The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-13
>OI IRREL iT THE 6OTHtu.
Transient and Not PAINS Gue,i Raises
Brief Excitement.

Sometimes they entertain angels and
foreign nobcmen unawarr- ~ Oh" Gotham,
hut night before last gray sT'iirr~l
started down Fifth avenue from Central
Park looking for something to Eat H."
had hardly struck the hotel when lac mad"
everybody on the ground foor Il IN"
building slt up and take notice
According To John Mcdoldrick, the
assistant manager Of the hotel th" visitor
first made his appearance on tn" terrdr"
about half past min" u clock. when that par,
Of the hotel and the nam dining room
were filled with those who were Just get
ting away with their conee and liqueurs.
Ia the extreme corner 81 the terrace AT
Fifty-fifth street was a party of men VII"
were not counting their glasses OF cor
dials and strong things that had been
ordered by the bottle before dinner. ana
one of them was Just lifting a balloon
glass 10 fine old Napoleon tn his lips when
h. started. set the glass down with u crash
and exclaimed. Great Snak"-'
Where exclaimed his companions
There. IA tho-. bushes. replied IN"
other. pointing 10 IN" boxed g"ranl'ilns
and HhTubl,.ry that cover the rail- al III"
terrace
sure enough. something was darling
| in and out Of the stalks IL the plants.
| but It only took a second To draw a chorus
Of A squirrel 49,,
There was "A movement toward Bill
Snydar's pruteg,,. but Clarence Of the
! gray coat sramperrd down the railing.
| Ia and out among the plants. and sud
denly sprang upon table drawing
I screams from two women who w"T" sh 3.
| ting there who immediately Jumpe'i
upon the chairs aud drew their skir'S
about them.
/ Seeing this he squirrel according TO MIR
! Mctioldriok. gave "a perCeptlble snin and
/ began jumping from one table 10 another
J in the effort to find diet that appealed
/ to him A. table m IN" cenir" OF the
/ room was a party Of a dozen men Who had
been discussing nuts and ralsil-. and upon
this table the squirrel hoped Several
OF the men tried To grasp hun pui u"
wasn't to bA had 81 easily. and Hprang
To the floor He Cour~sd about nadly
up-atting everybody dignity and some
chairs and tables
MIR Mcliuldrick saut ou' a dOuhl" alarm
aud az the hsa of "A stron force ot waters
nellhoys and port"rs Attempted 10 eheCt
the capture % Clare' go. For TIVE, ~
minutes or more there was - rump op
and abou the tables the squirrel ALWAYS
getting away like a slippery eel ihrire
were oVertIrI 81 al ia the miNIp "
handsom. vase value "a hotel money
a. s7IO suoCunbei 10 b" "Ncit"ms;
shipped from it, IL. i's'al aud "r'->h- I"
the floor
-HA- thought Mr. MCtiolirirk -thI-
IL getting FERROUS W. must ~" N rSi"gN
He cast hook about HIM. and his ~" 90
fell upoIt the nuts and IN" Taisi's ~ ~.
&c ire tai !. AM IN" snowy whit" table
cloth underneath Th"n h. SpranH i"tU
actor II was lr,~f moment = "fior'
To- graSp a HANDFUL 81 the Lut- ard -tr"w
them t.mptiu Civ on III. hoor Another
movsmet ard the table ~ion! -iripI''-I -
neatly Of it, cover a. ~ - $50 \a'l'"
william could haN,. dor" o..
4 trail Of nu's gp.i r9i.i' = wa~ VS.. 3 Al"'
I The. floor iea'Ipg tu e lie 81 them a.' it'
squirrel era luallV ate hl> wav 20 vu"r'
stood MT MC(iullrICk WIN Eptu" ~ M
men with the taulrcloth CUtsrr"1
Nhet Clare. 80 hit th" tIg pie h" s'uu,
for a hTIsf momeri regarding o. A. d
wondering how he Cuull g"' sUtu- ot q
home 80 MTE clare go H"u the hiii'
GlRrerCs.z hut I've ssppr fell IA AHg W -
lrtu the table u'Edtc
No SOONER hal Ia. ate ton h-Cpm'
ais.orD bel thai the trap = A. Sirurg Ih'
tabIeCloth WINS thrown over him al h"l
b down ~ the Dor i~rs ~ al Mr. NCGui 'rl"N
feeling here AID there over lts surface
was tirslly reWarfis hV squeak a
bite. aDd III 80 60 Va- = pri-o' 81
Mr. Mc(iCl lrick -ai Yesterday ~ 80
ha hat recount s ~" . I've .tur" iha' h'
NaSurIp lured. trA'F smCloye" he ts.A'''
the squirrel up 20 the store fence 81 tii'
park er-lv y.-'"r lev norrirg a..
. droppei hun over u e"' that III" STORY
WAS altHnlutely true. ht.caiiss' fhsT' were
soglTrrls IN the pPrk 10 Prove y