New Britain herald., 1927-08-29

When Farmer Browns Boy
 brought home from the Green For
 est one of Buster Bears little cubs
 he brought home a little black imp
 of mischief. Yes, sir. he brought
 home little black imp of mischief
 That paw that had been caught be-
 tween two roots was soon as good as
 ever and when he had both paws to
 make use of he was simply out of
 one scrape and into another.
 Farmer Browns Boy had given
 him the little house of Bowser the
 Hound. He had made a collar for
 Cubby and to this he had attached
 a chain. When he was about to
 watch he would let Cubby run free,
 but it simply wasn't safe to leave Cubby free when no one was around
 to watch him. You see. there is no
 knowing what mischief he would
 get into. Little Bears and little boys
 are very much alike; they cannot
 keep still long at a time. They
 have got to be doing something and
 they are quite as likely to do the
 wrong thing as the right thing.
 One of the first things that
 Cubby had discovered was that
 Mother Browns pantry was where the cookies were kept. Every time he remembered those cookies his mouth would water and he would lick his lips. And he thought of
 those cookies very often. He didn't like that collar he wore and, of
 course. he didn't like being chain
 ed. Who would? So he spent a great !. deal of time pulling or his chain and twisting and turning his collar.
 He was doing this one afternoon and, at the same time. thinking of those cookies, when that collar slipped off over his head. Yes, sir, it slipped off right over his head. suspect that if Cubby could have laughed as you and l do he would have shouted right out.
 It was very quiet, for it was in the middle of the afternoon. Bowser was inside the little house taking a nap. Farmer Browns Boy was off some where. Farmer Brown was nowhere about. Cuaby stood up and his bright little eyes twinkled as he , looked this way and that way. He turned and peeked into the little house to make sure that Bowser really was asleep. Then, dropping down to all fours and taking care to make no noise at all. he headed straight for the back door of Farm CT Browns house. Ii was unlatched. Cubby pulled it open. Then he lis tened. He stood there on the door step with just his little head inside and listened and listened. He went | in. The screen door into the kitchen | vas not latched. This was pure luck. ! Cubby pushed it open. He listened. 1 He looked this way and that. He |. worked his little nose for all it was worth. That kitchen was empty For . some reason, he didn't know just why. Cubby was glad.
 Sure that nobody was in that i kitchen, Cubbv entered. He stood up | to look all about. Then he made . straight for-where do you think? l He made straight for the pantry ! door. Yes, sir, that little black imp | of mischief made straight for the ! pantry door, and his tongue was hanging out of the corner of his mouth he was so eager to get to those cookies. You see, he hadn't | forgotten where those cookies were kept. This was an opportunity too good to miss He would find these cookies and he would eat and eat md eat and eat. He never had had III the cookies at one time that he but he meant to have them LOW. So he made straight for that 'autry door and moment later he