The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-13

y thut iri lc; trl -it iulHt H' 10 "' " l"n
t.Iat. .ou between th" range oi N-ion' tn' c'"tS"
Of TIA tee aud the anslc of light IS ssoculed, a
s.c .o, eve ,sn Keep bee in eight for a distance
remarkably long. Frthis particular lee George
pixon stood in the lucky position. jus outside
the cout &C.. and long after an Others In the
puitv h.d lot tn" trail, HIS SIR ininp eve was
bent intcntly westward. In time he, too, COZ Id
see the tee no longer; but before that time
came he had taken sight straight over the top
I of 20 di tani tree that would lead him direct 20
! the hcc'- nive,
Before following the track tive ariy returned
to ihcr old positions, crouching behind the tree
uniil another bee arose. That one. too, they
sightod. but she few ward the south. Her
course was noted 10y Kimbal, aud the watch
ing was resumed and continued until the
last hcc was gone. or ninc hccs that rose
/ five few westward In the course marked ! y the
! first hcc. three flow to the north. and one. the
| sole representative Of another hive, chose a mid.
! die course. II WAS decided at once to hunt to
| the wcst, as 1t was probable that the hive In
/ that direction was nearest. through having
/ furnished the majority of the bees. and tho
/ party started forth after i.hting some more eu-
= r. In order that Other bees might be attracted. ].
These rev bees, 1t was thought. might oy,Itake
the hunters, nd II they chauced to lie otsc rvcd,
n lght nolp to assure them that they were on the
| tight tril. II was fortunate provision, for the
| party lad walked scarcely a quarter of q mile
before they lost sight for time Of the great tree
/ whicn was guiding them. hey were at loss
fur their course, and paused itr solute. Just
then sharp buzz struck Suthcrland's ear. and
a mon cnt later a bee flew over his head, and
set the PARTY right They stu,nblcd on over the
rough ground, now wadine In swamps and again
pushing way through heavy brush. but always
straight ahead without swcrvo. Many times
.. 81. -
not ic rklessly 20 Oh, tut waited for bee to
guide them. once, iftcra a irolonrcd pause. no
bee was seen, and II became Necessary to hight
the allurnE sugar and honey comb to attract new
guides This was successful. AT the end OF a
mile, or perhaps more. the hunters emerged
from some underbrush through which they had
slowly made path to comparatively open
piece Of wood. through which they could see on
an OF psoite hill the big tree that kimbal had
originally chosen for guide. 1heir progress
thencefor,h was easy. but marked with great
care for the hive might be between them and
the tree or In the tree Itself. OF in some place
still luther on. 1t might he in log in a stump,
ia a tree. or IN u cleft in the rocks, ard the
greatest watchfulness was demanded.
The hunters therefore walked slowly. Suther-
land keeping sharp lookout on the right and
Dixon on the left, while klmbal held the party
straight to its course. II was then growing late,
the bees had stopped hNinc, and the dusk was
gathering. "lt's the hest time to clean out the
lie. D, s,,1 Sr,hori,rd =. ,ho oos ,,,,, no, 4,
"',' 'a'N Nu'"', ''"'' i'' '"e 80 VI" ""' NC
lively; but we have got to find them pretty
quick that's certain" and he looked nuxtousl,
-, ,.a .,, rh.,h mo-. .,.,.,,,. l. -. ,.,,.,. I, -
az Ne H"'' ""'0u va "'''"uS "'i, "'uueh oe-
hind the Nils. "Hbfk what's thatF exclaimed
Dixon at that moment raising his hand To his
| 90. "a .,..,,,.,,,, .,,,,.,..a, -, -
o"i ""H 81 'pP'"s s"uue"p anu snarpS. II
bees, or I'm bigger. continued he confidently
after briet hesitation And ALL standing ouietIv
u,.t ., . ,,,,. -, ,,, -, =,
"s'e"oN !" ie'""i s"u"u' ""ii ou%N, nun
rustic, which seemed to come from medium
sized oak, not five feet from where Dixon stood
E o., -, t, a., -, ,, -, = -.
- u" as eouiu DC SEEM tue oak was srope'
thrifty. and without mark upon it, but Suth-
e,land upon going TO its other side found a hole
! -. -, a, -. -. -. g.. -
'"'Ae '""uk" :" NUM-, MA" uS'' JUST "nue'
the lowest branches. For rudentiai reasons he
did not put his fist into the hole. All around II
/ o.. 4 ri, mo sit,h,t, ,isc..,,,aa tot,, ,,,ra,
.uro" said Kimh,l vbc.o exre,iorc. Il, h.,