194 WARS OF ANTS. 
colonies were not suspended during this 
- warfare: the paths, which led to a dis- 
tance in the forest, were as much throng- 
ed as in a time of peace, and all around 
the ant-hill order and tranquillity pre- 
vailed, with the exception only of that 
side on which the battle was raging. A 
crowd of these insects were constantly 
seen to be setting off for the scene of 
combat, while others were returning 
with their prisoners. This ,war ter- 
minated without any disastrous results 
to the two republics; long conti- 
nued rains shortened its duration, and 
our warriors. ceased to frequent the 
road which led to the camp of the 
enemy. : 
I have witnessed many such combats ; 
but I shall not now relate them, under 
the fear of fatiguing my readers by 
too frequent repetition. I ought, how- 
ever, to give them an idea of those 
which take place between the Fallow 
Ants and Sanguine Ants, since they dif- 
fer much in character from those I have 
