The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-08


out a comb OF honey. and with no
delay whatever II went to my mouth.
Suddenly II seemed to me that I had
been hit by lightning. 1t was the
sting of a bee. I felt myself 60
ing and made a wild grab and caught
the edge of the pan and down we
came to the fioor-the pan and t
with a great crash.
1 discovered that I was In desper-
ate pain and trouble and I got to
my feet and ran. 1 didn't know
where / was going. 1t seemed to me
that any other place would be better
than that. My feet took me toward
the barn and / crawled under Ii and
hid there. My lip began to feel better.
by and by, but big and queer. 1t
stuck out so that l could see 1t. ]
heard my uncle coming with the
horses. / concluded that / would
stay where / was, but the dog came
and shifted and barked at the hole
through which l had crawled as If
saying, "Here he isl" My position
was untenable. / came out. Shep
began trying to clean my clothes with
his tongue. Uncle Peabody stood
near with the horses. He looked at
me. He stuck his finger into the
honey on my coat and smelt 1t.
swell, by" he stopped and came
closer and asked.
whats happenedr
"Bee stung me-" answered.
"Where did We find so much honey
that We could go swimmin' In itr' he
asked.
heard the door of the house open
suddenly and the voice Of Aunt Deel.
peabody; Peabody, come here
quick" she called.
Uncle Peabody ran to the house, but
stayed out with the dog.
Through the open door heard Aunt
Deel saying: II can't STAN II any
longer and won't-not another day
ayes. can't STAN It. That boy II q
regular pest"
They came opt on tina veranda- IN
Gle Peabody said nothing. but could
see that he couldn't stand II either.
My brain was working fast.
"Come here, SIR" Uncle Peabody
called.
I knew II was serious, for he had
never called me 'sir" before. I went
slowly to the steps.
my Lordr' Aunt Deel exclaimed.
"Look at that lip and the honey all
over him-ayesl tell ye|I can't
stan It."
SAY, boy, is there anything on this
place that We amt tipped overr" Uncle
Peabody asked In a sorrowful tone.
Wouldn't We like to tip the house
over?"
was near breaking down In this
answer:
II went into the but'ry and that
pan jumped on to me-"
Didn't you taste the honeyY
"No," drew In my breath and
shook my head.
Liar, tool" said Aunt Deel. II
can't stan 1t an won't"
Uncle Peabody was sorely tried, but
he was keeping down his anger. His
voice trembled as he said:
"Boy, guess you'll have to-"
Uncle Peabody stopped. He had
been driven to the last ditch, but he
had not stepped over 1t. However, ]
knew what he had started to say and
sat Gown on the steps In great de
! lection. Shep followed, working al
my coat with his tongue.
l think the sight of me must have
touched the heart Of Aunt Deel.
Peabody Baynes, we mustn't be
i cruel" said she in a softer tone, and
then she brought rag and began to
assist Shep in the process Of clean
! Ing my coat. "Good landl He's got to
stay here-ayes The amt got nc
other place to go to-"
'But If you can't STAN It," said Un
Gle Peabody.
tive got to STAN it-ayes IL cam
STAN it, but I've got to-ayes! Sc
have YOU"
Aunt Deel put me to bed although
( Ii was only five o'clock. AS / la,
looking up at the shingles singulal
resolution came to me. 1t was borr
Of my longing for the companionshiI
OF my kind and of my resentment.
would go and live with the Dunkel
bergs. would go the way they hat
gone and find them. I knew 1t wa
ten miles away, but OF course every
body knew where the Dunkelberg
lived and any one would show me
1 would run and get there befor
dark and tell them that wanted Z
live with them and every day / woul'
play with Sally Dunkelberg. Uncl
Peabody was not half as nice to pla,
with as she was.
I heard Uncle Peabody drive away
watched him through the open win
Z dow. I could hear Aunt Deel wash
Ing the dishes In the kitchen 80
out Of bed very. slyly and put On m
Sunday clothea went to the ope
window. The sun had just gone owe
the top Of the woods woua4 hAv
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