The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-06
Hivine the
Bees
BY Clare Ines Deacon

Copyright. 1872, by Associated Literary
Press.)
When the widow Skinner sold her
farm on the High Hill road and
bought another In the Red Bridge
neighboFhood she became the nearest
neighbor OF farmer Roberts. vid0wer.
Why they took an aversion to each
other At first sight neither OF them
could explain. but an aversion there
vas where there should have been
neighborly friendliness.
Farmer Roberts made UP his mind
IN . day. almost. that he should Meth.
or borrow nor lend any tools or I'M
pIements OF any sort The widow
made up her mind Just ~ quickly that
she wouldn't be friends with . man
Who threw stones At her geese the
very nsst day she moved In.
There vas the widower vho needed
. wife. and there Was the widow who
would have been much better Oh with
. husband to manage things. and In
stead Il taking the sensible way they
avoided II.
What ! want her to understand"
said the farmer 10 . friend. rs that
n any Of her hogs GIT into my later
esl1 sh'ast spare her cause she IL
. woman"
Ut course the widow heard OF the
threat. nd abe wouldn't have been .
free born American woman II she
AaAat answered hack.
IN old shsssicks. but he hadn't
osstss p1eh no fuss With me! The
Ora tine ! And that jumping oId COW
Il ~ h ny corn he'll see that I'm
not AslDIsss vomaa."
nsee ~ even more chances 70
Vsek . luss With . nsighbor IN The
cosatsy tAas b ne city. Il Va not
boaG bseoes one Of the Widows hogs
eane sqssallns home With bleeding
-. Ne Asl rooted under the line
ieace asl toasted on the wid0wer's
paeot0es A week later the jumping
Gov cane home minus . horn. The
allow could throw . rock or handle Q |
elub - veil - Q man.
There vas . creek flowing through
boeA farms. One day the widows
DUCKS TOOK . voyage OF discovery up-
stream. Farmer Roberts waited until |
they reached bis line and be wrung |
the neck of the old drake who was |
acting % pilot The body vas tossed |
back % the widows land with . grin |
oe oatlGfaction. Che discovered Il,
nd . day or two later the widOwer's
biggest and favorits rooster lost bis
NE while exploring . strange barn.
yard.
rhinss like these do not pass 10 the
country without being commented on.
A minister In the village three miles
ssay heard OF them and drove out to
talk Of peace on earth and good will
TO men. but he rather muddled In.
stsed q helping things.
An going to take bis sass just
because I'm . woman" demanded
tAs widow. NO. cir! Ne begun this
ere fsas. and he's got to come to me
asd say he's sorry before III stop"
"Tou see." said the widower whom
Il came bic turn to talk. she never
asksd me . question when she came
10 buy that farm. Just went right
mead % II she's bought farm every
week In the year. II she'd been the
hight kind Of . woman she'd have
come TO mo for advice. I never
knuckied down TO any woman yet.
aud lin not going to begin now"
" course. things could not 70 on
long without legal trouble.
The widower picked some goose
berries over the Widows line, and she
saun'ered out that way and called
him thief This epithet. being over.
heard by q third party. constituted
defamation Of character. and suit was
While the law was delaying
the case TO let II get icecold. the
widow helped herself 10 pears from
lres clearly the property Of the wild.
over he wss on the watch for over,
Acts end called her a robber. The
pptthet vas not overheard BY q third
pasty. but she insisted on BRINGING
'uit just the same. asserting that the
man made many gestures with his
Aasds % he talked.
The minister drove out from the VII
lase again. This time he took an ,
Dther tack Ne began on tho widow ,
sith: ,
Mrs Skinner. you are . hone WON. ,
N" ,
But nobody can scare mel "a. ,
her prompt reply. ,
NO. Of course not, but how much ,
better not to have cares and worries ,
md troubles. You being q widow
md Mr. Roberts being . vidover !,
you'd seem to me that ,
Hold right on. Mr.. Taylor!- sh. ,
Z know how II would
'eem to you. but you can save yuur ,
breath. A widow don't have 70 NARY Z
ZONE old poke Of . man 70 Keen her :
1ghts."
The farms adjoin. and you could d,
70 % happy"
Yes. the farms adjoin, but IN.
Eidow and widowef DON'T speak and
aevor VIII"
II you and Mr.. RobArta vo,,A -. q