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purpose of carrying on trade and busi- 

 ness in the city of Podunk, and State of 

 Tennessee, but not incorporated. 



2. That on or about the 15th day of 

 July, 1888, the defendant was the 

 owner and in possession of lot 1, block 

 2, in the city of Podunk,. as aforesaid ; 

 that he kept and owned a skep, colony, 

 or stand of bees in said city and State, 

 as aforesaid, of vicious, willful, venge- 

 ful, vindictive, venomous and unlawful 

 disposition. 



3. That at the time and times afore- 

 said, and prior thereto, and from thence 

 until and at the time, period and date 

 of the injury and damage to the plain- 

 tiff hereinafter mentioned, set forth and 

 to be stated, the defendant well knew 

 that said malignant, uncivil and discour- 

 teous bees were accustomed and ever 

 ready with, or without provocation, to 

 attack, bite, puncture and sting unof- 

 fending mankind, persons and things. 



4. That on or about the 15th day of 

 July, in the year of our Lord one thou- 

 sand eight hundred and eighty-eight, as 

 aforesaid, the said bees, or four-winged 

 insects then and there being, in the day- 

 time of said day, to-wit : About the bo%r 

 of 4 o'clock p.m., on the corner of 

 Mason and Dixon street, in said city 

 and State, as aforesaid, about 15 feet 

 from said corner of said streets, then 

 and there being, unlawfully, wrong- 

 fully, feloniously, and of his or their 

 deliberate and premeditated malice, did 

 make an assault, with the intent then 

 and there him the said defendant un- 

 lawfully, feloniously, nefariously, and of 

 his, ber, or their deliberate and pre- 

 meditated malice, to kill, puncture, 

 wound and murder, and that they, the 

 said bees or insects, instigated, stirred 

 up and encouraged by the said defend- 

 ant, with certain deadly and fatal weap- 

 ons, to-wit : With a certain sharp- 

 pointed weapon or weapons to their 

 abdomen attached, then and there had 

 and held him the said defendant's bees 

 by their next friend and owner thereof, 

 in and upon the cheek of him the said 

 plaintiff then and there unlawfully, 

 wickedly, wilfully, purposely, felon- 

 iously, iniquitously and nefariously, and 

 of their premeditated and deliberate 

 malice, did strike, cut, thrust and punc- 

 ture, with the intent aforesaid, one 

 wound of the length of one inch, and of 

 the depth of three inches, of which said 

 dangerous and mortal wound, he, the 

 said defendant from the 15th day of 

 July, 1888, until this time, did languish, 

 and languishing did live in mortal terror, 

 anguish and bodily pain as aforesaid, 



and against the peace and dignity of this 

 defendant herein. 



5. At the time complained of, he, the 

 plaintiff, caught, captured and imprison- 

 ed one of his assailants after his power 

 for evil had been curtailed and cut off 

 by reason of the deprivation of his said 

 weapon or stinger when engaged in his 

 unlawful and unholy act and deed as 

 hereinbefore mentioned, and the same is 

 hereto attached and marked "Exhibit 

 B." 



6. That on the 15th day of July, 

 1888, as aforesaid, while the defendant 

 was the owner and proprietor of the 

 bees herein complained of, said insects 

 or bees did attack, chase, bite, worry, 

 sting and puncture this plaintiff on his 

 left cheek as aforesaid, and left a piece 

 of sharp-pointed weapon or sting about 

 six inches in length in his, said defend- 

 ant's cheek, in consequence thereof and 

 thereby, by said willful, malignant and 

 vicious act, he, the said plaintiff, became 

 sick, lame, indisposed, diseased, weak 

 and morbid, and so continued for the 

 space of three hours next following the 

 aforesaid attack, and was prevented, 

 hindered and kept by reason of his ter- 

 rified,, damaged and injured condition 

 and state from attending to his lawful 

 and legitimate business, and necessarily 

 expended, paid out and contributed to 

 one Dr. Mercer, M. D., the sum of $1.60 

 in endeavoring and trying to be cured of 

 his said sickness, lameness, and prurient, 

 itching disease to the damage of this 

 plaintiff in the sum of $5,000. 



Wherefore, plaintiff prays judgment 

 against the defendant in the sum of 

 $5,000, and interest thereon at 7 per 

 cent, from the 15th day of July, 1888, 

 and for such other and further relief 

 and aid as justice and mercy may dic- 

 tate and dispose. 



(The jurat to this petition is omitted 

 for want of time and space.) 



Madison, Nebr. 



(To be continued if necessary.) 



Experience in Clipping Wings of Queens, 



KHANK COVERDAI.K. 



On account of being quite busy about 

 my farm work the past spring, I 

 thought to let my queens go undipped, 

 and chance that old-fashioned method 

 just once. 



In the last ilays of June, swarming 

 was the order of the day, and of course 

 I used a ladder and sharp knife, and an 

 old-fashioned gunny-sack on a pole put 



