The sun., 1899-07-16
TRULY AN ODD BOY, THIS.
THINK OF VINE BUNGRY UOLTES
IN LINE AFTER IN AUTOMOBILE,


And That Automobile Driven by BOY who
Well Deserved the Freedom OF the CitV
Even II He Did Have the Unusual Habit
OF PunninR to Himself Sometimes.
No matter in what part OF the country you
may live. you know that New York city Is no
longer infested with wolves. The last one was
shot many years ago. So you may wonder how
Harry born and bred New Yorker. came to
have an encounter with the terrible beasts.
Well. no circus is complete without den OF
wolves. and II so happened that an animal
dealer was ordered by a travelling circus TO
procure nine OF the iercest and biggest wolves
that could be secured in India. He spent many
weeks collecting them. But finally he had them
all Gagged and brought them to this country via
the Suez Canal. No. don't get down your
geography now. Remember the name. II you
will and look it up when you are through with
me. but at present listen and don't interrupt.
The animals were landed in West street.
which runs parallel with the North River.
South street, by the way is on the cast side OK
the town. you see that New Workers nave
pretty clear idea OF the points OF the compass.
But 1t is more than the driver Of the van that
contained the wolves had for although he was
to take them to Central Park. he drove over to-
ward Wall street. which Is downtown. Ihe
van was an ordinary padded furniture van, and
why the shipper was reckless enough to turn
nine fierce maneaters into this wagon. don't
know. but he did It, Still it was padlocked and
so no harm was likely to befall any one.
But you can never tell when something un"
pleasant Ia going to happen and Just as the
driver turned into Wall street. where the stock
broker and bankers and other philanthropists
OF New York work. the worst happened. fire
engine. going at full speed. ran right into the
van and upset it and smashed one side In. and
in less time than it takes to imagine 1t those
nine ravenous wolves were in the street. / say
ravenous. and they were indeed. for they had
been seasick the way over that they
couldn't eat mouthful on board ship and they
had only had time for hasty breakfast OF n
few sheep and half dozen lambs. so they were
hungry enough for anything.
Well. you can imagine what terror spread
among the men who infest Wall street. Never
before, had wolves, been seen there since
9d 6e Tas o te hsad Ok u" The Its srs
Wolves in Wall street! Perish the thought.
But they % were there; and t every man, m aI woman
jify. In two minutes time the street looked
as 1t does on Sundays and holidays. The
as tH only wof Knows owl how. and it is dreadful
sound. which once heard is never forgotten. as
They fitted up their heads and howled for
something to eat. They would haye been glad
been any lambs on the street when the wolves
escaped they were soon in doors, too. so. the
WO!Ntb DeCdult utSpcluto anu luSHeu III q
II they had been ordinary wolves or dogs
coming had been ,heraded in the papers for
several weeks. and every one knew that they
One old gentleman suggested hshing for them
from the twelfth history window OF an office
hsre ne oSa book Ts &e
A cable car. full Of people was going. ,up
great great thoroughiarc. but when they hey saw saw the the
| terociops beasts coming they all rushed
he N n OF the the de0 Ri and
| in at the back door and the ear was filled with
the sbharlng ,bo E snapfnGi tn RaGk The Erpma4
| for moment it looked as II the wolves vera
trapped but the conductor was not on hand
wolves realized Il supposel that they had no
car fares, and they turned and with blood
So far no one had been injured although
on the sidewalk where the wolves had dropped
them in disgust when they discovered there
A policeman who was patro'ling his beatjus
Wild beasts and he y@"i @ ed to some o1i one IN ' the
school that he attended.
Harry had been e out to raj lecture the night be.
geography lesson. This was pity. because
geography is more neglected nowadays than
uaIy getting all the world it is only right that
We should know something about the comn-
Of different sizes with the same sized chunks
OF arithmetic that viii never be used in later
more geography pt9 the vacant chinfs But that that
Is higrrssion; As was saving. Harry had not
a hs ssEed hm S Ssh
which am sure couldn't do myself. and he
h hyT no eG uSe sonS one bs
whether It was Mozambique and the Bay OF
IHmdy when Il the prihncipa rushed into tho
wanted to. tame some wolves at the corner OF
W Wall street street an and Broadway. An automobile is
:. Harry always thought quickly, and so with an
rase. which stood at the door and and tmpnns p s" on
the current he started, He had never been in
driver. who had stepped into drug store to
get piece Of court plaster for sick child; But
tines the office Of the company was lust Just
easily along that Harry wished It had bounded
MADAGASCAR gas ca for him. Harry had a habit Of
hims. Il it did no harm. 1t is running out loud
lance and he tore down Seventh avenue % as il
tme world we're On iire and he was going to put it
@ how Hn SS %ny to
steer steer passes me grown person would have
have landed on house top p" before fore @ hea T"m gone
far far out ut many many small boy has mastered bi
cycle on nrst mounting II, and Harry made the
four miles down to Wall street in six minutes
IL you don't believe me. look ii up in the news
papers Of that date. The date escapes me. hy
thGG, wav i never was good on dates.
When Harry reached Trinity Church ward
the wolves we're trying TO rIimb the hoIn.nI
fronts to get at the people who were looking
out OF the windows at them. One intrepid man
with a butterfly net was preparing to get Out
and capture them one by one hut Harry told
him politely that 1t wouldn't be necessary
The man had gone crazy over the excitemrnt
Harry drove up to the wolves and then gave a
peculiar cry. ana the wolves stopped bowling
the wolves formed circle around him and be-
gan to walk slowly M to him. He was stll in
IN" automobile. cry OF horror went nm
from those who saw them. They expected
Harry to be torn limb from limb but he was
not afraid. He knew that he had them under
control.
And now "A strange scene was Witnessed
The wolves closed around the carriage anil
each in turn stepped to the door and gave his
paw 70 Harry. lust as you've seen Rover do il "A
hundred times. Harry shook each paw and