The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-08-06
BEcKLEToN,s nsp S.
How The Industrious Creatures Made
Things Lively for Time.

Mr.. Beckleton's bees swarmed the other
day, and the new generation, leaving the
hive, went over to the adjoining bio elk and
settled in cone-shape ON a peach tree. Hiv-
ing bees, when not managed skillfully, is a
painful performance. The bee does not
know that the human family admires his
proverbial industry, and often stings the
man who seeks to establish home for the
bill collector of Sweets The entire neigh
borhcod was aroused when Mr.. Beckleton's
and black, assembled to see the fun Mr..
Beckleton was not at home when the insect
muster occurred, and the management of
the affair was taken in hand by the hired
gentleman. spring wagon with an inn
promptu hive was brought around The
unsuspecting horse, lashing the flies with
his TAIL soon attracted a scouting party OF
bees. The poor animal, stung to desper-
alton, kicked and snorted, and breaking
from his fastenings, ran out into the street
and paved the ground. member of the
society for the prevention of cruelty to ami
mails, came along, and seeing the horse
tangled in his harness, but not observ.
ing the bees, approached with kind solici.
tude.
" It's q shame" said ho to the hired
gentleman and the other persons who stood
near, g that you allow this horse to tangle
himself in his gear. Whoa Good Lord i"
and waving his hand in the air, he struck n
trot, while n swarm of bees lowered around
his devoted Uranium. He ran to the street
crossing, thrashing himself with his hat
reaching there just as a car came along.
Some of the bees tipped" the mule, and
with lunge! the animal jerked the car
from the track and ran against fence. The
only passengers were n fut man who sat
reading pamphlet ON the Banting system,
and an old maid who carried little porte
monnaie sachel. A prominent bee went
in to the car and drilled q cavity into the
Fat mans jowl, and saluted the maiden lady
on the neck. Banting's book flew out of
the window and the beads ON the portemon.
naie receptacle ratified as the old maid lifteC
her skirts and rushed from the car. The
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striking demonstration will bring intensified
fits to fat man, and on this occasion Mr.
Banting waddled from the car and fell over
n tree box blown down by recent storm.
No sooner had he left the car than dozen
bees followed him. They crawled around
his collar, leaving track of fire, and de
lighted themselves by dance on his head
He bawled like steer, broke down garden
fence, and when last seen he was travelling
toward the equator. The old maid had
considerable trouble with her skirts, and
her high keyed shlieks must have rent tn,
neighborhood like the wailings of the equi
noctial wind.
When Mr.. Beekleton reached home ant
learned that his bees had swarmed, he wen
over to assist the hired gentleman.
" Hold on there" he cried. Don,
fight EN-. Let 'em buzz around. They
won't hurt you. See ?" as the bees began
20 buzz around his cars. " Wait a few mo
ments and they'll be quiet" A bee lit OIL
his mustache. "All you've got to do is
Gee whiz; ! whoopl !" lie ran against thu
fence and knocked off his plug hat, and il
trying to fight off a bee, he trod upon thu
hat and mashed its crown through the br.m
into the ground. Everybody ran away and
left him, and, MS he wandered around, he
struck the peach tree and Jared the buzz
ing cone to the ground. Then he knew
that man was made TO moan; that life is full
Of sudden pain and cries That bravery
which should prompt man to rush for.
ward ond rescue fellow mortal from q
swarm of angry bees has not yet been dis
covered Man has many virtues, but this
self-sacrifice is not one of them.
! When Mr. Bechelton reached home, after
the bees grew weary OF his company, he
looked like bloated bondholder, and that
evening, as he lay on the floor of his front
gallery, man who saw him said Blam-
ed if / don't believe old Thingembobem
will swell up and bust" Oh, no; bees will
not sting you unless Won modest them
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