The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-02-19

hunblebee excited my sympathy
and would have gone to his res
cue if Ihad been able, but | was
helpless. ! could only lie still and
give him my good wishes. After
while the spider managed to
get one leg Of his intended
victim securely fas' sned, and was
sorry to think that the poor hum
blebee's fate was to be death, but
not SO. I.was struck with admira-
ton when ! saw the brave fellow
amputating his own leg by cutting
With bis teeth. The spider howev-
er seemed to realize the situation,
for while the humhlebee was en-.
gagged in amputating his own leg,
he began to hurl his lar;at at an
other aud by the times leNaapnEsbiI
ton WAS done, ano@er limb was
tied fast, but the humblebee seem
ed determined to regain his liberty
at any cost, 20 he fell to aud took
off the other leg and did 1t SO quick,
tina. the spider did not have time
enough to tasten another, and the
gallant hero was free, minus two Of
his legs. Rs soon as the humble
bee regained his liberty, Instead OF
retrealing as | expected he would
Go, he quietly seated himself on
the window sill, and watCaed the
! spiders hall, as if he was not salts
fed with the result Of the fight.
After a while however he disap-
peared, end lot my,Sympathies go
with him. The spiders net was
completely destroyed, and | was
glad Of it, but he set aboat rebuild
lug it, which cost him three days
lucesSant labor. The little mouse,
tAe spider, and dear Lottie's pic
7 lure, were the three companions,
) that kept me company during the
long lonesome days Of my captivity.
, | would lay on nay back for many
, hours at a time with my eyes rlVet-
8 ed on Lottie's picture and ask my
: self a thousand questions. What
v is Lottie doing at this momenI' !
wonder it she is thinking Of me! l
+ wonder il they have made her be-
o lleve that have run away OF my
;, own accord! Perhaps they have
r persuaded her to give me up, as
J, Que unworthy OF her love. Maybe
V they have induced her to marry
| ueartsel! Heaven have mercy on
/ me |" J. groaned in despair. 1t
J, had known then what was going
e on ct hOm", dare say my anguish
: would have been greater than II
IS was-but l reckon it was batter
r for me as it was, for | might have
8 died if any greater troubles hat
It been thrust upon me. thlnF
II that the heroic struggle had wit
t. messed, on the part Of the gallan
q humblebee to win bis freedom, hat
10 good effect on me- | became
v convinced that man of courage
y aud strength could accomplish an,
3; thing that was necessary, and
i then and there resolved that
"a would initiate the brave example
g. set Ey the heroic insect, as soon a
ID | regained my strength. | woal'
ID make an effort to regain my liberty
e an effort that should break down
to and .trampIe over ali opposition.
ii, would not yield like a base coward
gr but would be free or loose my lii
,e in the attempt to accomplish tina
n. end. 1t was four days after ha
II regained consciousness, before
e. was able to sit up in my bet
,d Doctor Lamberton visited me ono
III a day, usually coming early in th
e. morning, ana chatted with me
"a. few moments, gave his instruction
ID and retired. Then | would be lei
a alone for the remainder Of the da.
lie only wren some one would CON
il, to bring my food and drink. The
rs wonld divide my time betwee
| the mouse, the spider, and Lottie
u, picture, giving most Of the tim
nv though to The image Of nay darling
i Il was SO dark in my cell, that
ct could not read, even it ! had iia
he any thing in the shape Of a boo
! ! and then since the iever had le
he NV brain, it seemed to be linge
las ing in my eyes, and made them sol
las and quite sensitive. The Doct'
,as brought me a pair ofgreen glasse
We. 10 protect my eyes, and told me
by wear them all the time, as my ey
Is. were in very great danger. My r
est covery was exceedingly slow. !
lld soon as | thought my streng
ZEE would justify it | wrote . long le
On. ter to Lottie, giving in detail, {
tI,o c;rc,lmatancas. that had col