Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-04-19

that Eozid have 70 ca1p 10 6oNn:but
) s.o1s nd osk sapllns ssord abont 81
fest from al tree and sa,s thai ]
eouid pas ; psie from TIE aPllng into
the fork q ths tree and thns get where
/ wanted Co. I sos up tbefs al right
and then hzuied she AZ Up with rope
and sea chopped the Iinh o. When
lt struek The grou1d g bruke into
thrse ps1oes ard the pleee that con-
tained TIE bees split wt1s oPen- 1hen
The whole sxarm rose up 70 where
waz and. ~ quick as fash. II dawnad
upon me fha. II lAass urEsnt bnsiness
tIsesheTe How Cos cat II that tree
/ never knew. bat Do kn0wn that
lit % the ground running like . wild
tufkeg sna the nsy dueked, dodged
and a0nhsed ar0uud and through
lhuse poison 0zk bashes wOuld have
nads l1ng zsred 5ackrzbbIt as6an-
ed a himsslf.
made NJ escape from those bees
By The skin cs ny teeth and ! was
pre- fty bot 10 the collar when | got
ont q the hrrsh and hurried Up toI
the TOP q the ridge and sat d0sn|
against a ozk tree 20 esd od. As II
sat there tanning myself with ny hzts
| wzs laughing In my sleeve At the
way old Bars was catching ii down be-
lon. ulsen zip bee struck me like d
bullet jzzt above my right eye, and
no sooner had / smashed it with my
hand than another one struck me Just
above xhzre the Grst ene did. / sprangl
to ny feef aud started for camp 10 a
hurry TO get some salt TO c0uuteract
the poison. and a. ] was passing the
north end 0f the thieket l heard .
pounding noise below me and looking
dawn za Bart running up thro1gh
the brush Ike the devil vas after him
and be was striking the sides Of his
head WITH his fsts like he xas trying
TO knock his brains out
Hello, Bart.H said |, 'are theJ
singing Jour"
s6raba bush. z sAid be, and run
down here and whip them OF, they
are singing he'll out Of ney'
When got down 70 where he was,
he vas clear cut Of breath bot kept
pounding azzy IS hard IS ever. There
were bzs tso little bees buzziDg
around bis ears but l guess be thought
that there was q thousand. After 1
had killed them IIeft him and went
70 camp As quick IS 1 could.
/ then ruheed salt thoroughly into
my wognds and the pain soon ceased.
After taking q good rest At the camp /
took = bnrlap grain sack and went
back over the ridge 10 see what had
become Of Bart. l put the sack over
| my bead and went down through the
bushes 10 the tree and JUST as ! got
there beard Bart say, damn that
bee, as be smashed one that had
stung him On his naked arm. When I
got to where could see him be was
sitting down, with both sleeves rolled
up TO hfs elbows, and was just taking
out the last piece Of honey comb. He
had tive-gallOn tin can filed level
full Of the finest and most delicious
honey / ever tasted We carried the
honey back to camp and then l vent
70 work and got supper ready, for old
Bart vas about the worst used up man
ever saw.
From the time We ate our supper
until bed time old Bart vas grunting
and complaining like q soreheaded
bear and scratching beestings out u
. bis hair and of his neck. When he
! rolled up in his blankets he said: 81
have tackled lots Of bees in the course
OF my life but that was the darnest lot
l everrsn up against. Why, my neck
feels like it is as big as an old bucks
, In running time"
Il W. w. CLKNDESIN.