Bisbee daily review., 1910-12-29
When PlainiieId
 Boomed
By M QUAD
Copyright. isle. by Associated Lis-
 srary Press.

had spoken of Simeon Jones as simple Simeon. He WAS an old baehelor and lived alone. He had uo opinions on
 IsollIics or religion: be made his living by working for other folks by the
 day and by raising crops on his two { ares of land. When any one asked why Simeon was simple the c1.y req
 son given was that he had once been
 offered SJ00 for his place and refused
 To lake u.
 1 All Of a sudden at a particular date
 it WAS discovered that Plainfeid had a mineral spring. n pirates cave and bill from which an Indian maiden had | leappd 10 her death. Resuit--a boom: | result The organlzafion of the Piain- feid Hotel and Land syndicate. It ! purchased the crest of Indian Maiden | hill one day and set about the erection i ol q summer hotel the next. Of course l property went up-all but Simple Sim
 con two acres. The land company | expected 10 get that at the same old price when 1t got around to make the offer The hotel land and simple Sim
 eous joined for distance When the
 hotel was completed it's southern ve- l randa was within ten feet of the line.
 In due time. which was when the
 syndicate got good and ready. it offer
 ed Simple Simeon s4O0 for the land | hts shook his head Then SJOO was
 offered. aud when he refused it he was
 called an idiot. The hotel opened with
 another boom. Among its first guests were Professor Chiseihurst and a Mrs. i;ipion. lie was d naturalist and she , d poet. He was a bachelor and she widower. They took to each other One July day. when there were sixty ! i've guests in the hotel and the syndi-
 cate was expecting every minute that | Simple Simeon would call and accept
 their offer. that individual appeare6 in | frunt of the south veranda a:sd erected | rude. bench. When he had finished the job and departed Ihe professor and ! the poet descended the steps and sat on the beuch 10 coo. They thought very kindly of Simple Simeon for pat l ting il there. Next morning it was no-
 tired that tue bench was occupied by two beehives. and the industrious in
 sects could be seen flying in and out as they earned tnelr wages.
 | Professor Cbiselhurst had been anx- | ious to deliver a lecture on natural his ! tory. Here was his opportunity. He
 offered the widow his arm. and the couple walked down the steps and
 over 10 the hives. The professor elear- ed his throat and began to talk He bad a caue in his hand and eeurished
 it as he talked He stated that the
 honeybee had been known for 10000
 years. Egypt used to be fairly swim
 ming in milk and honey until the trust got in and raised the price.
 The bee must not be niistakexh | the bumblebee The latter was only
 a big Ioafer of a bee. content 10 sit ss the fence all summer and die of at the coming of freezing weather
 And DOW. ladies and gentlemen" said the professor as he stepped back. we come 10 the hive itself. The bee hive is an emblem of industry"
 Here The professor. carried away wiib his enthusiasm. tapped on one of the hives with his cane. The bees re- sIponded nobly. They had been inter rupied in their industry and now poured forth to see what was up. The first half dozen lighted on the natu- IaiiSi. and aS he began 10 execute a barn dance there was hearty applause from thc verauda. The next assOrt-
 Deni hit the widow. and everybot1g was prepared to applaud her when the inserts began to come thicker and to Iook higher. and the cirrus began There were shrieks. yeIls. oaths and d rush for shelter. but bee can follow here a human being can squeeze through. They followed. They buzzed They were emblems of industry as well as the hives. Hardly a person in the hotel. from manager down 10 dish washer. escaped It took half a day of sm1dgiug and smoking and using brooms and dusters 10 clear the house, and ibe guests began To depart with the bees. Inside of two days the last had vanished. The poetess and the naturalist were among the last. and she faced him with swollen eyes and said:
 Professor. what a fool you were ts rap on that beehive"'
 w idoW. Wnat siiiy tning you were to write a poem on bees-' he rpiortsd as he got his mouth open for fhe first time for hours.
 And meanwhile what about Simple Simeon: Men had rushed to him and threatened him. but the bees were bis and on his land. He did not propose to remove them. and they did not 70 until his two acres had been sold for q thousand dollars and the cash WAS in bis hand He just grinned and booked simple. and they hurried up so give him bis money. When the prop erry was transferred and the indus trious bees and their embiems had been pitched into the pond the hotel began advertising for guests. No one responded IL was closed to reopen another season. but if still stood emp ty. h is unfenanted today. The boom eaine and i'oomed. and then the bot tom drorp~d out. Today the mineral spring still bubbles. and they will point you ont the spot where the Indian maiden leaped to her cearh and where