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Title: Harper's young people
Year: 1879 (1870s)
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Subjects: Children's periodicals, American
Publisher: New York : Harper & Bros.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ome ? said I. Grandfathers eyes twinkled. Im afraid theyd turnout to be a white elephant if you did that, said he; butIll keep em for you, and you shall have all the honeythey make. Thats fair, isnt it? Yes, sir, said we. And wouldnt you say so .Well, every day after that Hal and I kept good watchof those bees. WTe were up in the old orcliard twentytimes a day. Youll wear your shoes all out, said Aunt Hannah,laughing at us. . Then well go barefooted, said I. And after a whileu e did. One day—it was a day in .Tune, and the sky was clearand the sun was hot—wed just got in from the orchard.In another minute in came grandfather too. He took adrink of water from the long-handled clipper, and wipedhis forehead with his yellow bandana., and then he wink-ed at Aunt Hannah. The bees are swarming, said he. Theres a masterlot of em, too. Wheres Zadok . Hoeing corn in the garden, said Aunt Hannah. ButHal and I we sat and stared. AUGUST 14, 1883. HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. 649 . .- , -r— ~ M::^f~
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HIVING THE BEES. 650 HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME IV. Bees swarming! And we had just that minute comein, and we didnt see them! Grandfather looked at usand laughed. I was right behind ye coming down across, said he,and they were getting pretty well out then. Theyreout in a minute. It always makes me think of a freshetwhen they start, theres such a flood of em, and theymake such a roar. Too bad you didnt see em first; buttheres a lot more to follow, and its better luck next time,sure. Yes, sir, said we; but we did feel streaked. Well, Uncle Zadok got a hive down from the shedc-hamber, and washed it out with sweetened water. We always do that,said Grandfather Cotton; thebees are likelier to stay in it. I suppose it makes em feelat home. Some folks use salt 11 water. Then out came Aunt Hannah, with her sun-bonnet on,and her arms loaded with a saw, and a sheet, and a squarepiece of board, and a little brush-broom. It was greatfun. Everybody was in a hurry. Uncle Zadoks facewas red, and gr

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