Guyascutus

Agassis has raised, they say, over a million, for his great work on natural philosophy—but what catalogue of snakes, bugs, lame ducks, and guyascutuses, can be compared to a philosophy of female fascinations.

The story of the guyanosa or guyascutus (see Knickerbocker Mag. XXVIII. 36-38 and Harper's Mag. VII. 708-709) tells of somesharpers who sold tickets to the public to see this strange and savage animal.

One person says that there is more to it: "The guyascutus Ieadeth the wangdoodle wheresoever he willeth."

The sky was filled with steam; a horrible outcry arose, and the shape of the Guyascutus became dimly visible.

The guyascutus was a ferocious, man-eating beast which, after much fanfare and sensational publicity, was exhibited in small antebellum Southern towns.

No matter the appearance of the chimerical guyascutus what remained consistent was the legs on one side of its body were shorter than the others but had the ability to telescope to a desired length; by use of these unique legs and its prehensile tail the guyascutus was said to be able to maneuver about the steeply sloped mountains with ease.