Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-04

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SUMNER COMPANY AND WILD BttS
Nobody but John would ever hav,
thoaght of entertaining company in any
such novel WY. hut u worked Ia 4
charm. still harily think many peo.
pie can follow hls example. some time
sgo he "lin~i som. Wild bees" to- q biz
hollow maple not more than q quarter
of mlle frosn the house, and he MAS
eaevr In take up the swarm.
Ned aud his Wife had just CONE from
the lake region where they had every
thing good ~ eat and all sorts ~ exclt-
ing times, aud Ne feared II would be-
tame for them on the farm. But-Oh,
dear II you only could have been
thcr,,
IL took considerable persuasion To In
ducc Nell. Eds wife, Ia 20. Hut when
she found Was not afraid to 20 and
take nv little girl. she protected her
sslf With an old hat and big shawl and
vent with us. The young man from
New Hampshire knew all about bees
but decided % accompany IA. When
Ne arrived st the tree John and his hlr-
ed msn werc chopping at the base II the
great maple which contained the bees.
Ned stood al q respectful distance
watching with great interest, for he had
/ never seen 4 tire. fellcd. "A sou az his
wife was within hearing she begsn,
">-i, Ned, come away from ther. :
That trce'll fall on you" Ned cante,i
bis head aud looked upwards, saying he
guessed Il wouldn't fall that way, and
John assured "a Il coahnr possibly hit
him. Hut Nell wss It'll frightened and
lmplorci him to come back beside her,
when ~lih the last stroke. of the az
there wAs cracking. trembling of the
great branches, . slos bending ~ the
lesfy top, and then tremendous crash
- the grcat trc. fell across the brook.
breaking In its fall several brsnche.
from neighhorlng tree.
Nell held her hrraih until she had a
goci volume aud then screamed, while
Ned Was a. delighted a. a little boy
~ith hi. first fir~Cracker.
Then the hired man stepped upon the
fallen tree and began Ia chop just above
the hole where the bees entered the
trce. John told Va to come up and see
them. bat Nell and I concluded Ia view
II at distance, and the young
man from New Hampshire MAS very
much Interested la playing With IN.
baby hshind me. Ned advanced very
boldly until bee buffci rather familiar
ly about his ears, and then rtrcatci
hastily, and hi. wife begged him ,o keep
away.
soon the tree was ciefi and John cali
81 "a % see the honeycomb. ~ Ned
went toward the tts~, Nell screamed,
"Oh. Ned. there's be coming towards
yOu Hell bite YOU
lie hesltsied and said, 'John says
they won't sting"
Hut shc begged him to turn up his
coat collar for she had heard u VAS
''sur, ,,hih 20 - siung on the hack %
the ne,k": aud added, "Do b. careful
not 90 let one get holi % yout nose.
What would people ssy II yoa we're "a
go back to Boston With your nose all
swslled and r,-iy'
"Guess I shoald look the sams A. =
good many others when they return
from their vacation" Ned replied.
Then h. got up near enough Ia the
tree o. -, the comb inside, and the
.s.,hing brown mass ~ bcc.. iils en-
thu.iasn oysrvsme al fear, and he CALI
~. Nell, Nell, come herr' This i the
event of lifetime. Nov l. your chance.
Noa will never sec the like sgain'"
hut Nell needed . good deal oi coax
Ip. before he dared approach, enyelop-
cd In her great shawl With a pe'k-holc
for one eve. Ned found her u good
place in the alder bushes where she
could ssc through the leaves, assuring
her the bees could never flnd her iherr.
John smoked the bcss very little,
and about that time the Young man
from New Hampshire and ! bsgan to
take a deep int.rcsi In the honey aud
crrpi into the bu.he. behind Ned and
Nell.
TIN. Yum. smack.
lap your husvrs'
Nell, I never tasted anything -o de
licious Ia my lie. Aren't you glad
you"
"Oh. Ned. there's bcc 90 your
shoulder. Run"
nut the be few OF. and the smacking
continued. only interrupted by N'sl tell
iu, his wife "a b. careful nOt to eat a
bes. because II .hc got stuug on her
tongue she would never be able TO talk
any more.
II really WIS wonderful sight a. see
that hollow tree al cleaned cut 10y the
little workrrs and filled with yellow
comb. aud the burning mass of Italian
bees.
MANY of the CELLS contained tiny egg
rrady to hatch. some contained young
b.es Niih the cclis capped over, and
others stlll the delicious honey. John
told the becs he wished they had attend
ed a little more to honey and less Ia
brood.
FINALLY he put hive right over the
hec. and got the queen into II, aud the
other bees began running In after her.
- they did net 60 fact enough To suit
him he bsgsn taking them In his bare
hands and putting them In.
.wOndsrful' wonderful Nell,
never would have believed " II hadn't
seen u. Iynos at there Hes g"t a
Nhole handful John, haven't they
stung you yciF
Net a sting
At Lst tbs bscs were hlNed AMI We MI
started home, " ithout ore 20 W getting
.tung. Nell DECLARED u was the mos,
interesting thing h. had sscu slnce he
| eft home.
MEs. v. l.. DECOsIER.
Ata meeting of the locsl branch oi
the South Australian bute,u of agricul-
turr, a member stated thst he had raised