New Britain herald., 1928-12-11

Buster Bear was doing consider in order 10 get food. The new home on the lodges was very nice as g sleeping place, but there was no food around there. Now. in his wandering about, Buster gradually worked over toward the farm where lived the pigs in which he was so much interested. He couldn't keep his thoughts from those pigs. He wanted another. but he had the feel ing that 10 get another he would have to run great risks. It was a question whether the pig dinner would be worth the risks.
 Twice during his wanderings Bus ter saw hunters with terrible guns, He didn't know that they were look ing for him. but he suspected 1t. Each time lie very softly stole away and made straight for his new hoisc in the lodges. He wasn't followed, for in neither case was he seen. But from then on Buster was more un- easy than he had ever been in all his life. Never before had he been hunted so. Being hunted gives one d very uneasy feeling. Even when he was in his new home up in the lodges he was uneasy. He began to think seriously of going back to the Green Forest on the other side of the Great Mountain. There he would not be hunted, for Farmer Brown allows no hunting in the Green Forest. But to go back would be to give up all thought of a pig dinner. and Buster wasn't quite ready to do this just yet
 "If can get just one more pig, v thought Buster, then I'll go back to the Green Forest. Yes, sir. that's what I'll do. One more pig will satisfy me. I don't like this being hunted. I don't see what those tWo- legged creatures want to make such a fuss for over pig. Perhaps they want to eat those pigs themselves. v Buster never knew how close to the truth he was when he thought this.
 After that he became more cau- tous than ever. He no longer nov cd about in the happy go-lucky way in which he used to. It was too dangerous. He had the feeling that at any minute d bullet from one Of those dreadful guns might strike him. And. having felt one once. nc had no desire 10 feel another. Yet. with it all. he couldn't make up his mind 10 leave and 20 back to the Green Forest. and if was all on ac- count of those pigs. That's what an appetite does sometimes. Buster was letting his stomach instead of his common sense rule him.
 One dark night he even yeniurod over 10 the pigpon. To his surprise, there were no pigs in i If quito upset Buster. Yes. sir, if quite upset Buster He couldn't imagine whdt could have become of those pigs. The very fact that there were no pigs there made him more uneasy than ever As matter of fact, those pigs had beon taken into the barn for the night The farmer couldn't afford to lose any more pigs. He was taking no chances. So. though he had seen no traces Of Buster Bear for number Of days. he took his pigs in al night. In his own mind l." wasn't at all certain hat Buster Fear had left that part Of the Great Mountain. He knew enough about Buster to know that they are very like small hoys-easily led into temptation through their stomachs. So. though he had seen no traces of Buster Bear for some time. he was always on the lookout for him. If Buster had known this he would have been still more un- easy
 Copyright 1928. by T. W. Burgess
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