The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

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me Every ,ime ! ~sIk there ] get
stuns
Ba, uncle. you shouldn't ibsapdi.h your
esoe sbou, 90. reasoned Harry. lie su,s to
enisse en-,
don't brsndish !. on the somsn's side
Of the fence. II ber sbomiusble burzing
insects persis, in irespsssiss 10 my gar.
den. sm 90, bound 10 protect myseli'
sputtered Mr.. Minsden.
Csnt you walk somewhere slsel
Can't .bs put bss bees somewhere
elsef
But. uncle. sll this seems such trivial
fair.
Trivial, indeed. II you'd been s.ung on
your nose snd your ess sad your eyelids
and every .Lers else. would zen csil Il sriv
iali never eat honey. and I've al~aysI
considered bees TO be an absurdly ovsrrsts
cd section ii entomology. What business
have her bees to b. devouring oil my aow.
ersi How would she like II herself.
Harry Minsden smiled 10 see the do
gree OF fury 10 which the old gentleman
wss gradually working himself mp: He
Was already iu Jack Trevslyn's confidence,
and thus TO . certain extent. enjoyed the
unusual opportunity Of seeing both sides
Of the question.
Look, here. sirl said he; did you ever
hear OF the doctrine OF similia similibus
cursnturp
Eh2 said Mr.. Mingden.
Why don't you set ups colony OF bee
hives yoarsellP II her bees rife your flow.
ers let yours go foraeing into her garden.
Let her ser. ~ you suggest. how she
would like 1t herself Put row Of hives
as close to your side Of the fence rs you
can get it. II they fgat. let EN- fight
Bees are an uncom monty wsrlike race, I'm
told. II they agree. what's to prevent 'en.
bringing half the hoaey into your hives.
by Jovei said Mr.. Mingden. starting to
his feet never thought Of that. I'll do
IL! / wonder where the duce they sell
bees! There isn't q moment to be lost.
think know place where could buy
half dozsn hives, said Harry.
The gentleman wants to buy some becr,
said Fleds. Dear msmma, do sell yours;
we can easily get ell the honey we want
---
But I've kept bees ull my life. said Mrs.
Feuwick, piteously.
Yes, but they're such care, ma, man
now that you are hardly able to look after
them in swsrping time. snd- lshe dared
not allude to the trouble they are making
iu neighborly relations. but elided swiftly
on to the next vaDtsRe point Iii will bs
juss exactly the money want to finish the
sum for my Wedding dress. 's''
Mrs. Fenwick's face soitened; she kiss
ed Fleda's csrmine cheek, with deep
sigh.
For your sake. then. darling, said she.
But wouldn't for the world have Mr..
Mindgen think that would concede sin-
gle inch
don't know that il is any OF Mr.. Ming.
den's business. said FIeds quietly.
The next day Mr.. Mingden trotted down
to look at bis pew possessions.
Too bad that Harry had to go back 10
town before be bad chance to see how
The bee hives looked 10 their place. solilo.
quized be. A capital idea. that OF bis. Sim.
ilis similibus curantur, hs, hs, hs, ! won.
der what the old lady will say when she
sees the opposition spisryl Won't she be
uriousl Hs. hs!
He adjusted his spectscles Is be hsstens
ed down towards the sunny south walk
which had heretofore been the battle field
There was the row Of square, white hives
on bis side OF the fence = but loi and be
hold the bench thst bad extended on the ,
other side was vacant and deserted
Why he exclaimed. coming to an abrupt
,tandstill. What has she done with her
bees.
Sold EN- to you sir, said Jacob. the gar
jener And fine lot they bel And not ,
IN unreasonable price neither. M. Harry :
looked srter that hissel'.
hope you'il be very kind 10 them. sir,
altered q soft, pleading little voice, and /
Feda Fen~ick's golden head appeared
ust above the pickets Of the fence. ]
lsver knew until Just now that it Was you
sho bought them.
Humphl said Mr. Mingjen.
But. | hope, after this. kindly added
Fleds, that We shall never have any more
rouble rs neigbbors. l mean. II has
made me very unhappy. aud
The blue eyes. the fslteriug voice. melt
d the old gentlemsn 1t last.
Then dop't let 1t make you unhappy any
unger. my dear, said be, rescbing over !.
he picktts 10 shake hands with the pret
ly special plesdsr. Hang the bees! After
III. wbst difference does il mske which
de Of the lerce they're orr b, YOUR
be little school teacher, are your I'm
,lessed il don't wish VAS young
nough TO 90 10 school to you myself.
Fieda ran back 10 the house In secret '
'lee.
do believe. she thought, the Montague :
md Cspulet feud is hesled Al last And |
10 believe kniitiog her blonde brows
has Jack told young Mingden oil shout :
he bees and that is the solution Of this :
,ysiery. =
But that evening there came present Of !,
Ibite grapes from the Miogden green.
ousrs to Mr.. FenSick, With the old geo. =
lemsnis card
He must hs,e been very much pleased
D get the bees thought the old lsdy II y