The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11

'ure they found strawberrin., 'ae
shore srass-tiny scarlet straw
cleaning among the grass s's ,ns
Strawberries, Cryst al, -,
'o e,,sr ~, but they're hitler t than
ever mad before he added 'i u
appointed way. IL
.,oi nood to eat:" asked crv,,,,
'ne'r grandmother had chars sst",
not to eat any OF tho s+.. sed
they We're likely to find Dse De
"Oh, yes; Strawberries
son u.s. answered Tony. Ie er
ana eat some now. and then W.,
on into the woods wei
But there We're So MAN.
'ha' pretty soon they forao. ~
the woods: They kept on ujcsins
eating until by and by a biz haa
booming past, whereupon thev :,
,ne strawberries and watched ths
he paused and hung in tho i.
YER very lar away and then. still N
ing, dropped into the srasSs c,.s.
through the grass, Tony fo,lovss
pee ana Crystal followed TONY
they came to a spot whore
many big bees We're crawlin, ~
ing and humming over q e,w Nv
OF earth. Back and forth ana
around the lively insects moved h
zz-ing with deep, strong voices.
every now and then a bee would i
sailing along just as the othe,
drop down, hover and boom :,
hole, and plunge into it; and >,
now and then a bee would come
OF the hole, rise slowly and fly 81
ly away. They made such \ AZ
sounding niose that the cAjp
dared not go very near.
'ACli HQIne down und
ground, Tony told Crystal. Il
knew what it looks like. | n
it's where they keep their hal
too; but l thought honey was ain
in hives. l wish we had some boc
I'm going to get grandpa's SID
and shovel it out. Come. let's ga
now"
In the barn. on low nail, hun
small, light spade. Tony got this l
dragged it into the pasture. AT
edge of the bees nest he paused
consider.
I'VE won't take all the honey
said. We'll leave half Of it.
III be careful not to shovel into . \
You stand back. Crystal, sot
sha'n't throw any dirt on you"
Crystal ran same distance an
Tony carefully stuck his spade
the earth, and then-there Was Z VI
angry booming, a cloud Of furi1
bees and a shrieking, dancing b
He tried to get away, but the b
him. singing his poor I'D
legs and arms and face. And vi
would have been the end | do
know, if grandpa, grandma, and
hired boy had not come running
his relief. But before the bees COZ
De beaten off and Tony rescued
was in a sorry plight, and 1t was
ong time before grandma's lotn
Ind poultices eased his pain y
checked his sobs. AS for Crystal,
hough she screamed and danced
'xcitely as he did. she was not stu
It all.
What were you doing it for
sked grandpa. when Tony had que
d down.
Il was going to get some honey
'ony replied. Il didn't know
you'd make them mad. ! wasn't
ng to hurt them"
Don't you think it would mn
gu mad" asked grandpa. II son
reat giant should suddenly put
pade down through the roof Of 10
ouse, right in among us. just TO 8
ONE of the pies and tarts your gran
lother has been making this mon
lg?"
Tony thought a minute. i snou.
e scared" he said at last.
houldn't have time to be mao'
hould be so scared"
"Wcll, bees are scared and mad
,e same time" said grandpa.
but you wouldn't have got mua
oney. even if you could have aug
D." he went on, "for those were ~
,ney bees. but bumblebees. Hons
,es build their homes in hives =,
blow trees. and make great w.
honey; bumblebees bulld 'u. .s.
-, ',''.s nu honev to bring up theifI
miles. Now hereafter, "nen =.
ant to investigate, just coano 80
no first You ars
IL s'"n''na aw what will beat
. sou"s - nt nust he let alone.
smember:
Taste not. handle not, -.
y. lnol. with all the eyes - |