The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-24
BURGESS BED-
 TIME STORIES
By THORNTON w. BURGESS

A QUEER KIND OF BEAR Who runs in circles, you should
 know,
 VIII never get where he would go.
 --Mothcr Bear.
 Shifting and whimpering, Boxer wandered aimlessly, a lost little Bear. He couldn't find the berry patch out of. which the Yellow Jack cts had driven him and where he had left Mother Bear and his twin sister, Woof-Woof. He was sure that If he could just find that berry patch all would be we'll. You see, he didn { know that the Yellow-Jackets had driven Mother Bear and Woof- W oof out also. He didn't know this. and it didn't enter his head that he might not find them there. Probably 1t was Just as well ii didn't He was scared little Bear as 1t was, because he was lost in a strange place. but he would have been more scared had he suspected that Mother Bear was not where he had left her. Had he been back in the Green Forest where he was born he would not have been so scared for he had been lost there once be- fore and had learned to know that part of the Green Forest. But up here on the foot of the Great Noun tain 1t was very different matter.
 So he sniffed and whimpered and whined as he wandered about look ing for the berry patch. At times he would run. He would run until he was tired. Then he would shuffle along slowly. He never continued long in one direction, but was con- tinually changing his mind. Of course that was foolish, for he kept going over the same ground more or less.
 But at last by luck he wandered out to the edge of the berry patch. the very patch from which the angry Yellow Jackets had chased him hours before. He had left it In the morn noon. At first he didn't recognize the berry patch. You see, the light on it was different. Then. too, he had come to 1t from different di- rection. By this time he was hungry. and for few minutes forgot his troubles as he ate berries. Then he came to a place where he had been in the morning and recog- nized it.
 Eagerly Boxer stood up to look for Mother Bear He was sure that now HIS tTOuD1tS WtlC ONCAs Qip- tance away, partly hidden by bushes. was a tall brown form. It must be Mother Bear standing up to look around. Of course. Who else could it be- Boxer didn't stop to look very closely. A Bears eyes are not as good as his ears and his nose, and he does not trust to them as much. So Boxer didn't notice that this brown form was not as tall or as big as his mother.
 He started straight for It in a hurry and as he ran he whimpered. but he was whimpering with joy instead of fright. Needless and head long the little cub hurried on. As he came out from behind bush there in front of him was--a strange Bear! At least Boxer supposed it was a Bear. What other creature could stand. on two legs so straight and tall? But what queer Bear 1t was
 With a little squeal of astonish- ment and fear Boxer stopped and stared. What a queer coat this Bear had! It didn't look like fur at all. queer face. Boxer felt as if his eyes were popping right out of his head. and truth to tell they looked that way. A sudden and great fear cluthed his heart. And then a Merry Little Breeze wandered over to him and brought him strange scent. It wasn't Bear scent at all It was a scent that made him feel strangely uncomfortable and added to his fear.
 Boxer was too frightened even to run as he stared at-Farmer Browns Boy!
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