The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-10-23

oh, hope they will settle in our yard
somewhere. Last summer one swarm
went mile off,"
There was clatter of horses hoofs
down :he road
"There are Belle and Mr.. Brooks"
exclaimed
Sarah had risen and stood with one
hand resting on Il low limb of the apple
tree, while she looked first at the bees
and then at Belle in her pretty blue habit
springing to the ground.
Belle saw us, and running around the
house, with her little riding whip in her
hand, while Mr.. Brooks fastened the
horses, she exclaimed:
ooh, we had such splendid ride
But, mercy, how these bees do act Do
come away; you'll get stung ~
cob, no, Belle, they won't touch you
if you keep STILL" said Sarah. .Wer'nt
you pleased with the cliff? 1t is SO fine
in the summer, with the laurels and do
dendrens all in bloom'
'.Bees swarming, eh 2" asked Mr..
Brooks, joining US "I'll hive them for
you, if they settle soon, Sarah"
ooh, thank you" she said ; II was
just going in to blow the horn for James !;
he is down in the meadow lot. But if
you viii do it, Hugh, you had better ask
mother right away for the gloves"
The flying and buzzihg now grew so
formidable that | VS. alarmed they
seemed to darken the very air before my
eyes.
Go away, you wretch " cried Belle,
striking with her whip. "Oh. oh I'm
stung Oh. they are killing me y
Sarah . Sarah :" screamed Aunt Em
from the window, don't you stir hand
nor toot-they are settling on your arm !.
Belle, run in here as fast as you can and
I'll put some saleratus water ou those
stings."
Poor Belle had been stung twice on
her lip. She was crying, and did not
know which way to turn, till Mr. Brooks
led her into the house
was trembling all over, for the bees
were on every side of me, flying toward
Sarah, and there was already quite
large black bunch Of them clinging to
her sleeve, as her arm was resting on the
apple tree.
. 1 am sorry" she said softly, " but
you had better not stir away yet, oy it
may disturb them, and you will be stung
but SO long as you keep perfectly quiet,
they won't hurt you"
So stood and thought of Joan of
Are, and Pocahontas, and all tho hero
ines l could remember, to keep from
fainting on the spot. Mr.. Brooks; with
his hands in great buckskin gloves, was
waitingea little way off with one of the
new hives all ready.
:: 1t is fortunate [ have on this loose
sacque," said Sarah; :. can slip my
hand out of the sleeve SO easily when the
bees have done coming"
[ looked at her IN admiration as she
stood there so motionless in her graceful
posture, resting on the tree, her eyes
bright with excitement, and her cheeks
the loveIiest pink, her lips just little
parted, and without an atom of terror,
almost tenderly watching her pretty
brown bees as they crowded to her.
1t seems an age that we waited there
but at last the swarm had all settled, and
Sarah confessed she was glad, for they
hung so heavily on her sleeve.
''Ill take care of them now," said
Hugh Brooks, and he looked at Sarah
anxiously ''you must be all but tired
out, dear Sarah but if you can manage
to slip your hand out of the sleeve as |
hold it, I think you can get away safely"
The words s'dear Sarah" struck me-
| felt very much enlightened, and began
to move cautiously away. but | could not
help hearing him say, as he bent toward
her, releasing her arm from the sleeve,
about her avoiding him for SO
long, and he certainly asked her some
thing about love, and I heard him say
darling"
l glanced back at her as I reached the
house, and she looked radiantly happy.
If he was Corydon, she was Phillis-evi-
IDENTIFY no one else.
La the kitchen sat poor Belle, her lips
swollen, and her eyes red with tears of
Vexation. But Aunt En- was bathing
the poor lips with her famous saleratus
water, and the pain was quite gone now,
Belle said. The swelling began to dis
appear too, so her spirits revived, and we
sat together by the window watching
Hugh Brooks hive the bees, with Sarah
1t his side.
1t seemed to take them long while,
md, when all was done, instead of COM
pg into the house, they wandered slowly
away down the lane
"Oh, wait for me- cried out Belle ]; 'I
want to walk too"
"Hush hush !" T whispered vehe-
nently; ''you mustn't go. lie has just
to her and she has accepted.
Don't you see ?''
Belle stared at me.
"What! Cousin Sarah ~ she uttered
n bewilderment; "Mr. Brooks and Sa-
'aA"
nodded, and there was silence for a
ew moments
''What little goose I have been =
exclaimed Belle at last, with merry
augh. "Very well, Phene Bennett,
ust as soon as I get back to the city, |
I'M going to accept Archie Russell, and
owe him dearly !"
Which she did, and is happy. But OF
IL the engaged girls know, | like best
o think about Sarah. She is such q
cal little honey bee, gathering sweetness I