The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-02


RESULTED IN A THOUSAND STINGS.
"a age of twenty-one he had never
poken to five members of the opposite
<ex and was as bashful as a girl of
Sixteen.
The crisis of his young life occurred
ne day when. driving sheep over to
DC Jacksonville market, he passed the
farmhouse of the~Widow Blair. He
Mas just in time to assist the hired
man, the widow and her daughter Pol
b to extinguish fire in the barn. AL
though he hurried on as soon as pos
tible, he had eft his heart behind with
Polly.
81 Nothing was said about his adven-
{pre when he returned home. and BASH
hi as he was he had managed to see
Polly half dozen times and excite her
Interest before the news reached the ia
hers ears. After a little reflection
Uncle Jerry went to the field where
George was hoeing potatoes.
81 Look here, George. It's about time
You got married. The house is big
enough for another family, and of
course you have no thoughts of leaving
home. l guess you'd better shine up
b Jim Taylor's gal. She amt much
on looks, as I'll allow, but I've heard
ehe was a great worker. There's 60
ing to be circus in Jacksonville next
week, and l don't mind giving you a
1ollor IN talya har olonUD
George managed to reply that he
didn't think he'd get married for
awhile yet.
well, there's no hurry, of course,
put lemme tell you something. I've
beard that you was casting sleeps
Eyes toward the Wilder Blair's. You
might as well quit that. I'd rather see
You in your grave than married into
That family"
isn't the widow a nice woman|
asked George.
mo, sir, she ain'tw decisively re-
pled the father. 81 had two lawsuits
with her about ten years ago, and she
peat me in both. I'd also have got the
prize on hogs at the county fair last
year if she hadn't had six of hers there.
Hhes the last woman on earth | want
Related to me. Better go over to Tay-
lor's tonight and ask Sarah to go to
fhe circus with YOU
But George didn't, and month later
pc almost paralyzed his father by say
jng:
Dad, l have asked Polly Blair to
marry me. and she has consented"
"Jerusha, but you don't mean itw
Shouted the father as he jumped clear
PIT the ground.
u do" was the quiet reply.
But you can't marry her, George.
\ forbid you to. I'll never give my
Consent to any such thing. If you
want to marry, go over and ask Sarah
raylor to have you"
III never do itv'
There was open rebellion at last, the
prSt time the son had ever questioned
parental authority. Uncle Jerry's first
Thought was to lock the boy up in the
.smokehouse, the next to threaten to
1lslnherit him. Then his shrewdneSS
Game to his aid, and he said:
We won't say no more about it Just
pow, but when we come to have talk
guess we can agree"
Three days later he drove up to the
*Mldow Blair's. He intended to pitch
Pm so vigorously that the widow and
*her daughter would order him off tho
"place and his son after him. AS he
&prove up he saw the widow out in the
<prchard and heard her drumming on a
tln pan. He turned in that direction
Pie was thinking of how he should
open the matter when something buz.
zed past his ear, and tsn seconds later
he found his head in a circling cloud
or bees. One of the widows hives was
swarming. No matter whether the
|bees took him for rosebush or a sun
Hover, they began settling down on
his head and shoulders. In five min
utes he was almost hidden from sight
and perfectly helpless. One move Of
his hand would have resulted in a
Thousand stings.
We'll, Uncle jerry" said the widow
as she carefully advanced, 81 was rath-
Ter expecting you. am glad you've
come. suppose you want to talk
about George and Polly getting mar