Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-08-15

ed, killing his thousands at his
pleasure with a birthstone match.

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pleasure with birthstone match
was now completely in the power
of one detachment of his own
army, and was reduced to the most
suppliant position. Even to call
for help would have been danger.
GUS as the bees near his mouth
would have been irritated, aud
would have probably entered his
mouth. At this moment he heard
a railway train on the Chertsey
Branch Railway, from which he
was about fifty yards. It fortu-
nately happened that the engine
driver was known to him, and had
little commission from him to
sound his railway whistle if he
saw anything wrong among his
COWS and sheep.
This engine driver seeing Mr..
Simmonds on his knees, with one
arm extended with something odd
hanging down from his face,
sounded his whistle. This was
heard by Mr.. Simmonds' wife,
who supposing some cow was i'll,
sent her son and a farming man
out into the fields. They soon
found Mr.. Simmonds in the predica-
ment above described. In addi-
ton to the hanging mass, there
was a cloud of bees still flying
around him, SO that to approach
him was not the most agreeable
office. However, they came near
enough to hear him speak, which
he did very gently, merely say
ing, "Bring a bushel hive, wellrub-
bed with honey, and some bricks"
While they were going at the
top of their speed for this, he re-
NAMED perfectly still. The tick
ling of the bees feet On his face
was almost unbearable, and the
danger of irritating those that
were down his neckrand back was
imminent.
The most difficult part he had
to perform, however, was that be-
fore mentioned-of dissuading the
bees, with the end of his two fore
fingers, from getting up his nos
trils. These bees were not in good
humor, as they were breathed up
on, and also deferred from doing as
they pleased, and one bee showed
his displeasure by stinging Mr..
Simmonds at the fork of his two
forefingers; this was not pleasant
Of ITSELF but it was serious occur
renee, as it might be the prelude
of a more serious attack.
He avoided making any start
when he was stung, and continued
to push away as gently as possi-
BILE those that were near his nos
trils. This was the only safe
place to breathe from, as it was
necessary to keep his mouth per-
fectly closed. Of course the few
minutes that elapsed before the
return of his son and servant,
seemed a terrible long period to
Mr.. Simmonds, and during the
whole of which he remained mo-
tionless as possible.
On their arrival, the hive was
placed on three bricks, its mouth
downward. Mr.. Simmonds slowly
laid himself on his breast on the
grass, with his head close to the
hive. The honey soon attracted
the bees nearest it, and a slow
movement of the bees took place,
till at length the whole swarm had
gradually gathered itself under
and within the hive, except few
patches of bees which, in walking
away, Mr.. Simmonds easily disen-
gagged from his dress with his hands,
and made them join their compan-
ions. Mr.. Simmonds thus escap-
ed from not only a disagreeable
but perilous situation. 1t occu-
pied two hours from the time the
bees alighted on their master to
the time of his release.
Henry Ward Beecher delivered