LIFE IN THE INSECT WORLD, 11 



each other ; a language of their own, which they 

 perfectly understand, and which not only enables 

 them to assist each other in their labors, but pro- 

 bably adds greatly to their enjoyment. Our 

 Heavenly Father has provided for the wants, 

 the comfort, and the happiness of every creature 

 he has made the smallest and most feeble, as 

 well as the largest and most powerful; and 

 while I shall be rejoiced to see my dear little 

 girls interested in the examination of any of his 

 wonderful works, I shall be particularly pleased 

 to have their attention directed to the ingenious 

 little insects which are almost every where to 

 be found ; because, while we observe with in- 

 terest the larger objects which surround us, 

 while we admire the beasts, birds, and beautiful 

 flowers, these little creatures creeping about 

 upon the ground, although equally worthy of 

 our attention, and showing forth, as much as 

 any other class of living beings, the power and 

 goodness of God, are too apt to be overlooked, 

 or carelessly, arid often cruelly, trodden under 

 foot. Some of these, particularly in warm 

 countries, are exceedingly beautiful. 



If the insect understood such things, it might 



