1879 — Three Fighting Doga Killed by a Jackass, [ARTICLE]

Three Fighting Doga Killed by a Jackass,

Louisville Commercial. A novel and ludicrous fight for a wager took place near Bloomfield Saturday. Jim Hoatchins, of that vicinity, is “some” on fighting dogs, and having secured a large bull dog that could “throw a cow” and perform other difficult feats. Jim wss distressed because he could find nothing to match against his Invincible canine. J. F. (am mack has a little jackass which had shown some skill In a pugilistic way, and one day when Hoatchins was praising his dog, Cammaek said, “I have a little jackass that can whip that dog.” Hoatchins was quick to accept the gage of battle, and to wager two gallons of cider on the . result. On the day appointed Hoatchins, besides his champion bull dog, took a number of other oanines to the scene of battle. Cam mack had reason to believe that the jackass wss “master of the situation,” and told Houtchins to “set ’em all on.” All but the bull dog started for the Jackass. In a moment he had kicked thebreatb out of two and scared the others. Houchins loosed his boll dog. The dog tried to catch the jackass by the nose, but missed and took hold of one of the quadruped’s front legs. This was no sooner done than the jackass opened his jaws, took the dog by the back, and walked quietly off with him. After going about one hundred yards he made life sad for Mr. Houtchins by giving the canine a final shake and throwing it aside a “dead do*.'"