The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-19

Likewise y ve,eefnl Soul, Acecrdips 70 Nat
r. urniist Grfsyrold's Story.


Likewise y veneeful Soul, According TO Nat
uraiist Grfswold's story.
HA,rMoNpspoRr. Oct. 1s.-"when lived in
Dundee, over in Yates county" said Frank
Griswold OF this place. naturalist and sports
man. II one day tore up bumblebees' nest
which had been built under woodshed. and
was something OF nuisance 30 near the
house. rs bumhlebees have q very shnrp
and hot singer. and arc always ready to use
1t on any one who comes anywhere near their
nest fought the bees In this nest and killed
them all but one old chap. who eluded all my
attempts to hit him. but attacked me 30
viclously and persistently that retreated into
tho houae. followed every step OF the way
by the bee. and l had to keen up an active
slappine and lodging to prevent him from
getting his singer in my face or neck. After
got into the house looked out Of tho window
and saw the bee darting around about the
door. madden than hit snake over my escape.
Pretty soon no saw me through the window.
and made dash at me against the pane. and
kept up his efforts to get at me as long as I
was In sight. BY and by went into another
room and soon forgot all about the bumblebee.
II guess 1t was an hour or more before had
occasion to go out again. and hadn't taken
three steps from the door when zipl came the
big bumbleboe upon me. from some place
where no had been lying in wait for me to re-
appear. That he was waiting for me. and no
one else. was plain. because others had come
in and gone out Of the house q dozen times
since went in. and none OF them had been
molested by the bee. He knew that was the
one who had destroyed his nest and slain his
fellows, md nd. no knew me when appeared. and
ons s &c to s a FROM
ana trying to either kIl pr irIshseR i away
pntfh nr had
in dipping me once with its stinger ON my
neck. went intoa store to escape tho pestif-
1.-THE bee hung around on tho outside until
dark. and then went home. surprising. had
seen tho last Of my tormentor. but hadn't,
tho house. there was the bee waiting for me.
Just as angry and persistent as ever. l went
cut me thick .and, wide-sproading, piece OF
brush. with which / believed could end the
out OF the way Of 1t. The bee paid no attention
to any ono else but On the trunk Of an apple
wt fe sSsn
s ssHa than fH1 tSoukR
he did AS ! raised tho brush to sweep
s% SSTn he aPesa the
frantisaiIy around me Several times. always
and re seSs to @e
to see =, the be-, give W ths campaign against
another 'n nest weua
have three or four others to help me. 30 that II
by any chance. q fierce member Of the colony
would be more than one offender to distribute
his malevolence among;
bumbleRee to give up his warfare on me.
started down the street. I had gone about 200
n0s Mbs 81 the bee passed
that for sadae my
hs wSSss
af sn s sasS Sr
a I'm sHs Place "a
Ate, that carried the brush with me where
guard, FOR in the most unexpected places. and
when had no reason, to believe the bee was
NM ans az
That bumbletee actually made life wretched
for me for weeks, and then cold weather .sat came
o%s s'ens5 nsec. n p
That winter was as long a and hard one. and
been i9lgottsn BY everybody. but the bee
the house as usual. and had hardly stepped
the sfs sg nsede
was that had hit me. It. was the bumblebee.
and around and around me he buzzed and |
dipped at me. with more vim and fury, 1t |
seemed to me. than he had the year before. The |
bee had evidently. not only wintered well. |
but he had retained all the vigor Of his intel |
lect His memory was not In the least i'm
paired. and his singer was hotter than ever.
I got back into the house as soon as could !
and reported to the household that my bumble-
Haign against me with re. renewed wed yiEor They
plans to kill the smart and vindictive bee. but |
he foiled every effort, and sat day after day |
waiting and watching for me. Now didn't |
intend to go through that spring. summer. and |
fall carrying O small tree around with me to |
protect myself from tho assaults OF the bumble- |
bee and so concluded to leave Dundee for o |
time. until the ayenger tired Of waiting for me |
and went into other business. knowing that |
the bee would go along with me II he knew I |
was going. left town In the night.
II didn't intend to remain away more than
over here. and 1t was four years before had |
The vengeful old bum6lebee never once en-
tered my mind. and II he had would only
have thought Of him as long ago dead and |
gone. Even II had known he was alive. !. OF
sourse, would not have believed he had any
Of me-. ! think I am putting IL |
very mild. then. when l say I was knocked
clear of my feet when. on the morning after I |
arrived in Dundee the bee jumped on me the
moment went out Of the housed He had been
md unforgiylng. and haven't the least doubt
hat hn ID