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SUMMER. 
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 superior 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; lie 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 
