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after certain seasons. When the time comes to rid themselves of 

 these, they do not wait for a trial by jury ; they then have re- 

 course to the linch law. Instinctively do they believe in the 

 great gospel truth, if a man "will not work, neither should he 

 eat." Now though we are not at all dis^^osed to favor the linch 

 law ; yet we fully believe that drones and do-nothings in a com- 

 munity are no benefit on the whole to themselves or to their 

 neighbors, and that they should if possible be made to feel that 

 honest labor of any kind is not degrading but ennobling to man. 



Again, we learn from bees, that division of labor is for the best 

 interests of all concerned. Look at the bee. When young and 

 unable to go forth on ceaseless wing, it feeds the brood, builds 

 cells, prepares the bread, dilates the pollen, and performs other 

 work about the hive, while the older bees furnish the all needful 

 supplies. See them now as they go forth to their own new home. 

 Without any difficulty in assigning the parts, one engages in the 

 gathering of honey, another in collecting the pollen, another in 

 forming the cells on the principle of the greatest space with the 

 least amount of material, another still as watchman, and so 

 through the whole community. What harmony here exists ! 

 What regularity in their work, well worthy the imitation of man. 

 Now how different is this in some communities of men. Here, 

 as they say, some are "jack at all trades," but how often is it that 

 such are good at none. Some will make and botch every thing 

 they possess, rather than spend a single cent, regardless of 

 beauty, utility, personal ease and comfort, or the hajipiness of 

 themselves or of others. They will get all they can, and keep 

 all they get. To such it may be said, go to the bee, "consider 

 her ways and be wise." 



Again the bee teaches us a lesson of loyalty to the government. 

 Among the bees there are no copperheads, no disloyalists, no 

 traitors, no free-booters, no doubtful warriors, no stupid and 

 ..rum-besotted generals, no delinquent, cowardly officers, no de- 



