Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-10-24
S-4BB1 TIL BREAhING EXTRA
ORDINARY
from the Cbicaa, Sunday Tina. I

From the Chicago Sunday Timo.l
The following case of Sabbath breaking,
and its attendant consequences, lntely oc-
Cured in pious little tawn not more than
quarter of hundred miles from Chicago,
whose inhabitants. as a rule, arc strictly
orthodox in their observance of the dav.
An exception 20 this rule, however, is
Captain CT, the subject OF this moral
tale. He sets ct defiance all orthodox
rules and fOrmalities, and horriies his pious
neighbors, at this season OF the year, by
performing each Sunday morning, as his
devotional exercise, q solo upon q cider
press. The fruit Of his devotion. in his
barn, is more apparent and tangible than is
that of his neighbOrs, in their several
churches.
On the Sunday alluded to. the Captain
was busy at his usual Sunday mornings
occupation of.cider making, when he was
| informed that one of his hives of bees hsd
swarmed," and were proceeding in the
direction Of the depot. The Captain was
aware that passenger trains are not allow
ed 10 run on Sundays; but as bses have
been known TO perform equally curious
/ freaks, he could not positively say that
they might not alight upon some passing
| freight trains (thsse have full license u run
on Sundays, of which they take due adj
vaetage); and as he takes considerable
pride in his bees, the idea Of losing a swarm
of them was not TO be entertained tor
momsnt. Instantly quitting his work,
and picking up hive which was ready at
hand, as the event was not unexpected. he
started without hat or coat, in pursuit of
The fugitives, and, by such arts and allure
men's as usually cap.ivats bees, lie sue
ceeded in re hiving portion ofthc swarm.
/ BY mischancc. a part of the honey WAS
spilled upon the ground from the hive
which he held in his hands. The bees
which lac had not already secured darisd
down after the honey. and the ground
about his feet was quickly covered with
them. The Captain was obliged to stand
perfectly still, lest he Should crush them.
There he patiently stood, waiting the pleas
ure Of those at his feet 10 join the-rest OF
their party in the hive The beeAere di-
vidaf. Not so the Captain he had but a
single purpose then,-thc capture Of the
"hull durn'd swarm, II il took all summer"
or what rama ined Of it. But ht was not
permitted TO have matters entircly his own
way. While majority Of the bees
ascendcd TO the hive in proper and be-
coming manner, portion Of them under
took to reach it by route of their own Sc
/ lection, entirely at variance with ths Cap
tain 5 comfort and his ideas OF propriety.
They assembled ria the inside Of his trow-
ssrs, and finding their e-ress prevented a.
his wa lat, manifested their disapprObation
by vigorously sssailing certain portions Of
his anatomy with angry stings.
| He stood his ground and the punishment
he received probably as long as any othsr
man would have stood il; but there is a
| limit to human endurance. Holding the
hive in one hand, he proceeded with won
dsrful alacrity TO unbutton his garments
with the other. TO expedite the liberation Of
his tormentors. lie is not ordinarily adj
dicted to prafonitY; but, on this occasion,
he male frequent and energetic use OF re-
markably emphatic language, which was
considerably intensified on seeing the APP
proach of his neighbors returning from
church. Being near the road and in full
view, his situation was decidedly embar-
RAISING but he was equal to the emergen.
cy. Still holding fast to his hive Of bees,
which were al secured by this time, he
started for home as fast rs he could hob
ble-his gait resembling that of a shacklcd
horse. To Increase, ifpoSsible, his diem
ma, a rail-fercs intervened between his
home and him. This difficulty he attempt
GU w SUI ulOuit ny bCttiiiS O'el it,oul lOuuu
it impossible of accomplishment with the
work of his tailor's hands dangling at his
heels So, desperately kicking off the en-
cumbrance-determine not TO lose his
bees-he got over the fence. and found
himself in the road with but single gar
ment on besides his boots, confronted by
the male portion of his nsighbors, who show
ed their great concern at his strange ap
pearance by uplifted hands and pious cjac-
ulations. The little boys were delighted.
The ladies, Of course, on seeing his plight,
had either halted at a distance, or taken
some other road, allowing the Captain to
| make h.stY retIcat under 4 flag of truce