SWARMING. 
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well stocked with eggs of all kinds, so that the 
prosperity of those remaining in the “old coun- 
try” may be insured. She herself has now a 
more slender shape, and is lighter and better fit- 
ted for her journey. Her dislike and envy of 
the royal brood slumbering safely in their waxen 
cells, and defended by the bees from her rage, 
agitate her, and she becomes impatient of delay. 
She is anxious to reach her new home, where she 
can reign without fear of rivalry. 
At last the buzz of preparation is heard in the 
hive. The workers are restless, and hurry to 
and fro ; they collect large quantities of extra 
provisions, filling their honey-bags with materials 
for commencing work in their new habitation, or 
for food, in case several stormy days should fol- 
low their emigration. Scouts are sent out in ad- 
vance, to look for a suitable place for the infant 
colony, and every thing made ready for the jour- 
ney. 
What a perfect picture is this of similar scenes 
in human life ! And how wonderful that these 
insects should know from instinct what man can 
only gain from long and varied experience ! The 
