Gleanings in bee culture . l us where we could find A. Why, said he, Mr. Root is herenow, for his boat is at the landing, and Iwill find him for you. Then a desire ofthirty years standing was realized, for thewriter has done business with the firm, andhas known the family on paper as theygrew up for that time. After self-introduc-tions and greetings, for it was like meet-ing an old acquaintance, we could not re-sist the pressing invitation to accompany across the bay, one mile further, in hissail-boat, to his cottage on the key. was captain, and Bro. Love and I sail-or
Gleanings in bee culture . l us where we could find A. Why, said he, Mr. Root is herenow, for his boat is at the landing, and Iwill find him for you. Then a desire ofthirty years standing was realized, for thewriter has done business with the firm, andhas known the family on paper as theygrew up for that time. After self-introduc-tions and greetings, for it was like meet-ing an old acquaintance, we could not re-sist the pressing invitation to accompany across the bay, one mile further, in hissail-boat, to his cottage on the key. was captain, and Bro. Love and I sail-ors; so, after varying experiences of rowingand sailing, we landed safely at port, wherewe were met and welcomed by Mr, I. , his wife, and two charming littledaughters, Flossie and Clara. Bro. Shumardis one of the progressive bee-keepers of theSouth, and raises queens for the Root Co.,and was very busy at the time of our visit. Chat soon carried us over space and to oth-er years, and it soon developed the fact FIG. 1.—MR. AND MKS. SHUMARD, FLOSSIK. AND CLARA ON THEIR ISLAND HOME, NEAR OS-PREY, FLORIDA. 1302 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Sept. 15
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