A Vicious Pet

The pet squirrel of Mr. G.W. Lowe escaped from his cage one morning last week. It sprang on a lady who was nearing the house and bit her through the arm and shoulder and tore her clothes in several places. It then attacked a boy passing by and bit him two or three times. Some one seeing what was going on telephoned for Mr. Lowe to come home quick and kill it.

As Mr. Lowe approached his place he met two or three little [boys] coming at full speed and the squirrel right on their heels. He [the squirrel, that is, not Mr. Lowe, for those to which such matters are of concern--"Jim"] then ran up a tree and Mr. Lowe called a dog to the scene. The squirrel came down, gave the dog a rough fight and then escaped to the tree again.

The squirrel was last seen trying to hitch a ride out of town, waving a sign at passing motorists that read "Pascagoula, Mississippi or bust!"