The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

There Is nothing IN the world
Bowser the Hound enjoys quite 80
much as a good hunt lie will go
without hts dinner any time Tor the
10 Kill. but sheer Joy In using his
wonderful nose In pulling out ana
following the scent OF the people OF
the Green Forest and the Green
Meadows. ana Ia matching his wits
against theirs that makes BoWser
slip away for hunt whenever he
can.
Now that Farmer Browns BOY no
longer hunted, BowseF was forced
20 hunt alone whenever he could
slip away. Every once Ia a while no
would Rlip away TO eNercise his legs
and his great voice and 60 make sure
that hts wonderful nose was quite
as good as ever. Certain OF the Green
Forest people he wisely let alone
When he scented Buster Bears tracks
no merely growled and hunted Tor
the tracks OF some one else. lie was
afraid OF Buster Bear. When ne
came across tho tracks OF LAghtfoot
the Deer he did the same thlnk
Farmer Browns Roy had taught him
that he must not hunt Lightfoot The
tracks OF Prickly Porky didn't inter
est him at all, Ho never would FOR
get how Prickiy Porky had once filled
his face with the sharp little spears
he carries. ana how drehdfully w had
hurt when they were pulled out.
He liked best 20 hunt Granny or
Reddy FOX or Old Man Coyote.
When no could find no traces OF
these no sometimes would hunt
Jumper the Hare and once IN awhile
Peter Rabbit The latter. however,
was not very satisfactory because
Peter would 80 soon take refuge In
a hramhle tanglo Bowser has one
other delight. and that ~ 20 chase
cats. Ho never chases Black Pussy
beca uso he and Black. Pussy are
friends. but strange cat Is a Joy 10
Bowser
n happened that not long after
Yowler the Bob-cat had discovered
the roostinE place OF tho Gobbler
family. and 60 nearly had that turkey
dinner he had set his heart on.
Bowser slipped away 20 the Green
Forest to sec what was going on
there Shifting and snufnng among
tho leaves he trotted along lie
found where LiEhtfoot the Deer had
recently passed. Bowser snincd long
He wanted 20 follow that warm scent.
LIghtfoot would give him splendid
pen 10 him II Farmer Browns Boy
found out that he had been hunting
LiRhtfoot and wisely. tho regretfully
turned away from temptation and
trotted on.
Deeper and deeper into tho Green
Forest went Bowser. He had Just
about given up hope Of hunt when
his nose caught ever 40 faint scent
Patiently and carefully he shifted
about. catching a whit here and a
whln thcre. until at last he found
Il fresh and strong
"Catw exclaimed Bowser, and his
great voice rolled thru tho Green
Forest "a he began 20 run with his
nose % the ground. ~ was a strong
scent and easy 90 follow II he had
stopped 20 think Bowser might have
realized that never before had he
followed such a strong cat scent. But
he was too much excited and inter
ested 20 think
on and on no raced. his great voice
telling all within hearing that he
was on somebody's trail aud thoroly
enjoying the hunt Suddenly the
scent ended az the Sase OF a big tree
Bowser snuned all about. but always
came back 90 the base OF that tree
lie understood. That cat had climbed
up that tree. Bowser looked up and
barked cXcltedly A dosp growl and
the Rngriest splitting he ever had