Show Burgess I BEDTIME lE j STORIES I WHAT FARMER BROWNS BROWN'S BOY DOl DISCOVERED By THORNTON W. W BURGESS DURGESS D Deaf at and dumb and blind is greed And Arid seldom will a warning heed Old Old Mother Nature Farmer Browns Drowns boy Is one of those boys joys who never neglects his work no matter what may happen About his home tome he has certain things to t do every day da So even though he had brought home ionic a little bear cub from the Green Forest he didn't allow it to interfere with his duties s. s As soon as ss he had made mado a collar for Cubby and had he-d chained him to the little house of Dowser Bowser the Hound he hurried away to do certain work that had to lo be done one All the thc time lime he was as at work he was thinking about that little Bear Dear I do ho hope lope e he h wont won't be too awfully home- home homesick I sick ick sIck muttered Farmer Browns Brown's Boy It It seems teems kind of mean to take him away way from the Green Forest If he hadn't hurt that paw I 1 wouldn't have done it Or if his mother had come cometo cometo cometo to him I 1 wouldn't have taken him away way But as it was it seemed the only thing to do Gee but hes he's a funny little fellow I 1 hope hell he'll be contented Farmer Browns Brown's Boy Doy had to go down downto to o the cornfield for a while When he returned the first thing he did was waso to o look for tor Buster Duster Bears Bear's little cub At first all he saw was Bowser Dowser the Hound curled up in front of his little house where the little Bear had been left Then he discovered Cubby Cubb Cubby was curled up as close to Bowser as he could get Yes es sir he was nestled right up close to Bowser and he was fast ast asleep p. p At the sound of his mas- mas masers maser's masters master's ers er's footsteps Bowser Dowser lifted his Ills head Then very ery gently he thumped the ground round with his tall tail It was very plain i to o see that Bowser was very ery much pleased leased He lIe had a new chum and he heas was as very ery happy over it Well well I exclaimed Farmer Parmer Browns Drons Boy This certainly takes a load oad off my mind Now I 1 wont won't have t o worry about any possible harm to lo that hat cub from Bowser I 1 was afraid he ic might be Jealous when he found I Iad I had ad given that cub his house Instead of that he seems to t have taken pos- pos possession possession session of the cub Good old Bowser 1 Just then Cubby awoke and discovered discovered ered red Farmer Browns Brown's Boy Right away he ic was up on his feet teet and very cute he ic looked as he stood up holding up that hat little paw which Mother Brown had ad bandaged Farmer Browns Brown's Boy reached down and unsnapped the L I do hope he wont won't be too awfully homesick muttered Farmer Fanner Browns Brown's Boy chain Then he picked Cubby up In his arms and took him up to the house Bowser was right at his heels It was clear that Bowser didn't Intend to be left behind When they reached the house and Cubby was as put down oIl on the floor of the kitchen what do jou OU think he did He made straight for the pantry door Yes sir he made straight for the pantry door He hadn't forgotten where Mother Browns Brown's deli deli- delicious delicious delicious cious cookies had come from The door was latched He stood up on his hind feet teet while with his one good paw he scratched while hUe he whined and whim whim- Farmer Browns Brown's Boy unlatched the door Just to see what Cubby would do Cubby got cot his sharp little claws in the crack and pulled that door open Then he h made straight for the cooky Jar Before Defore Farmer Browns Brown's Boy could get his hands on him Cubby had rolled that cooky cook jar over and sent cookies flying In every direction HI you rascal yelled yell d Farmer Browns Brown's Boy reaching for him as Mother Brown came cam running to see what all the trouble was But Cubby paid no attention He lie was stuffing himself with cookies as fast as ever he could and he actually tried to bite Farmer Browns Brown's Boy when the latter picked him kim up and dragged him away from those cookies Meanwhile Mother Brown Bro laughed until she had to hold her sides Copyright 1927 by isy T. T W. W Burgess The nut neat tory story An u Imp ol of oUs- oUs chief |