Show reminiscences by the editor some tow few care after bees were first brought into thie this region the writers father and also nil untie undo purchased some bees in lit the tile milder which was then nil all the rage your humble sonant was then a acro boy still the busy corkers of 0 tho tile hie beamed seemed to hao such a fad nation for him that at times made lihu hini forgetful of nil all else well I 1 rc re member working dawark da daa work for tho the afore mentioned uncle some of ills his hi ill es luul had glass doors and getting tired or lazy as bos bo ie sometimes will I 1 concluded to tako take a rest resi and in so loing went in the shade by tho the lilies and watched tho the busy workers with such absorbing interest that the work was entirely forgotten many a time I 1 inn jim c wondered sinco since that I 1 was not dt da barged but then ho he himself took considerable interest in lit the pursuit and probably excused mo me on oil those grounds As 3 cars care p eissed on I 1 lost loit both father and arid uncle and their bees were sold people claiming a that them ITUS wits nol not liing to bo be made at tit bee bce keeping I 1 did dd not dispute their as iasci lions in lit fact thought though tier cr little of bees until a few cars later when in looking oser the books bools in one of our leiding le iding libraries I 1 came a across hoots A B 0 of rf bac culture published by A 1 I of medina ohio I 1 tolo took k u up 1 t lie book and commenced to read it Is s needless to that old time inter est re ived and that too with dui uld ul d 1 force in fact I 1 wait until spring 0 this was nas in III the winter M ever er bie bo keeper within a reasonable distance was w 01 riad and anery 0 cry bee book tint thit th it could bp found was read mid aud tire result wis was quite a theoretical ital bce keeper in lit the aprin sprin my pocketbook pocket book bool ii ii ts low 11 in fact th pro was a liole hole li it it t I 1 was in debt A bee keeper offered me a couple of swarms if I 1 would mike ike him hies am cs after jhc thc were mauc made another beekeeper bee bce keeper made me tire simo sime s ime oa 01 offar which needless to sa was accepted arid b one the season WM started ith fl c swarms rith a to it of fhe dollard for lines lin es I 1 Ime amne been given gien to hobbies or aci cou abi during in life and bell saw 1113 m bees in the lot adjoining my hoine the result wis considerable onside comment of a try pleasing Pl iture such as r well I 1 wo 0 o dor der hat tire bl tined cmel is ii C going goner im to do nowa and aud diezi one or ano of tillin ithker 1110 nebout tho bels and vas ras told that I 1 nis nas n is collig into the tile wc in ill combination with the thit I 1 in ill it few 3 eala to liae a pounds or so of leonc to sell each cai cat adit ulo was the order of file dij d ij but sinco then II 11 a n e t 11 ON it lioam b bi theton and still cou consider sider that I 1 nin onh just corn to r the pro proa abilities f lico bee keeping M in tins this re region M biou still no tio ill 11 is borne those doubting thomis thom esq as its ali havo have been becu the I 1 me om ird to wl 14 tit lof ft f tile 1311 sull suil V yet b nt itta ping 11 if ar its dai tit a tat ks d alii arc are hin ma if 3 ou go go into 10 tiu laisiu as il it la a a soft edip ou oil will ill ho be mistaken in lit 0 tl ll the aks of life it koni 14 ho ind and enterprising that ped aud ti line tic fuel ment it will booner u or later como come 1 to tho the front victorious inter lain |