The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10

ed on the front porch till Father
came home from work once more
That evening after tea Father
Brown took the two little houses
away up in the back yard by the
fence and put each one up ON a short
pole, Bi1ly's on one side and Betsy's
on the other side OF the garden path.
Then when II grew too dark for
them. to see any more, Father Brown
took twin on each knee and told
them all about the little brown bees
which had come to keep house in
the back yard,
He told them that If they gave the
little bees plenty Of room they would
never bother them again, but work
-ntisifr -tias-ief4sss, altering AeEaas
from the flowers for them all
The next morning the little doors
were hardly opened before the bees
were busy flying out and in from the
dandelion to clover and back again
to the hive, loaded down with non
ey
Billy and Betsy loved to sit off a
little way and watch them at their
work. AS the flowers began 10 bloom
in the garden the heesvwere happy as
they could he. and came back every
time with all the honey they could
carry Every little bee was busy. for
there are very few lazy bees.
One morning while Betsy and her
doll were watching the bees and maxi
ing dandelion chains. they saw two
of the bees fly out of the hive and
over the fence into Mrs. Johnsnn's
yard, They were very sorry to see
this for Betsy had been told not to go
over into Mrs. Johnson's yard and
pick flowers. and she knew II must
hA CT had n cA haDaV
there unless Mrs. Johnson said they
might.
At last she thought what she would
do. She went over to Mrs. John
sons front door and knocked. then
she waited Mrs. Johnson was out
in the kitchen baking cookies, SO she
had to knock again. When Mrs John
son came TO the door. she said. Hell
10. little nelghhor. come right in"
In walked Betsy and she kept on 20
ing way through to the kitchen.
g1aess-sha sn4elled the cookies. don't
you?
please. Mrs. Johnson" she said
may our bees come over in your yard
for honey? I Thought perhaps you
wouldn't care, for you have no little
bees of your own. Our bees never
step heavy on anything. and they new
err pick any flowers; all they want IS
Just the honey
Mrs Johnson had no little girls Of
her own. and she was very glad to see
BETSY. and she gave her some cookies
for herself one for Billy. ard one for
the doll, then she said Little Betsy,
Of course your bees may come over In
my garden and get honey. and you
may tell them that way over by tho
fence the sweetpeas will soon he in
bloom, and they will be full Of hon
ey'
Betsy sat on the doorstep until
she had eaten her own cookie. and
the dolls, too. and then she ran home
with Billy's for fear she might for
get and eat that
After the bees had been working for
a great many days Father Brown
opened the hives. ard he found 81
much honey that they couldn't use Y
all So they took three of the little
square boxes of II over TO Mrs John.
sons. Once more Betsy knocked al
Mrs Johnson's door, and this time
Mrs. Johnson opened right away,
Just look what our bees made for
YOU. Mrs Johnson" cried both the
twins at once They made II out Of
your flowers" Mrs Johnson said she
never could have gathered her honey
for herself. and she sent n thank
you" back TO. tho little brown bees.
Gertrude Davenport, In the KIN
dergarten Review