The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-29
The Her.sts Came O.t.

ter it 10 dead. /. for one, don't want any
intercourse with the swift soaring warbler,
commonly called the hornet, until ! am
convinced that be is thoroughly deceased.
can recall the time when family OF
hornets forced themselves into my society
without waiting for an introduction, and
don't want ii 10 occur again. The de.
tails OF the affair are quite indelibly fixed
in my memory's archives. ! shall never
forget how it feels to be pierced TO the
heart by the red-hot dagger Of the bald
headed hornet until memory's page is OBJ
literated. and the congregation has passed
around my dsfunct remains, aud rendered
an honest decision as to how look when
in complete repose.
] WAS but sad-eyed. thoughtful boy,
with ftaxen hair and tired cast Of coun-
tsnancs, and ! ordinarily moved about
with considerable deliberation, because
deliberation seemed to agree with me.
When I was sent to fetch anything sort
OF meandcred. aud il met anything BY
the way that was alive, | would stop and
throw stons u II. Thst Is the manner
in which my young geuius Luddsd. and
drove the person who would send me on
errands 10 evaporation aud profanity.
One beautiful summers day when the
reapers were 10 the field and the golden
grain WAS falling before the flashing
scythes, and the cat bird was wArbling
merrily in the hedges, and ! resting, oh,
20 resttully, under the tree that lore the
early harvest apples, q summons came
from the commander-in- Of the de-
partmsnt that friendless boy bearing my
name should go down through the orchard
to bubbling spring 1t the foot Of the hill.
and fetch the harvesters bucket OF water.
/ had not meandered far when saw
beautiful hornets nest upon low limb
which hung almost over my path. II
challenged my admiration. for 1t was IS
big sG peach basket and as symmetrical
~ an old fashioned Jug.
] wasn't 10 much Of q. harry. SO ! set
my bucket down and put my hands in my
pockets and made . careful and critical
observation. At the time there was .
strong love for natural history in my ar.
dent natnre, and when saw something
that didn't understand, l was prone to
investigate. Now that ! am older l am
not much that way.
noticed that there was an old hornet
sitting 10 the muin door and be wasn't
asleep. He had black eyes aud y,llow
mustache. and be looked mad. He was
muc-a-muc pro tenn. or something OF thst
sort, suppose.
! had never seen hornet with such IN
impudent countenancs. and thought ]
would just pick upa stone and hit him
between the eyes. and then run before his
friends and fellow citizens found out the
cause Of the trouble. Was an impulsive
boy sometimes. and did mot always stop
to reason out thing before ! did IT, Us
ually caught the copclusion suddenly
BY the slack Of the trousers. and then il !
found that II wasn't the conclusion that !
wanted Just let il go.
There was nice, smooth stone lying at
my feet Ipicked II up. and with all the
vigor OF youth and an impuIsjve arm. ]
threw it straight st that old bAid-headsd
doorkeeper.
lido not think that hit him. II is my
impression that be saw me stoop down for
the stoss an imuedisiely whistlsd for four
miIliops of his relations. Who we're holl
log family reunion or ratification meet
ing. OF burbsy or something inside the nest
to come out and help me 60 away from
there. f ft8s#8
IAN kthst I dissiuetly rswsmbes shout
the Occurrences is that something stabbed
me in about nine hundred places at once
and in the same Time, aud that ! left the
scene with considerable impetuo4ity. J
Ionged for solitude Bot every hornet ia
the congregation went With me 10 the enI
had never before had anything 40 much
attached 10 me. The warm desire Of these
bosssts 10 remain Ia my society for "A 10
definite period vas Affecting 70 my young
and tender mind.
Ivent through tbs bsrvest.6 6sld 20 fast
that the hsrvesisrs got oDlys slimpss et
my yellow hair ss il h..bed through space
like 'roIicsome meteor on liz msl career.
When they learned Who il vu that Vas
going 20 rapidly. they eouid hardly be-