lORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 25 



hand, there was nothing to exult over in this increase, 

 especially as the colonies were not in the best condition as 

 to strensrth. 



Fig. 7. — Two Carrying with Hope. 



WINTER IN CINCINNATI. 



The thousands who have been charmed by the de- 

 lightful music rendered under the guidance of the baton 

 of that prince of conductors, Theodore Thomas, at the 

 May Musical Festivals held in successive years in Cin- 

 natti, will have no difficulty in understanding that a 

 congenial, although somewhat arduous, occupation was 

 afforded me when the managers offered me the posi- 

 tion of "official agent," charged with doing the thousand 

 and one things needing to be done to carry out their 

 wishes in preparing for the first of these festivals. I 

 began this work in 1872, some six months in advance 

 of the time for the Festival, making my abode in Cin- 

 cinnati, although I still called Marengo my home. In 



