An Ohio man was having a lot of trouble piloting a one-tent show through the Middle West. He lost a number of valuable animals by accident and otherwise. Therefore, it was with a sympathetic mien that one of the keepers undertook the task of breaking the news of another disaster. He began thus:
Mr. Smith, you remember that laughin' hyena in cage nine?
Remember the laughing hyena? demanded the owner, angrily. "What the deuce are you driving at?"
Only this, Mr. Smith: he ain't got nothing to laugh at this morning.