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that comer ; but to her utter dismay, as she is passing 
along, she suddenly comes upon this cradle of a young 
qeeen with all the paraphernalia of royalty about her. 
Seized with consternation and rage, she rushes at this 
cradle of innocence, and endeavors to tear its inmate 
forth to slaughter. But these nurses and guards, hav- 
ing a greater affection for their young mistress that they 
have nurtured, than for the old queen with whom they 
are comparatively unacquainted, demur at her uncere- 
monious attact, and she is hustled away. Fear, anger, 
sorrow and maternal sympathy for the whole colony fill 
her breast. This is the first mark of disrespect she has 
ever received. Once more she essays to destroy her 
rival, and once more she is unceremoniously repulsed. 
She rushes away from the scene ; her anguish and dis- 
may are communicated to the whole swarm ; work is 
suspended, and when the sun has risen high enough to 
make it prudent, the agitated colony take in their 
honey-sacks what they can carry, and rush forth, queen 
and all that can be got to follow, glad to leave the 
hated precincts where disrespect and rebellion were 
manifested against their venerated queen and mother. 
A. large number, however, have been left, who in the 
confusion did not understand fully what was up; they 
are forced to put up with the rebel government that has 
now succeeded to power, and as they have no other 
alternative, put the best face they can upon the matter, 
