The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-20
Another story About Bees-"
CooI.Eeasicd Man Escaped Deasn'
IFrom the Boston TraNcI10r.J

From the Boston TraFcuer-1
A story is going the ROUNDS OF INC ices hoes
papers to the effect that s swai'1 and that
the father OF the boy got him on VIA ,,tid hit
one sting (givcn by bee that tec Ting him
70 reep f. out of his mouth). by tci n,,,ov;no
TO stand perfectly still, and tns men hoes, and
his hat, which was covcrcn tho other
placing It on bush. To This. Is pro.
6ona ;ynmediatcIy Swarnlcd. INC 40 pa ~
uecs ~, .,ro,.,,,,,cnr bv some iSn0ramuscs,
nou'iceu ,,"r.on who knows anything
wv y" :. MI, he the most probable thing IN
- ~ oe ,unrid Bee. arc not offensive crea-
t tnr and n million Of them might settle
,,nnn the naked person Of the Kentucky
c;,nt. and he not I've stung even once, were
move, or endeavor to remove them, Inc
bees would Immediately assume the often
sive-defensive mode Of making warrthat is,
they would defend themselves by oilenaihs
hirn-and probably sting him to death I'D .
few minutes. Many, many wears hSo'
we lived hard 10y squire 3. IN the
town Of Blank. Blank State, VINO keps
a dozen hives OF bees we hnons GOV
learned enough then to have apiafies-
ali IF which stood OH long shelves under q
uonstro,ls planc tree that was IN the saro
in front of the Sguire's house; ana we
never think of Plato and thyme, anu by-
mett,,s and the drowsy hum OF pces, VIII
out being reminded of those dear nohc.-
max ers OF the long, long ago-lor tue VIII
dow ut which we sat ut Schooi lookeu 'S"'
ont upon the hives, and There was always
delicious murmur goins, on among tiieul
that was as sweet as the nena0ram "tu1mu 'I.
IF the neighboring woods. Wen, one hot
day in summer the old Squire was stand
fm9 before his hives, bare-headcd anu
bald. headed, like Elisha the Prophet,
but with bees, not boys. Tor pears')
near him-aud With nothing on nun
but his shirt and shoes and trousers, whch
the inhabitants Of one of the hlfes suuueh-
" swarmct, and lit upon the gcnclaolc
mans pate, which they covered IN layers
two or three inches deep. making his he;.a-
niece the most comical piece OF humanity
we ever caZed upon, SO that we never thinH
of il without laughing, though the worms
ate it some forty years since, creeping III
and creeping out, as their manner Is, ano
AS they will with yours, sir, clever is yo,
think it is-and with yours, madame, manu-
some as it is. We suppose the oees mn lni;
took the 'Squire's face for gigantic l,i'i
blown rose of a new pattern, "hrt
required to be looked into 'mme
diately, for it was Of most Beau
tiful new rum color, which The squire
heightened with twelve daily Applications
of internal paint, proper (oI ratheL
common) practice enough III thoSe ante
(and antl-) temperance lii"'H, ch.'i rr,
was rum and punch was perfect: Inc
squire was thoroughly up to The lodges
the apes, and so he stood still, a st'fl as III
iron ramrod that had stood the lnspec
ton of the Great Frederick, just thcl
Mrs. s. came TO the door OF th'
house, and seeing her husband IN such !;
plight, gave the Usual feminine screeci
in such cases made and provided, ant
then said to him, keep where you
are, while | 20 and get the broom To bfuSi
Fem off" Ppm dead if do J" thought inc
squire. He then managed to Sr1pe h''
way to large tub which he had Just pre-
viously filled with water from nelgaboI'
ing brook for rinsing purposes, and WHICH
stood on a high bencn. Into this water
he Dipped his head slowly till it was en-
tlrely immersed, and held it there, hold
jny his breath ut the same time, Till
every be was made sufficiently sting
less to have satisfied MIR. Eugene
Wravburn himself. The water swarm
ed with bees, and the old gentleman swarm
cd into the house with the only white lace
he had worn for almost half II century, and
which he never repeated till he lay III MS
coffin. II. reader, you ever should hC
syarmcd upon. do rs the Squire did. ana
ptoye the excellence of the waller cure. l.!
You could cunlriyc to have the water iccG,
so much the better for you--and so mtich
the worse for the bees.