. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. September. 1909. 2qg American Vae Journal cially that portion concerning the ap- pointment of an inspector. Getting what he wanted he then proceeded to Denny McNuggett's shebean to formu- late a line of action on the dignified and honorable position of County Foul Brood Inspector. Denny, as the local dispenser of potheen, beer and politics was usually called, soon had the whole thing fixed, for didn't he know the ma- jority of the members of the Board of Supervisors? .And so at the next meeting of the Board boistrous Bill Bilkins was made bee-inspecto
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. September. 1909. 2qg American Vae Journal cially that portion concerning the ap- pointment of an inspector. Getting what he wanted he then proceeded to Denny McNuggett's shebean to formu- late a line of action on the dignified and honorable position of County Foul Brood Inspector. Denny, as the local dispenser of potheen, beer and politics was usually called, soon had the whole thing fixed, for didn't he know the ma- jority of the members of the Board of Supervisors? .And so at the next meeting of the Board boistrous Bill Bilkins was made bee-inspector ; he qualified that day and at once set out to drive the dread dis- ease from his county. He proceeded over the mountains on his strenuous old horse "'Teddy " to Mother O'Rankin's. This old lady and her husband went to the mines close to the days of Forty- nine, and as the golden metal did not come their way through the pan and cradle, they started a small roadside house or inn. .As the mining industry waned, they added farming to their line of occupation, and in time they secured a few colonies of bees. Inspector Bil- kins knew this, and he planned to in- spect the widow's bees, for the lord of the establishment had long since ceased to be a dweller of the mountains, for he left for that Land beyond the clouds. .And Bill knew that he would take advantage of the opportunity and secure a night's lodging and two square meals at the poor lady's expense, for it was now a part of Bill's religion that he, the honorable bee-doctor of his county, would not pay for anything during his inspection trips. " ; Bilkin's first official act after leaving Teddy's back, was to invade the small apiary in the rear of the inn. .As he came near the bees Mrs. O'Rankin approached him and said: "Phat is it that you wonld be afther having, Bill?" "Having.' nothin' mum ; I'm the Foul Brood Doctor, and I come to look after the health of your bees. mum. They have the
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