Minister to Paris, who returned here from Athens just after the news of King Alexander's death was received, brought the first authentic account of the fatality which cost the young monarch his life. The King, he said, was very fond of dogs, and often took them for walks in the grounds of the summer palace at Tatoi. He was passing the house of the estate Manager, a German named Sturm, who had been in the service of the Royal family for many years, when one of the dogs made a rush at two monkeys, belonging to the manager, which were playing on the grass. The dog having seized the female monkey, the King rushed to the rescue, and the male monkey, misunderstanding his intentions, bit him on the hand and ankle. Three
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