Show 1 Stor t q Thorn W B Bur BOWSER THE HOUND FINDS PETER was when Peter Rabbit TillE A I looked on Bowser the Hound Bound as a very dangerous enemy But that was when Peter was young and knew less of the Great World Also It was In Inthe the days before Farmer Browns Brown's Boy had put away his terrible gun Then the sound of Bowser's Dowsers great grent voice olce sent a n chill of fear tear over Peter for tor he knew that unless he could fool Bowser's Dowsers keen nose Dowser Bowser would surely lead lend Farmer Browns Brown's Boy to where he was and then well then well then there was that t terrible gun But since Farmer Browns Brown's Boy I had put away his bis terrible gun and no longer hunted Peter and the other little people of the Green Forest Forest Forest For For- est and arid the Green Meadows the sound und of Bowser's Dowsers great voice olce no longer sent shivers of ot fear chasing chas chas- Lag ing one another all over oer Peter Truth to tell Peter rather enjoyed an occasional run with Dowser Bowser It kept him In good condition He felt that It was good for him Peter Peter Pe Pe- Pe ter esp especially enjoyed such runs In cold weather They set his blood racing and made macic him feel warm and andru ru full l of spirits He Be e would run 1 I I ss 1 I 1 I But ut Peter Sat Right Where He Hc Was Wasand Wasand Wasand and Chuckled in circles and use simple tricks to mix his trail up so that he be could pit Fit it down and enjoy listening to Bowser's impatient yelps as he tried to get the trail straightened out It was a kind of game which Peter enjoyed and which he hc knew that Dowser Bowser enjoyed Then when Peter grew really tired he would simply skip Into the dear Old DrIer Brier Patch or the nearest bramble- bramble tangle or a n hollow log where Bowser Bowser Dowser Bow Dow ser couldn't follow tollow him and not care the least bit that Bowser Dowser knew Just where he was No Peter was no longer the least bit afraid of ot Bowser the Hound Bound So as he sat In the bramble- bramble tangle the morning after his narrow narrow narrow nar nar- row escape from Old Man Coyote tr trying ng to to think of some way to get back to the dear Old Brier Patch without giving Old Man Coyote a chance to catch him be he was not In the least bit frightened frIghten cd or troubled troubled troubled trou trou- bled when he hearda heard- a rustling of feet among dead leaves and peepIng peepIng peeping peep peep- ing out saw Dowser Bowser himself sniffing and snuffing as he tried to find the scent of some one to chase He knew by the way that Bowser Dowser acted that his wonderful nose had found Just enough scent to tell him that some one had been along that way but not enough for him to be sure which way they had gone for after I a few hours scent disappears Hunt Hunt- ers era say that it grows cold So the I scent left by Peter and Old Man Coyote in the night had grown cold There was vas Just lust enough of ot It left In damp spots to tell Dowser Bowser that they had been there but not enough for him to be really excited about Now Bowser Dowser Is very patient and he ran this way and that way sniffIng sniffing sniffing sniff sniff- Ing ing the ground all over oer so that he would be able to find a 0 trail fresh enough for him to follow for Bowser Dow BowS ser was feeling Just like a good run that morning So presently he lie came cameto cameto cameto to the old tangle bramble where Peter Peter Pe Pe- ter was hiding and then a 0 wanderIng wandering wander wander- Ing little breeze brought him the scent of Peter fresh and strong Instantly Instantly Instantly In In- Bowser Dowser knew that Peter Peler was somewhere in n there and aud right away he became er very much excited His flIs tail trill began to wag as If he would wag It off oft a w wily way y he lie has of ot doing doIn when he Is hunting Peter almost laughed aloud as he watched All AU around the edge of oC the old tangle bramble tangle c-tangle went Dowser Bowser sri sniff sniff- I If- If lag Ing sniffing and whining as he lie looked In among the br brambles m es tryIng trying try try- Ing to see Peter and at last he lie did see sec him sitting right In the middle Bow wow wow Yow I roared Dowser Bowser fiercely and tried to crawl crawlIn In n through the old brambles But the old brambles scratched Bowser's Bow Bow- sers ser's tender ears cars and made him yelp so that he was glad to back out and try another place Bow Dow wow wow I roared Bowser Bowser Dowser Bow Dow ser again again Come Com out and run or orI orI I 1 will come In and get you I and I he made majde himself look as fierce as ashe ashe ashe he co could ld But Dut Peter sat right where he lie was wasand wasa wasand a and d chuckled He knew that Bowser Bowser Bow Bow- ser never could catch him In that old tangle bramble-tangle and he wa t I the least bit frightened In fact he be enjo enjoyed ed seeing Bowser try so hard to frighten him Besides it took I his mind oft off of ot the worry of how he I was going to get back to the dear dearOld dearOld Old DrIer Brier Patch without falling falling I Into the clutches of Old Man Coy- Coy I ate atc who he knew new was hiding somewhere somewhere some some- where shere along the way there You iou see he told Peter that he never neer would go ba back k there again E c by J. 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