Laura asked, jumping up and doement.

    quot;Pas found a bee tree,quot; Ma said. quot;Maybe hell bring us some honey.”

    It o t stopped by t s see into it.

    Pa called, quot;Caroline, if youll come take tch.”

    Ma came out to ted. She said:

    quot;ell, C; to threw up her hands. Pa laughed.

    All ts he wash-boiler.

    Pa and Ma  back and fortubs and ts and pails into te  neatly hs.

    For dinner t, and Pa told tree.

    quot;I didnt take my gun,quot; ;because I  ing, and nos summer t mucing trouble. Pant, time of year, t tured.

    quot;ell, I took a s cut to a big bear. I came around a clump of underbrus as far from me as across this room.

    quot; me, and I guess   pay anyquot;, more attention to me.

    quot;anding at t of a big tree, and bees ing t brush one paw.

    quot;I stood tc to a ree and dre out all dripping  by t time I ed t honey myself.

    So I made a great racket, banging t a tree and yelling. t and so full of   dropped on all fours and rees. I cance and got , aree, and the wagon.”

    Laura asked  the bees.

    quot;t ;I left t get stung, and tree do it open.”

    quot;Didnt ting you?”

    quot;No, said Pa. quot;Bees never sting me.

    quot;tree o bottom  oring   I guess I got enougo last us a long time.”

    Laura he poor bees. She said:

    quot;t have any honey.”

    But Pa said ts of  for tree near by, into ime they had a clean, new home.

    take t in tree, make it into