The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-26
1T LOOKED LIKE A RABBIT.
4 Little Mistake That Cost Chicago's
Mayor $500.

a Little Mistake That Cost ChtcagO'S
Mayor $500.
From the Chicago Post.
Mayor Cregier is man of very fair and
even temperament; if he wasn't he would
have been considerably disturbed at the
contents of an envelope that reached him
this morning. It came from a well-known
citizen of ST. Charles: it was returnable to
the latter's Office ''if not called for" within
the orthodox number of days, and it bore
all the appearance OF a communication of
much importance. The mayor carefully
glanced through the covering of the letter.
then he took his shears and deftly clipped
off one end of it. He drew the neatly-folded
slip out, opened it, and-horrors The dis
covered it to be bill for $780, and for
whats Nobody would guess. The mayor
was puzzled 1t was for no less an item
than the ears and tail of valuable pointer
dog.
Now, how could he be interested in the
anatomy of any dog to the extent of 5000
was more than the worthy mayor could
figure out, but how Oh earth the ears and
tail of u single canine could be charged up
at $500 tt his account was something he
never hoped to discover. If it was OK tail
and calves BRAIN or anything like that, he
might have looked at tie heading of the
bill to see if it came from restaurant but
''the ears and tail of ointer dc '-faugh!
The document went plumb into the waste
basket. IL was fished up later on however,
and the bill will be paid.
Here is the story that further investiga-
ton brought to light about those ears and
that tall Eddie Cregier. the mayors
youngest son, is great hunter aud good
shot, and young gentleman named Clay
O'Dell, clerk in the controllers office, Is
said also to re a huntSman of no mean
reputation. Last Saturday evening they
went out rabbit and partridge shooting,
armed with excellent foVling pieces and
accompanied by q prize pointer" dog,
which was loaned to them for the occasion
by friend (the gentleman who sent in the
bill this morning). This dog was very
valuable, aad the Young disciples of MINI
rod set forth in anticipation of fat bag.
The scene of their operations! was st.
Charles, a small town about twenty-five
miles distant from Chicago. The country
around was full of rabbits and Messrs. Gre
gier and O'Dell were not long on the war
path when the grand old dappled dog
stopped, his ears and tail erect and his nose
due east. Here was game dead sure. The
sun was lust setting and shed a last brilliant
ray, alasl upon the bright check tie aud
flashing breastpin of young ODell. The
reflection dazzled the eyes of both sports
men.
"There it is" shouted young Cregior, "a
rabbit as big as brick; that's his ears"
they were the dogs.
"Yes, 1 see his TALL" said Mr.. O'Dell.
Rabbits haven't much tail even within
twenty-five miles of Chicago Gt also was the
dogs.
"Have at it, then" said Eddie Both
closed their eyes, and-bangi A wild, I'M
earthly yell, and the noble pointer, minus
both ears and tail, rushed bowling over the
country, and soon every granger in the
district was chasing the mad dog" over
| the prairies.
| The boys walked five miles TO the furthest
away railroad station, and got home with
their lives.
That is the story Of Mayor Cregier's bill.
| 1t will be paid.
The gentleman who sends the bill is George
W. Minard. of st. Charles, Ill He is a
wealthy landowner in the vicinity of that
town, and loaned the dog 70 the boys TO
! hunt with.