Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
GI1IILE&oR!Es
&BEDTInE
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS
sospyrieit, 1918, By T. ". BursesAl
Peter Succeeds at Last.

Peter Rabbit didn't really expect to
succeed in seeing Piper the Hyla. No,
Peter didn't really expect to succeed
He had failed SO often and he had
seen others fail so often that he didn't
really have much hope of succeeding
now in finding the possessor of that
voice in the Smiling Pool. But Peter
long ago learned that it is the unex-
pected that puts much of the joy in
life. and the unexpected may happen
any time. So Peter watched Farmer
Browns Boy trudge homeward across
the Green Meadows and then he in turn
sat on the bank of the Smiling Pool to
look for Piper the Hyla.
Now Peter is something Of dreamer.
and he has daydreams as well as
dreams in his sleep. If he sits very
long, and he has a habit of doing this
very thing, he is quite likely sooner or
later to begin dreaming. 1t was just
so now. After he had sat for long.
long time staring into the Smiling Pool
voice he gradually got to thinking of
other things and quite forgot where
he was. That was a dangerous thing
to do. OF course. there is only one
place where Peter can safely sit in the
warm sunshine and dream and this is
the dear Old Brier Patch: So Peter
was doing a very unwise thing.
Suddenly into the midst of Peters
day dreams a high. clear voice broke.
We'll. well. well; 1 do declare ;a
right out in the open!" said the voice.
mo such thing!" declared Peter. in
dignantly. blinking his eyes and look
ing everywhere but in the right place
You might just as well have been.
declared the voice. IF Redtail the
Hawk had happened along you wouldn't
have known anything about it until he
had you. You may not have been
asleep with your eyes closed. but any
as you were is really asleep with his
eyes OPEN"
At mention of Redtail, Peter had
Strengthened up and looked this way
other way hastily. "oh. he isn't any
where about" continued the voice with
chuckle. I've been watching out
for that for the last half hour. What
the dear Old Brier Patch anyway,
Peter?"
II came over to see Piper the Hyla,"
replied Peter, looking so very. very
foolish as he stared about for the per-
son talking to him.
well. I'm Piper the Hyla." retorted
the voice rather testify. IF you want
to see me why don't you look at me?"
At that Peter became much excited.
"Oh. Piper, where are you?" he cried.
1--WE looked and looked until my eyes
ache and l haven't seen a thing that
looked in the least like you. Please.
Piper. come out where ] can see you"
"Come out from where?" demanded
Piper, and in his voice was great in
dignation: Here 1 am right out in
plain sight, almost under your nose.
and have been this long time. What
is the matter with your eyes. Peter?
down where l am instead of where
yon think I ought to be-
Peter looked down. Right in front
of him foated little twig. and on
the end Of it was little brown
bunch. Suddenly a little white bub-
bie-at least. that is what a i'll it looked liked
little brown bunch on the end of that
noating twie and that that c 1shicb high ba
brought Peter over there in the, first
place. rang out again. Peter knew
now that it came from the lite brown
bunch and that that white bubble was
Pipers music bag.
"Ohr' cried Peter, joyously.- Il see
you. He had succeeded at last.