The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-22

turage, the boys have platform set
upon four wheels, and drawn by two
steady mules. Then, ft.r the bees
have entered the hive at night, they are
closed in, and the hives are transferred
to the platform, Very carefully then,
and slowly, so as not to jar the hives too
much, the transportation Of the colony
to the distance Of a mile or two is ct-
fccted.
At the time Of this story, some TIM
in March or April OF last year, the
Holdens had pastured ont ten hives at 4
point higher up the valley than any
they had previously occupied In point
Of fact, the new pasture was in 4 branch
Of the main valley, lIithcr they had
come up from their bee sheds next be
low, two III les distant, with a load Of
hives, and built a ''rest' for them near
two large oaks-great trees with wide
spreading branches that nearly touched
the ground-on the north side of the
intervale, at the foot Of the mountain.
1t was favorable location, for on the
south side the bees had the entire val
lev we'll stacked with flowers and
Towering shrubs, outspread before
them; and so secluded did the place
seem that the young apiarists judged it
entirely safe to leave the be s to gather
honey here unouar,led for few days
at least.
Having seen to it therefore, that the
hives were we'll placed. they returned
down the valley to their shanty-house,
where their sister and the Indian girls
looked after the few Simplc domestic
affairs of the houScbohI In fact il WAS
quite their custom thus to coIonize 4
new pasture, and thus thev had met with
few losses. Honey in small quantity.
had been stoIcn from tlo,n on one ortvo
occasions and once a number Of deer. in
! .he;r fi,,n+ across. the v,lIav had unset
| three or fonr hives
But on This occasion they met With a
misban. for on ooino 10 the nlace two
Or three davs afterwari. to see how their
s,yartbv ..Tralilns~ were nrosnerino
Frank found one hive upset. and
another Of the ten missiDo altopether
From the latter circumstance as ais O
from certain marks and traces in the
g.aS~, resembling footprints, he at once
concluded that some thief had
"jumped" the hive.
few davs before thew had heard the
ronor+ of - o,,, se,,orI ti,oas faint and
Of di.tapco and had con ioct,rod that
/ there WAS q buntjno marty. either Of
whites or Indians on the other side Of
the mountain.
'.>Some of them have probably been
sDying about and cot their eyes on that
row Of hives " was Franks thonoht
Whether the roruas would rest con
tent with the honey of one hive or come
back after more. was what no one could
guess. The brothers. however. deemed
it prudent to expect them again, and
would have cone nm and drawn the re
,noi,in, bivoe down to camn If tbe
.,., Ia3ion ia oo+ hoon san+ dawn
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posr,ou ,boratoro rrooo.o3 that If.
to,. summon +bov sbonra +al,o . IittIa
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~tr,nc.or of tho t,vo
A. EYo, d;d NOT lilo ~ ho lof4 ~,
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Arr;v;n-, ot +bo ros+ ;,s+ a+ dns,- tnor
,,itchoa ,boir Iit+,o shoItor +on+no,r +ho
trnnl, of oro of +ho oaks o1roodr 10
forrod 70 and i,sncb > manner that the
o,ds Of the droon;,o branches nearly
or quito copcealel the te from
view
: The night was warm and the place
was quite dry, Accordingly they did
not kindle lire, but made themselves
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