Chapter XII

“Let dogs delight to bark and bite,”
So Towser thought he had a right
To chase a neighbor’s cur away
Who came intruding that high day.

He barked, he growled, laid back his ears,
’Spite Carl’s rebuke and Helen’s fears.
Nell tugged the lines; the boys cried, “Whoa!”
But fiercely on did Towser go!

The neighbor dog fled like the wind,
And Towser followed hard behind
They struck a stone; out tumbled Nell,
And out the precious pumpkin fell!