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Show 'SSgTiflEMIESj TETKR SHOWS HIS COMMON SENSE. By Thornton V. Burgess. Of circumstances make tho best; Thus only may you meet each test. PETEK It 4.1$ BIT. Thero Is no us at all in lotting troubles got tho best of you. The one thing to do is to make the best of conditions oa they are. At first when Petor Rabbit found ho was a prisoner ho sulked, did his best to keep out of sight, and was unhappy every minute. But Peter has a lot of common sons, Yes, sir, "Peter has a lot of common sense. "This is no way to do," said his common sense. "You get yourself Into In-to trouble, but worrying about it li-n't going to get you out of it. uu arc a prisoner, but you might bo dead Things might bo a groat deal worse than they are. Farmer Brown s boy has been good to you and gives you plenty to eat. The thing for you to do is to make the best of. what you liave and so bo prepared to make Ihe most of a chance to escape if it offers." So Potor wisely listened to his common com-mon sense and stopped worrying. Ho ate what Farmer Brown's Poy brought! to him, and stopped sulking in his! little house. Every day his feather J friends of tho Old Orchard camo ovori to sco him and brought him the news of the Green Forest and tho Greun I Meadows. Sammy Jay visited thel dear Old Briar-patch every day and' brought Petor word of all that wout! on there. Not for a minute could Peter forget that ho was a prisoner, and ho longed with all his heart to kick up his heels and scamper, llpperty -llppertv-li p , across the Groen Meadows. But ho couldn't and knew he couldn t, and 80 ho did tho next best thing. he kicked up his heels right where be I was and protended that he could! run llpperty-llpperty-llp if he wanted! to. Nevor had Peter had so many good' things to eat. Farmer Brown s boy was forever brinslng him something to tempt his appetite. When he had eaten so much that he felt as if he couldn't eat another mouthful along would come Farmer Brown's boy with some new dainty, and Peter would, simply have to sample It. So Peter began to grow fat. His friends no-ticcd no-ticcd It Never had Peter looked better bet-ter and they told him so. in fact he never had felt b-ittcr. Farmer Brown's boy chuckled as ho saw Peter growing stouter and stouter. He spent much time talklnt; to Peter In the friendliest way. In fart he and Peter had become the best of friends. Peter would taku Farmer Brown's boy WSS forever bringing him 6omctIilni: to tempt his appetite. food from his hand and allow him to stroke him. I know Just how you feel, Peter," Farmer Brown's boy would say thought of course Peter couldn't understand un-derstand him. "I know just how you feci. You have a very comfortable placo hero and better food than you have ever had in your life before, but all the same you long to bo free There Is nothing, nothing at all, that can make up for loss of freedom Be patient, old fellow, be patient. My garden is growing splendidly and Just as soon as things are so big that you cannot damage them much I'm going to I r t you go." If Peter could have understood him he would have been almost happy As It was. he did the next best thine;: he did his very best to try to be contented con-tented and not worry. And all the time ho grew more and more fond of Farmer Brown's boy. Yes, sir, he did. He grew more and more fond of Farmer Brown's boy, in spite of the fact that he knew that it was Farmer Brown's boy who kept him a prisoni i His common sense told him that Far mer Bronw's boy was a friend worth having. (Copyright. lf22, by T. W. Burgess ) Tho next story. "Peter Clings Hard tc Faith." |
