Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-09
Heehisgg courage seldom gains
lore than hurts and needless patnG
Old Mother Natufo.

Flip tie Terrier has O. much real
courage as any one know for his size.
There isn't cowardly hair on him.
The trouble with Flip Is that he some
times has more courage than sense.
He IL reckless. He rushes in without
first finding out just what he Is rush
ing into. The result Is that he some
times has to pay for it in rather a
painful way.
Farmer browns Boy had taken Flip
out for walk over toward Prairie-dog
Town. Flip was delighted. He raced
ahead eager to see what he could find
and so discovered Digger the Badger
before Farmer Browns Boy saw him.
At once he was wildly excited. He
was 20 used to having the people of
the Green Meadows and the Green
Forest run from him that he expected
Digger to nun. Now, perhaps had Dig
ger seen him coming, and had he been
little nearer his home, he would have
run just to avoid trouble, but it hap
pened that he was quite as surprised
at F1ip's sudden appearance as Flip
was at his. So he didn't run. He
turned and faced Flip to the latter's
great surprise, and greeted him with
a hiss and a snarl that had a most
ugly sound.
At this Flip stopped and began to
bark, dancing around Digger and
watching for q chance to dash in and
seize him from behind. But he got
no such chance. Digger always faced
him. What is more, he made short
rushes at Flip, snarling and showing
his teeth. There was no fear in Dig
ger. He was in bad temper.
Come on and fight" Missed Digger
You're afraid to-"
Thereat Flip lost his temper. He
wasn't afraid and he didn't intend to
let this fellow think he was. He
stopped barking and growled his ugli-
est-sounding growl. Digger paid no
attention to 1t but rushed at him
Flip met him half way. He would
kill this fellow in short order. He
would get him by the neck and choke
him to death. He did get hold of
Digger by the neck, but only by the
thick and tough skin, and it didn't
seem to bother Digger at ALL Over
and over they rolled, and by the time
Farmer Browns Boy arrived quite out
of breath they were locked together
in a white and gray tumbling mass.
Such growing! Such a snarling!
Such a hissingl And there wasn't
thing Farmer Browns Boy could do
about it. He couldn't get hold of
clIIlST Ole 10 separate IIlcIl.
I'll teach you not to interfere with
other folks!" Kissed Digger. I'll give
you all the fight you want"
Flip already had all the fight he
wanted. What he wanted now was
to get away, and he couldn't. Those
long, sharp. stout claws of Digger's
were ripping him and hurting dread
fully. Digger's sharp teeth had
slashed him in several places. Now
Digger had hold of him as if he never
intended to let go. Flip was doing his
best, but he had the discouraging feel
ing that he wasn't even hurting Dig
ger. The latter's tough, loose skin
with its coat of long hair gave Flip no
chance TO get his teeth in where they
would hurt. The little dog had met
more than his match, and he knew it.
He yelped with pain as Digger's teeth
and claws tore his flesh. Flip had
many fights with other dogs, some
bigger than himself, but never had
he met such q tough fellow as Digger
the Badger.
Finally Digger let go in order to get
a better hold and Flip was quick to
seize the chance to break away. He
jumped and ran. Yes, sir, he ran.
Kissing and snarling, Digger ran after
him for little way, but only q little
way. His legs were too short, and he
was too heavy to have any speed. Then
he saw Farmer Browns Boy and with
out hesitating an instant rushed at
him. Having not even a stick Farmer
Browns Boy was forced to jump aside