TOM OWEN, THE BEE-HUNTER. 
As a country becomes 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 may have displayed in their respective pur- 
sults. 
To chronicle the exploits of sportsmen 1s 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 ? 
Yes, the mighty Tom Owen has “ hunted,” from the 
