The Detroit times., 1917-04-06

There are heroes who are heroes
First I'm thought and then In fact.
Others are made into heroes.
Quite by accident Ia fact.
Real heroes are those who do
brave deeds knowing all the time
Just what they are about. what
risks they are taking. what will
happen II they fail. and yet doing
the brave deeds Just the same. The
other kind OF heroes are not real.
true heroes at all. but are treated
a. II they were and are made Just
a. much OF as II they were. They
are the ones who do what seem m
be brave deeds. but which in truth
haven't been planned AZ all. but
have been done unintentionally.
People who In trying TO save their
own lives happen 10 save the lives
OF others always are called heroes
and are looked up 10 and made
much OF when In truth they are not
heroes at all.
Peter Rabbit r. this kind OF a
hero He saved Bobby Coon's life.
Al Least Bobby Coon is kind enough
20 say he did. Anyway be made II
possible for Bobby 10 escape from
angry Buster Bear. SO Peter IL
called a hero and has been made
much Of Everybody says that he
was very, very brave. But night
down In his own heart Peter knows
that he doesn't deserve any OF the
nice things said about him. Trio,
he did save Bobby Coon. but be
didn't do II purposely, No. sir. he
didn't DO II purposely. Perhaps he
might have II he had thought OF IL
but he didn't think OF II. What hs
did wasn't the result OF thinking
and planning At all. but OF not
thinking: OF oarelessneEs and heed.
lessness n you please But II made
hsro ~ Peter In the eyes OF hi"
friends and neighbors Just the same
You see II was this way;
When Buster Bear tore open the
'all old stump IN which Bobby Coon
vas sleeping Peter had been watch.
x from behind y big tree. He had
cen Buster Bear lose his temper
He had seen Bobby Coon climb
the big tree with Buster AFTER him,
growing rercely He had seen
Bobby Jump over into the slender
young tree growing near, and Bus
ter Bear promptly drop down and
rush over 20 the foot OF that young
tree before Bobby could get down
out OF H. n was all terribly e1cit-
iug. Peters heart was all with
Bobby Coon. Peters heart always
r. with the one who Is being hunt
cd. no matter who u g., even when
n Is Reddy Fox with Bowser the
Hound n, his heels
When Buster Rear BEGAN 70 shak.
that slender young tree. trying 10
shake Bobby Coon out ~ n. Peter
forgot everything but his desire TO
see what would happen From
where he was behind that big tree
he couldn't clearly zee Bobby Coon
IT. the top OF the slender young
tree So, quite forgetting that he
might be in danger himself. Peter
hoped out from behind that big
tree 10 try 20 End a place where he
could see better In his curiosity
aud excitement he heedlessly FOR.
got 10 watch HIS steps. and trod
on a dry btick that broke with o
little snap
Now. no one m all the Green For
est has keener ears than Buster
Pear. IN spite ot tho fact that his
attention was all on Bobby Coon,
he heard that little snap and whlrled
like n Fash 10 see what had mnde
H. There sat round-eyed Peter
Rabbit staring with all his might
without pausing an instant Buster
Sprang for Peter lie would make
very good eating. as Buster we'll
knew and a rabbit on the ground
was better than a coon he couldn't
shake out OF a tree.
Peter lodged Just IN time, and
with n sdueal 81 fear away he went.