Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-05-15

stroll in the woods
Mamma. what Is the natter said
FledA
One OF the hives was TIPPED over
tonight sobbed Mrs Fenwick: and
I'm surg ne did it
1T was the wind. mamma
No wind ever did that FletA But
I set it up again / will never. never
sacrifice my apiary TO his absurd prgiu-
dice<
Dear mamma, IL you weuId only
have the hives moved to the other side
% she gariea. pleaded Fleda cares
ingly.
And sacrifice a question u principle,
Never. declared the widow
Mrs FenSick. ordinarily ;he most
smiahle - women. was reused on this
subject 20 an 0~hSunacy whirh could
only - characterized as vindirtivr
AMI Mr. Ezra Min-fen was ten umesas
bai A. has nei-hbor-
That woman is a d~-agunes< Hal
no said 70 his nephew she kreus
those bees simply 70 annoy me- hate
bees Bees hate me. Every time 1
walk there 7 get stung
But, uncle. you shouldn't brzndish
you- cans about -. reasoned Harry.
It's sure 20 en-7xe EN-
4 don's brandish il on the woman
side ot the fence. II her abOminable.
b~uzzing insects persist in trespassing in
my garden. am / not bound 70 protect
myselfs- suffered Mr. Ningden-
Cant vou walk somewhere elseg-
can't she put her bees somewhere
elsee~
~But. uncle, all this seems such a
trivial affair
Trivial. indeed. II you'd been stunr
on yuur nose and your ear and vour
eyeliie and everywhere else. would gfs
call II t~rivial2 never eat honey. and
I've always considered bees - b. an
absurlly overratef section % en-
-0ulol0gy- What business have her
bees to be d~ev0uring all NY Towers
How would she like IL herselfs-
Harry Ningieu smiled to SO the de-
-ree % fury 10 which the old gentle
man was gradually working himself
up He vas already in Jark Tr~pveIyus
~coniden-. and thus TO a certain ex-
tent. enjoyed the unusual opportunity
Of seeing both sides Of the question
Look here. sir said he. did vou
ever ear OF the doctrine oil similar
siHilibHs elfraHtHrr
"Ehe said Mr.. Minglen.
why don't you set up a colony Of
bee-hiyes. YOURSELF II her bees rifle
your flowers. let yours go foraging into
her garden Let her see, As you sur-
-est how she would like it herself Put
a TOW Of hives a. close to your side OF
the fence a. you can get it. II they
fight let 'em fight Bees arr an uncom-
monty war-like race. I'm told: il thew
agree. what's 10 prevent en- bringing
half the honey into ygHr hivess-
BY love- said Nh. Mingfen. starting
20 his feet, Il never thought OF that
I'll DO IL. I wonder where the deuce
they sell bees, There ism a moment "a.
be lost
Il think I know Of a place where |
could buy half a dozen hives said
Harry
The gentle mar wants to buy some
bees. said Fleda- Dear mamma. do sell
yours; We can easily get all the honey
We want
But I've kept bees all my life,- said
Mrs. Fsnwick. p~iteously.
Yes, but they re such i care. mamma
now that you are no longer young. and
you ara hardly able to look after them
IN swarming time. and-rtshe dared not
allude TO the trouble they were making
in neighborly relations. but glided swift
g IL on - eHu aa~- ~.-s-, -@-~s -.
will be Just exactly the money | want
TO finish the sum for my wedding dress
Mrs Fenwiek's face softened: she
kissed Fleds's carmine check. with a
deep sigh
For gOsEr sake. then. darling said
she. But | wouldn't for the world
have Mr.. Mingden think hat l would
concede 4 single inch To-
Il don't know that it Is any of N<.
Mingden's business. said Fleda. quiet
"
The next day Mr.. Mingden trotted
down to look at his new possessions
;. Too bad that Harry had 10 20 back
to town before he had \ chance TO see
how the bee-hives looked in their
place sOliloquized he II capital idea.
that of his. SlmEI siHa5i54s cHraatar.
Ia. Ia. Ia, Well. I guess it'll be pretty
much that, I wonder what the old lady
will say when she sees the opposition
apiary. Won't she be furious, Tia. Ia.
ha,-
He adjusted his spectacIcs as he
fastened down towards the sunny
south walk which had heretofore been
the battle-ground. There was the row
OF square, white hives on the side Of the
fence-but 10, and behold. the bench
thathad extended on the other side was
vzraut ami deserted
why he exclaimed. coming 10 an
abrupt ~standStill; what has she done
with her bees
sold EN- all tn you, sir said Jacob.
the gardener. And . fine lot they be:
and not an unreasonable price. neither.
Mr. Harry looked arter that hisselE.-
i hope you'll be very kind to them.
sir. altered a soft. pleading little
voice. and E1feda Fenwicks golden
head appeared Just above the pickets Of
the fence And I never knew until
Just now that II Nas goo who bought
them.
~Hamph- said Mr.. Mingden-
But hope. after this. kindly added
Fleda- that We shall never have any
more r-Ouble-1s usighbors. | mean It.
has made me very unhappy. and
The blue eyes. the ALTERING voice
melted the cid gentleman At last