New Britain herald., 1928-11-27
Buster Tries to Run Away
BI THORNTON w. BURGESS
Who from temptation runs away
Should keep on running night and
day.
-HuAtAr Raap


Buster Bear. in the dusk OF early
morning. stole out from the woods
on the backside of the Great Noun
tain to peep into a pigpen. a logpen
behind q small barn. That barn hid
the pigpen from tho view of any
one In the little house. Buster was
trying to make himself believe that
all he wanted was to see how many
pigs there were In that pen. He could
hear some grunting and squealing
and 1t gave him funny feeling.
Very watchfully he Approached the
back OF that pen. Then he stood
UP and looked over the top rail.
When he did that there was = scam
pering Of hoofs and squeals OF fright
What Buster saw was = pleasant sur
prise. He saw two big pigs and six
small pigs. It was the sight Of
those small pigs that gave Buster
such . pleasant feeling.
Without really thinking what ne
was doing he started to climb over
into the pen. Then he heard Z door
slam somewhere and at that sound
Buster took to his heels. making
straight for the woods. You would
b. surprised to ses how fast Buster
can run whom he tries to.
II didn't really want one Of those
pigs" muttered Buster to himself.
II just wanted to look at them.
10 10 "a 20 liz
one Of those pigs. But they certain
ly did look good to me. II one Of
those pigs wouldn't make good. ten
der eating. then ! don't know what
good, tender eating 10. Well. ! must
try and forget about those pigs"
So Buster wandered on his way.
He found q few acorns here and a
few wild grapes still hanging to the
vines there. But this eating a mouth
full here and mouthful there was
very unsatisfactory. He felt as II
the first mouthful was gone before
he found the second one. All the
time he kept thinking Of those pigs.
Il must forget EN-" said Buster.
in his deep rumbly-grumbly voice. a.
he talked to himself. II must for
get those pigs. will just get 80
far away from them that I won't
think of them. 1t is easier not to
think OF things when you are = long
way from them. / will just run
away from those pigs. II don't
they may get me into trouble"
So Buster kept on moving. Now
and then he stopped TO dig UP
an old stump to get at the nest of a
Wood Mouse. In fact. he stopped
whenever he could find anything to
eat. But this wasn't often and SO
most of the time Buster was NOV
ing. And all the time he was trying
to make himself believe that he was
running away from those pigs: that
he was running away from tempta-
ton Once he crept under a big
windfall and took long nap. When
he awoke he came out and started
on again.
IF ! find any more pigs he
grumbled. "I'll run away without
looking at them. Ihey are TOO much
OF q temptation. Yes, sir. they arc
too much of temptation. That's
why / am running away from those
pigs l saw early this morning. II
l hadn't run away they might have
made q lot OF trouble for me. They
squealed too loud. / suppose they
belong to one OF those two-legged
creatures that have terrible guns.
That 10 why they are likely to make
trouble for the If l don't leave them
alone. I'll just stick to the woods.
Along about the time the first
stars began to appear in the sky,
Buster came to the edge of the
woods. He stood up and looked
across to . logpen behind a small
barn. He shifted and he smelled pig