Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1876 — Bottled Bumble-Bees. [ARTICLE]

Bottled Bumble-Bees.

No man can tell when a bqy of nine or ten yeast is going to break,, out in a new spot. A Cass farm lad, who has been noted for .his quiet demeanor and steady ways, all at once took a notion to Bunt Ebumble-bees. He armed himself with a wide-mouthed bottle arid wafiaped over lots and fields and entrapped many alucklessstinger. After securing them he had no further pleasure except to see them trawjup fijuadown the bides of the battle and ylifcck tfieir stingers into each other, tie Was but early yesterday mortflug, gathering in the bees while they were benumbed, and when he entered the house for breakfast lie,tad about, thirty-great, overgrown, wicked-looking bumble-oCtes. They Were packed into the bottle heads arid tails and other ways, 'and. we catching sight of them, spoke up:

/‘See here, bfiy, I don’t want any piore o£ this fooling , around after bees. After breakfast you heave that bottle out doors, and don’t bring another bee aroSnffthis house.” i The boy placed the bottle ,behind the dining-room stove. There was a gentlo fire, and tlie bottle had no cofk. The family had got through with the first cup of coffee, when they heard something goings 1 ‘ Jteg—ring—ding— Qn£— long—rong--B‘® fire warmed the bees up, "and they left the bottle to warm the family up,. It was a business affair, and the beek w e «» in to do their best. The boy slid out at the firat alarm, but the old folks flourished their napkins until sliding, out would have done no good. - The bfir gent got a sting on his left ear and another on his head aX tMci same second, While the old ladj’ was punctured in the shdulder and yelled “ Muqler!’’ with all her might. “Maul—maul em!" shouted the old gent, waving the butter dish around and getting another, needle into his neck.’;. ‘ r Police! Police!’ ’ squealed the old lady, diving under the table as a big bee settled, on the lobe of hej ear. It was a very even fight for a while, but then die man got down arid the woman flew for a bed-room, the one*s deep bass voice shouting: “Gimme the camphor, Betsy!!’ and the other squeaking out- “If you love me go for a doctor!*’ No ofie knows what became or the boy. He is reported as missing. Seated under the swaying head bf some stunted thorn treeton the commons, he looks longingly toWard home; but he realizes that his reception will be red-hot.— Detroit Free Press.

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