The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-22
BEDTIME STORIES
FOR LITTLE
FOLKS
THE WONDERFUL BEE Part !.

want of food, for poor Tim WAS an n,
orphan who lived with big family. III
The farmer made him rise at dawn n,
and work till late, SO the lads life was Sc
a sad one. Ito
Now in the family of the farmer was a
son called Ramo, very bad boy, n
who did all he could to make life hard
for the poor orphan lad. K
One hot morning Tim was sent to 4
the woods to find lost cow. As the
sun rose higher and higher The lad
grew warm and tired, so at last he lay
down to rest by the side of pretty
spring which bubbled out from
messy bank. 1t was cold. The big
tree overhead kept out the sun and
the trickle of the stream sounded like
the whispering of wee fairies.
AS he was thirsty he knelt and took
deem drink, which seemed to be de-
lliciously cool and sweet Then, as
he Law back on the moss again, he
seemed to hear a strange buzzing, as
If the world were full of voices. Just
above his head was bee, tiny, gold
den fellow with purple wings, and 1t
seemed to Tim that he could hear the
little thing singing a song
: If you should stray on May the first
TO the Fairy Spring to quench your
~ thirst
VI What the trees, the bees and the
flowers say
~ You'll understand If you drink tha
day.
$50 | have drunk the magic water.
exclaimed Tim laughing. But that
;" Jolly fun. can know what the swa
" lows are saying when they sail apo'
twittering and what the roses whi
per when they bend their heads in u
breeze"
,.o "Funny, isn't it?" said the gold'
bee lighting on the boys hand. "Lo
:, of fun to know what us animal FOL
are saying"
,re. eyes" replied Tim. 81 like 1t III
and You seem jolly fellow, and are
vor. first acquaintance, so l hope you "
keep me company in the future
r 81 certainly WILL" answered the
gayly. at will be as much pleas'
to me to talk to folks as it is for
ava. to speak to me, so l will be ao
W." freouently.v And with that he ghn
away in the sun, while Tim II
+ '"' When he looked down at his feet
Magic Spring was gone = notn
tA there but bed of soft green mos
Tim went on, found the cow an'
eep' he returned home, caught slght
Ramo out in the henyard. The
''0n how had taken all the eggs from
and was smashing them on the
'or' of the barn. while the hen 1laI
about screaming in her rage. The
of the farmer ran out shakih
,room Ramo saw his mother COZ
and ran toward Tim
st was Tim breaking the eggs
cried to his mother. I caugh'
stealing them and throwing then
? pas against the barn."
and Tim was so surprised at his
;, ,nuo hood that he could not say wo
daily first hut stood like one DUMP. o'
woman began to beat him witn
'tor. broom. -.
az did not touch the eggs-it
!, poo himself that did it." at la
y managed to shout.
"Don't you dare tell fais'
led to about me-. cried Ramo In pret'
LANCER. 81 will help mother bea
stor. FOR this. Get out of this yart
leave forever; let us never see
face again. and the wickeo
III orasping a stout stick, alde'
,,su,on gmother in her striking poor Tim
= rost Tim turned, sprang over the
fand dashed down the road. his
a ched with the blows ana MS
!, was sore, but he kept on, re
1880 at never asain " h;s fort,
,;n,ss.plf Presently he noticed u
..... little golden bee was flying
0e'o' ahead of him, the sunlight sh
iug on his purple wings. He
h. ltul he alighted on tree IN
Sthere was big hole.
l.. Sub .There's plenty of honey
Need" ree. Tim he said, "and down
m. Sub creek are some fresh duck egg
Ith,,m for your supper. And to
pastor. we will set out to the city
there is great excitement the
the king is in trouble, the
j. Prof nanan,