Even bees that always lay by a certain amount of honey for winter use, are said to stock up extra heavy on years when a severe winter comes along.

It must be a mighty interesting study, I should think.

Some time I mean to know the old deacon better, so as to get posted on his vast store of knowledge along those lines." "His wife is rather feeble now," continued Thad.

"She's a fine old lady though, and as cheery as can be, considering all things." "But if, as you said, she has to move around in one of those self-propelling wheel-chairs, how does she ever get her house-work done, Thad ?" "Oh! they have a girl in during the daytime," came the explanation; "though Mrs.Winslow still mixes all the cakes and bread.

And, say, she does make the greatest crullers you ever tasted in your born days.