The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-10-24
carey's 1ee swarm.

carcy's Hee swarm.
: foun,sin Ferry Psrk vss The scene Q
"stnnt" no, down on the ptesrmns
A swsrm Of honey bees misioek rhilliI
Cstey's face tor hive. and 1, vonld hsv,
, been converted inlo sieve had not hi,
nerve sua presence OF mipd come to hi,
} feeeue.
Ostey iss truck farmer. The other si
J 'ernoon be and bis bired man took . ball
holiday aud went 10 the river ashins.
Carey has foneness for honey bees, aud
be glanced u The tree overhead snd sew .
swarm Of bees bived on the lowest boush
4 TIE hired man believed that II the
queen conld be caught the rest wonld be
easy, Carey ssreeed that !, w.s good
scheme. bat how was the capture u the
queen TO be fiscledf
You get nail kes, hnally said the isrm
er to the hired msn. and bis tone vas
that Of . man who had solved y difficult
problem. 80 commanding vas The tone
that the hired man obeyed with slscriiy,
end few minutes isier be returned with
. battered nail kee.
Nov. I'll stand under the tree, You
bill II easily mot hard, mind you - aud b
lev OF the bees will tumble on. Then
you bit sgsio, and lev more will fall.
Then when they see The nice, cogy quar-
lers OF their companions they'll oil come.
and oil we'll have to do will be to Garry
them home.
Gary took bic position under the tree.
The hired man secured his pole snd rails
ed 1t for the gentle tap wbeo one Of the
guards Of the pesky army stune him on
the neck, The pole came down with
resoundins whsck. There could be DO
doubt about the bees being startled. In
IN instant they we're swsrming about the
truck farmer. He stood perfectly still,
Maybe 1t was fright. or il maybe what be
claimed, rare presence OF mind.
Then came biz awful experience, As
the bees recovered from the shock they
naturally looked for new place TO swarm
One Of them slishted on the farmer, then
another, and in few seconds Carey
thought that every bee 10 the universe
was hiving 90 bis face, Only by batting
his eyes constantly could be keep them
from settling on the lids. One or two
started up bis nos,ris, but be began to
breathe through bis nose and they evi ,
dentIy found the hot air disas reesble.
His predicsment Was serious. He knew q
that II be moved he would be lost and !
that thousand stingers would find
resting place in his face. Bat II was i'm I
possible for him 10 remain forever In bis |
present position, and be cautiously stuck
,ut one foot, Just a few inches. bat be ielt
IS IL he had . new lease OF life when be
ound that the bees did not resent il.
ae was about two blocks from the end OF
he Fountain Ferry Park car line. aud it
ook BIN an hour to traverse the distance.
There we're many stops. for the bees often
became restless.
When be reached tho track q car was
Waiting to begin the journey toward the
'ity. There we're several passengers Oh
,osrd. One OF them saw the farmer, h
brew up his hands and at the top OF bis
oice yelled "SmsllpoIl'
The other passengers. the motormsn a
I'D the conductor saw the man advancing Al
nd fell over each other to get st safe v
istsnce, a,
Carey WAS 10 an awful fix. He could a,
ot move . muscle Of bis lace. but be Il
onRed to laugh when he saw the conster =,
alton that be hsd caused. and yet be a,
ould not open bis lips to tell his predics
,ent. Possibly the happiest moment Of 8,
is life was when be saw the hired man a,
oming With the old nail keg. o.
The assistant truck farmer had possess r.
d more discretion than vslor, and when
Q struck the bough and heard the buzz
,g Of the bees be ran away. But be
his fear and, picking up the
eg, went to his employers assistance,
be farmer bad beckoned for him to /,
old the keg under his bowed head. v,
hen be shook himself. gently OF fret, tb
ID then more forcibly, and finally every A,
30 was safely transferred TO the keg. M
o tied bis vest over the open end and be
udged homewsrd. the proud possessor "
. hive OF bees. hs