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lege to able to do good ; and there is no surer 

 way of becoming happy ourselves, than by try- 

 ing to make others so. 



But we must not forget the bees. What was 

 I telling you about them last ? 



Harriet. About their affection for their 

 queen. 



Jlunt M. Oh, yes ; and I have one or two 

 anecdotes to tell you which will illustrate this. 



A gentleman took a hive in which a swarm 

 of bees had settled the day before, and shaking 

 them all out upon the ground, he stirred them 

 about with a stick until he found the queen. 

 He seized her and a number of her attendants, 

 and putting them into a box, carried them into 

 his parlor. He then raised the lid, when the 

 queen immediately flew towards the window, 

 followed by her attendants. But he again 

 caught her, and cutting off one of her wings, 

 returned her to the box. It was not long be- 

 fore the whole swarm of bees which had been 

 left upon the ground discovered that their queen 

 was missing. They immediately spread them- 

 selves about, as if in search of her ; appeared 

 greatly agitated and distressed ; and uttered a 

 mournful sound. 



