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As a couutry becouies cleared up and settled, bee-hunt- 

 ers disappear, consequently they are seldom or never 

 noticed beyond the immediate vicinity of their homes. 

 Among this backwoods fraternity, have flourished men 

 of genius, in their way, who have died unwept and un- 

 noticed, while the heroes of the turf, and of the chase, 

 have been lauded to the skies for every trivial superi- 

 ority, they umy have displayed in their respective })ur- 

 suits. 



To chronicle the exploits of sportsmen is commend- 

 able — the custom began as early as the days of the ante- 

 diluvians, for we read, that " Nimrod was a mighty 

 hunter before the Lord.'' Familiar, however, as Nim- 

 rod's name may be — or even Davy Crockett's — how un- 

 satisfactory their records, when we reflect that Tom 

 Owen, the bee-hunter, is comparatively unknown ? 



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