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Animal Heroes
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Ernest Thompson Seton
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There
is
in
our
country
a
class
of
miscreants
who
think
a
flying
Pigeon
is
fair
game,
because
it
is
probably
far
from
home,
or
they
shoot
him
because
it
is
hard
to
fix
the
crime.
Many
a
noble
Homer,
speeding
with
a
life
or
death
message,
has
been
shot
down
by
one
of
these
wretches
and
remorselessly
made
into
a
pot-pie.
Arnaux's
brother
Arnolf,
with
three
fine
records
on
his
wings,
was
thus
murdered
in
the
act
of
bearing
a
hasty
summons
for
the
doctor.
As
he
fell
dying
at
the
gunner's
feet,
his
superb
wings
spread
out
displayed
his
list
of
victories.
The
silver
badge
on
his
leg
was
there,
and
the
gunner
was
smitten
with
remorse.
He
had
the
message
sent
on;
he
returned
the
dead
bird
to
the
Homing
Club,
saying
that
he
"found
it."
The
owner
came
to
see
him;
the
gunner
broke
down
under
cross-examination,
and
was
forced
to
admit
that
he
himself
had
shot
the
Homer,
but
did
so
in
behalf
of
a
poor
sick
neighbor
who
craved
a
pigeon-pie.
There
were
tears
in
the
wrath
of
the
pigeon-man.
"My
bird,
my
beautiful
Arnolf,
twenty
times
has
he
brought
vital
messages,
three
times
has
he
made
records,
twice
has
he
saved
human
lives,
and
you'd
shoot
him
for
a
pot-pie.
I
could
punish
you
under
the
law,
but
I
have
no
heart
for
such
a
poor
revenge.
I
only
ask
you
this,
if
ever
again
you
have
a
sick
neighbor
who
wants
a
pigeon-pie,
come,
we'll
freely
supply
him
with
pie-breed
squabs;
but
if
you
have
a
trace
of
manhood
about
you,
you
will
never,
never
again
shoot,
or
allow
others
to
shoot,
our
noble
and
priceless
messengers."
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