that he kept a large number of bee hives in his yard, and I concluded that he was fond of bees.  Having had some experience in that line, I resolved to make my assault from that stand-point.  The favorable opportunity came sooner than I expected.  Early one morning, as I was passing the apiary, I found him in trouble.  A young colony had left the parent hive and alighted on one of the topmost branches of a tall tree, and the owner was sending curses after them in a most profane manner.  Approaching him with the compliments of the morning, I remarked, “These young people are starting out in life with pretty lofty notions.”  The reply was a volley of oaths that showed him to be no novice in profanity.  To relieve his embarrassment, and tranquilize his temper, I suggested that they were not beyond reach.  With a new outbreak of oaths, he replied, “The ladder that old Jacob dreamed of would not be half tall enough.”  I told him if he would bring me a strong cord and a saw I would bring them down for him.  He, half doubtingly, glanced at my slight form, then into my face, as if to assure himself of my sincerity, and hastened to bring the desired articles.  I fastened one end of the cord to my arm, and the other to the saw.  The ascent was then made, the saw drawn up by the cord, and the severed limb with its burden let gently down until it dropped in front of the prepared hive.  By the time I reached the ground the bees had entered the hive, and the raging spirit of their owner had became tranquil.

Conversation now turned upon the culture of the bee and its habits, until the way opened to rise from the temporal to the spiritual.  The provident wisdom of the little busy worker, in laying up the needed store for future use, was especially commended, “But more especially,” it was added, “is this course the dictate of wisdom in such beings as have an eternity before them.”  I saw that a small act of kindness had won his ear and touched his heart.  On leaving, I was cordially invited to call and see the family.  The advantage thus gained was prudently improved until, in process of time, both himself and family were garnered for the Master.

But the time had now come to lay aside the anomalous position of “Exhorter in Charge,” and take to myself the appellation of “Preacher in Charge.”  Under the advice of the Presiding Elder I still retained my membership on the Fond du Lac circuit, of which Waupun was a part.  The last Quarterly Meeting of the year was held in Fond du Lac May 31st, 1845, Rev. Wm. H. Sampson presiding.  The meeting was well attended.  I was granted a Local Preacher’s license and recommended to the Rock River Conference for admission on trial.

At the close of the quarterly meeting I returned to Brothertown and made up a company of the good people, to attend a camp-meeting to be held at Clason’s Prairie.