The sun., 1897-06-27
HAD THE HYENh FRIG HT.
A ChicaEoan. wirey. and wheel Reach Nev,
York, and Hubby IL MIXED In HIS Talk.

Chicaroan, wirey. and wheel Reach view
York, and Hubby IL MIXED In His Talk.
A man came into THE Sun Office tho other
night and asked, earnestly and respectfully:
Have you anything special from Chicagof'
About whatf'
Tho callers manner indicated that he was not
quite out Of the woods. He glanced at the door
way and then at tho ceiling and under the chairs
About the hyena r. he gasped.
The hyena editor was not in, and tho visitors
Informant said 30 regretfully.
Have you hyena in Chicagof"
"1i Great Scott, mol II had hyena in
Chicago, do you think would be here in New
Yorkf"
What is 1t you want to know about the
hyenaf'
Placing his hands on the railing that divides
the goats and the lambs. the caller replied:
"We left Chicago last week before we got
ready-wifey and I. There were others. Tho
summer resort hotel men in this section OF the
country don't know yet what a picnic they are
about to have. Say, they were running trains
out Of Chicago in sections when we left. The
people were scared worse than they were during
the Debs strike. was there during the big
"Please dc not get into that; 1T is quite an old
story. never saw man or woman from Chi
cago who did not date everything from that fire.
You were speaking about the hyenai''
coming to the subject. not the hyena am 60
in tnF Z, from the hyena, hope. They had hyena
Who had hyena-you say theyT
W., Why the Park Commissioners Of course.
were rel com9issioners" Governor GOV % q" Of Illinois Illinois
appoints the Park Commissioners-.ap proposition
WSs 1,sI1a made to erect monument in the park to
How about the hyenar'
,h.t One so moment: 1t was to crafty curiosity
Whenover there was picnic in tho @ park, seta or
distinguished visitors In town and the Lincoln.
sas esSed s fnd
,Ss p don't
"Altseld passed out of office and with him the
Board Of Park Commissioners. Tanner ap,
Altsoid; Some Of his constituents in the Goose
monument to Altgeld The new board replied
to the petition with the explanation that Alt.
ea %as not lde dead Con,eSTeny &C. See
the board made an appropriation to buy hyena.
and some sort of trade was made for one that
the hyena was Gagged and named Flossie.
although he ought to have been named Jim. or
"on the mere face of it there is some rrelc-
vaney What Wha! has the petition for a monument
to Mr.. Altgeid to do with circus trade for a
not can tell Son this st9ry
| hocked to the park to see the hyena. Why, the
ferkes electric fountain was not in it with the
hyena exhibit. No. sir. There used to be guess.
ing matches as to who the hyena looked like.
The result Of the last match showed the Gov nor
| had majority That night the hyena gnawed
out OF the cage. and in less time than II takes to
tell you about it the riot alarm turned in, and
| you bet we all know what that means in Chicago.
| For four days the police travelled on wheels;
| for four days and nights people stayed in their
| houses; the doorsteps looked as deserted as
church pews in hot weather. Only the reporte
| and the pawn brokers seemed to be in business
! For four days we lost interest in the jubilee
Hawaii. and Gen. Miles. Nothing but hyena
| news: You could have bought q lot anywhere
nenr Buen Park for 80 cents.
49," "Wtfey was taking lessons on the bicycle.
Had just commenced-'
| is this going to run into bicycle story r
Not II can help 1t. She was taking lessons
She had taken four lessons. and had forty -four
| bruises. But when the hyena chewed his way
| out wifey could not practise on her wheel, and
! she began to pine and the doctor said had bet
. ter take her and her wheel to the seashore. de
INJURED, but when the doctor said the hyena
was fond Of wheels and gloried in chewing
! them that settled 1t, and we lett thai
night, as ! said, before we got ready. Wifey
| left most OF her Clothes and came away with
| only one necktie. h We had no responses from
| my banker, and can't find Chicago newspaper
| in New York. So told wifey I'd see II TnI
Sun had any news about the hyena.'
| The hyena Is dead.
| The visitor made one lunge down the stair
| way. and as he landed below he uttered the Chi
| cago exclamation OF joy:
| "WoW!'