Their Lojalty. ry 
compariy faw thefée moft loving, loyal creatures, would 
by no means forfake their Queen. . 
To prevent the ruin of the reft I took her away, re- 
turning her no more; and after a fruitlefs fearch for 
fome time, they all fled back to the old hive; otherwifeé 
both the Sovereign and fubjects would moft certainly have 
perifhed together, as I have frequently obferved in like 
cafes. 32 
A young gentleman feeing the Bees croudirig and cluf= 
tering about their Queen, when returned, concluded fhe 
was killed in the tumult, but was quickly convinced of 
his miftake; for taking her from the multitude, he faw 
her as ftrong and vigorous as ever, : : 
In September 1743, a large parcel of Bees, having fpent : 
all their ttore, entering into my grand Apiary, and ate 
tempting to force themfelves into one of my hives, and 
meeting with a moft vigorous oppofitioti, wherein confi- 
derable numbers were quickly flain, the refidue fettled 
under the pan and hackle, where they continued with 
the commandrefs feveral days, pining and perifhing to- 
gether. Such inftances are full proofs of their loyalty, 
When their Sovereign is loft, nothing is feen among, 
them but tumultand confufion, nothing heard but mourn- 
ing and lamentation ; whereon they either totally aban- 
don the hive, yield to robbers, or leave the treafure to 
the owners. ——But in cafe the fame is again found, how 
delightful is it to obferve, with what tranfports of joys 
and triumphant melody, fhe is embraced and welcomed, 
B ‘i and 
