The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-07-26
very carefully, you may find one of the
little fellows before he has changed into
a fly louth's Companion.
Result Of Turkeys Inquisitiyeness.

The following story, which is quite
| true, tells what happened because one
old turkey gobbler was too curious, and
wanted TO know, you know.
Never was there a more peaceful
soenc. The old farmhouse drowsed in
the morn ng sun; the little breezes had
forgotten to ruflle the leaves; the brook
slipped along without murmur; there
was never quack nora cackle in the
/, barn-yard; and everything and every
body seemed 10 be sound asleep, from
grandma in her rocking-chair to the
grand old shepherd dog wnking and
blinking at his post between the bcc-
hives.
Then it entered into the mind of an
inquisitive old turkey to explore one of
tho bee-hives. Pmnging his long neck
into the hole by which the bees enter.
he took a survey of their domain.
Whether his glance was considered inn
pertinent or not we shall never dis,-
cover, but in some way IL awakened
the anger of the bees, who ut obee b,.-
gan savage attack upon him. The
innocent turkeys Of The flock who
Glanced to be near shared the fate OF
the guilty gobbler, and it seemed MS If
the bees of all the hives agreed TO give
the turkeys sound singing. Ia u me-
ment some OF the latter were nearly
covered with bees.
The turkeys were so tortured by the
stings of the bees that they hoped,
jumped, flew, rolled and made every
kind OF noise Of which they are capable.
Many other fowls being in the yard, tho
bees were carried among them by tho
turkeys, and by them to the dog. He
finally became SO panied and enraged
that ho jumped as high in the air as his
chain would allow; he rolled, btrKed,
frothod at the mouth, and it seemed as
II he would become rabid.
The men OF the family were all of in
the lots. The large dinner horn was
blown. The man Of the house ran
hastily, covered himself with shawl,
CROPPED his way to the dog cut tho strap
that was around his neck (not waiting
to mbucklo it), and the dog, Shep, ran
into the Kitchen, nearly covered with
bees. ''EIigh-wlnc. made from apple
Juice, was poured over him. This
stupelied the bees for time. and they
fell TO the floor.
II would be impossible TO give any
idea OF their numbers, but they were
n,any. The good farmer, his wife and
the hired woman killed all the bees that
had bcen on the dog; then Shep was
COOL for his flesh all over was hot with
stings.
The chickens hninq covnrad Will.
feathers, they did not suffer rs much ~
the turkeys, but these. having their
heads and necks bare OF feathers, wers
easy prey. IL was not long before tho
bees had the whole yard to themselves.
One turkey was found nearly dead. 1t
was carried to tho piazza, and while
some one was trying to relieve 1t OF
pain and save It's life the bees smclled
itand bounced upon 1t. 1t tapped its
wings, rolled of the piazza, and was
dead. A bird in the top Of u tree near
was attacked, and flew away in torture.
II being wash-day, the servants tried
to hang the clothes on the line; they
drove them into the house. The farm
ers wife went out and tried to hang up
the clothes but they attacked her;
they seemed determined TO have no
living thing around but themselves. Il
was almost noon before one piece could
be hung up. Tie grass as well as air
was full OF bees.
The next day the dog was very sick;
his head and eyes were greatly swollen,
but the probability is that he will ret
well. Only one turkey died; tho rest
seem to have recovered, but they xevp
far from the house and bees. The cat
evidently understood the situation at
the beginning, and ran to an upper
room and hid under tho bed.
The panic is happily over, and peace
once more reigns in the farmers yard
--Harper's Young People.