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they clustered on a very low bush ; they were hived, 

 and gave no further trouble. A man living some 

 three miles from this neighbor, on that day hived a 

 swarm about eleven o'clock, and left. them to warm 

 up in the sun as described a page or two back ; about 

 three o'clock their stock of patience was probably ex- 

 hausted, when they resolved to seek a better shelter. 

 They put off in a great hurry, not even waiting to 

 thank their owner for the spread on his table, and the 

 sweet-scented "yarbs" and good things with which he 

 had rubbed their hive. They gave him no notice 

 whatever of their intention to " quit," until they were 

 moving! "With all their goods ready packed, they 

 were soon under way, accompanied by their owner 

 with music; but whether they marched with martial 

 precision, keeping time, is uncertain. In this case 

 the bees took the lead ; the man with his tin-pan mu- 

 sic kept the rear, and was soon at a respectful dis- 

 tance. They were either not in a mood, just then, to 

 be charmed by melodious sounds, or their business 

 was too urgent to allow them to stop and listen! 

 Their means of locomotion being sviperior to his, he 

 gave up in despair, out of breath, after following 

 about a mile. Another person, about the same time 

 in the day, saw a swarm moving in the same direction 

 of the first; ,he also followed them till compelled to 

 yield to their greater travelling facilities, A third 

 discovered their flight and attempted a race, but like: 

 the others soon came out behind. The before-men- 

 tioned neighbor saw them, and thought of the fresh 

 earth that he had ploughed up, which he threw 



