The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26
Nh, FULLER,s oYo1INa soU1RRKL.
It Can Mount and Rido Ten Miles n Day. but
Hasn't Learned Vet TO Dsmount.

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Hasn't Learned Vet to Dbmount.
In the household of William NJ. Fuller. Clerk
OF the Court Of Special Sessions, 10 a fine spcci.
mon OF the flying squirrel, which amuses itself,
when not engaged in wandering about the house,
with it's owners bicycle. Mr.. Fuller believes 1t
to DO tho only bicycling squirrel In the country,
and is very proud Of 1t. Its record by the cy-
clomotor Ia ten miles q day.
The animal came into Mr.. Fuller's possession
In q peculiar and sudden way. While at Budd's
Lake. n. j., Mr.. Fuller went strolling in tho
WOODS with one of his %nephews. The boy pointed
out a hole in a tree near the path and said:
That looks as II u squirrel or something lived
In thcre."
More likoly a woodpecker,' said HE uncle.
you get a club and go hammer on the tree,
and we'll see II anything livcs there"
The BOY found "a stout stick and gave the tree
q whack That made u hollow sound. No sooner
had ho followed this up with another blow than
a head popped out VI the hole. and tho next in.
slant a black object that looked to Mr.. Fuller as
blk and as formidable as Il cyclone cloud came
sailing directly at that astonished gentleman's
face. Hitting out in instructive defence, he
Knocked the object TO the ground and seized H.,
only 70 be bitten severely on the finger. But he
hung on. and wrapping his handkerchief around
his prize he got it safely to the hotel. There an
old bird cage was raked up, and tho captive, be-
Ing safely ensconced therein. proved to be q
young flying squirrel. rather rare In this vicin.
ity. At first the animal remained curled up.
and its captor feared that II had been badly in
jured by his blow; but It soon recovered is
spirits. and sat up on Its hind legs TO eat food
which was given to it.
On his return to town Mr. Fuller brought back
the squirrel with him. and took 1t down to his
office in tho Criminal Courts building. The
| ruulOr that there waa n Rtranpe animal IN tho
office OF the Clerk OF Special Sessions soon got
around among the attendants in tho building,
and Mr.. Fuller had a number of callers. One Of
the attendants who camo up was a big Irishman
with an Unborn distrust and suspicion Of all un.
familiar animals. He looked at tho flying
squirrel from all sides. and SAID to Mr.. Fuller:
"phw2t koind av ariptylc Is that, Mr.. Fullerr'
That a lying squirrel, Dennis. Didn't YOU
"Shurc. thin. | how. Manny's the wan av
thin ESQ seen fyin' about Cinihral Parruk av
a summer avGnlnr aich wan on his little broom
On; those were bats. This is a very different
A can he ny ! l see no wings onto him."
Indeed he can fly. He was caught on the
lie has a wicked oye in his head" said the
ev iFS d rSsi in 81 ih the Su fi.aY Go or sir. Fight FuIIeI y t telling bls2s
widGqt army wings at al. at ali, that can fly Ike
the dtvtL' This brought such i crowd OF spec.
tators Of al kinds. from Judges 10 ~janl;ors. thu,
The work OF the ofiCu was much impcded, and
Mr.. Fuller decided that a life OF grcnicr privacy
would be better for his pct. So he took the
squire! hoinc To his apartments. where it had
windows had all been closed. Soon Chuck, as il
was II aliied, became. very tame. and a favorite
trick OF his was 20 climb 10 the top OF a tall book.
ca e. and NJ II whistle sail down to his III sstcr's
shoulder. 1t Ind been Mr.. tullcr's intention
70 have a squirrel wheel made for Chuck.
While he, matter was still in allowance. hr was
liking his bicycle one day with Chuck rs nm inter.
este SPECTATOR when IL occurred 10 him that the
vince! OF the machine would furnish a fine Oh
por,unity for the squirrel to exercise IL it could
that the front wheel was OFF the ground and sci
Chuck on The tire.
Never did u luck take to the water with more
aviflty than Chuck TO the JOYS Of the wheel. No
instruction was necessary. The squirrel raced
along turning the wheel under its flying feeI
until 1t got tired. Then 1t looked about for ?
get enough purchase TO spring up over the
handle bars. and was finally compelleI
TO hop ign9miniousl upon the floor. The next
day Mr.. Fuller gave Chuck another spin. and
the exercise seemed 10 agree with tho little ami.
nal so well that 1t became an every evening per
formancc. One evening when Chuck had been
wheeling and had. as usual, tumhlci down. Mr..
Fuller left the squirrel TO It's own devices and
sat down TO reRd. To his surprise he saw Chuck
approach the wheel. leap upon the tire from the
floor, scramble along 10 the top, and spin until
never had TO put Chuck on the wheel; the
squirrel mounted without aid. The c~yclometer
was SGT. and the biggest days run yet regis
tered Is a trifc more thar ten miles.
But the squirrel has not yet mastered the art
OF iisuoInting without falling all over itself.
IL Mr.. Fuller Is there II Chittcrs to him to rome
lows The ignoniuious tumble to the floor. Lately
Chuck has taken to sitting on IA" floor in front
OF the wheel studying 1t with deep thought.
Obviously the squirrel is studying out some way
Of getting OF in a graceful and effective man
ner. Mr.. Fuller is ready TO bet that sooner or
later his pet will solve tho problem.