Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1884 — A BIG RED SQUIRREL. [ARTICLE]

A BIG RED SQUIRREL.

Its Singular Adventure In a Well. [Meriden (Conn.) Dispatch.] A big red sjuirrel fell into Judge Andrews’ well last Sunday morning, and had a lively time of it getting out. He climbed half way up tho chain once, and then slipped and fell back to the bottom. He climbed half way up again, but when near the top its wet tail frozo fast to the frosty chain and held him a prisoner. Tho Judge roscuod him, but at a great sacrifice of caudal beauty.