1792. from Esabella to Albert. It 
quite common in England, it never yet has had'‘a place 
in Pennant’s zoology, nor any other book on natural 
history that I know of. But Pennant, you know, is 
a Welfhman, and this animal is equally a stranger te 
‘Wales as to Scotland. 
Account of the SQUEYEYER, a singuiar non wey ant 
mal found in England. 
* You may tell your brother, my dear Isabella, 
that there is ‘an animal, which is known in York- 
fhire by the vulgar name of squeyeyer, of a very sin- 
gular nature. It participates both of the monkey 
and the bear. Its form greatly resembles the monkey; 
and naturalists will certainly afsign it a place among 
the simia tribe: but it has not the light sportive 
disposition, so characteristic of that tribe of animals. 
It is rough, awkward, clownifh, and obstinate, like 
the bear ; and though, under a persevering master, 
it may be made to dance, like its kindred bear, yet, 
like it too, its awkward distortions, and rude mo- 
tions, <ather excite laughter, than any other sensa- 
tion. Thiscreature is excefsively fond of fruit; and 
when it is young it can climb trees with great agility ; 
so that when a parcel of these young cubs break into 
anorchard, they commit the most terrible depredations. 
- As they grow older, however, they are lefs fond of 
elimbing trees, and are seldom seen upon them. But 
at all petiods of their life, like its brother monkey, 
this awkward creature is excefsively fond of getting 
upon horseback ; and when once fairly mounted up- 
on a good horse, he sticks to it like a bur, and 
drives it on with the utmost fury, through thick 
and thin, regardlefs of every thing. When he is in 
