Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 310, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1910 — SQUIRREL MAKES GOOD FIGHT [ARTICLE]

SQUIRREL MAKES GOOD FIGHT

Administers Severe Bites to Several Youngsters Who Would Hold Animal In Captivity. Birmingham, Ala.—A squirrel, 10 bloody boys and a crowd of curious spectators entered to produce one of the strangest and most amusing incidents that has occurred at the Termjnal station since that place was opened. The incident was the efforts of several boys to hold a small squirrel which did not like captivity.X One youngster grabbed the\quirrel and attempted to place It in a bag. The boy’s hands were lacerated terribly by the captive, .and Imme- , diateiy surrendered Another one. The second tamer gr jjffrithe little animal only tq bfßUabout times* on the hand, tllood spouted over everything nearby. This process of exchanging was gone through with 'until every youngster In the bunch was bitten and scratched by the flghtilng squirrel. Finally a passenger, unableto witness the blood of the kids, suggested the placing of the squirrel itn a paper bag. Strange to say, when this was done the kids walked off with the squirrel perfectly tame and quiet After biting the boys and scratching all of them many of the .men marveled at the tameness of the creature when It was placed In the bag. It could have easily broken through the paper and escaped. The boys, bleeding in several places •tyrt the hands marched off proudly with ths squirrel.