106 LETTERS ON ENTOMOLOGY. 
tack; then turned each other over, and lifted 
each other by turns; then left those, and ran 
after others. The combat did not terminate till 
the least animated having thrown his antagonist, 
escaped into some gallery. Well, my dear Harriet, 
what do you think of this clever little people ? 
Does it not occur to you, that if we imitated 
more closely their various good qualities, we 
should be much better than we are ? In doing 
this we should but follow the wisdom of the 
great Creator, who has given them these extra- 
ordinary instincts, and has bestowed on us the 
higher boon of being able to draw rational con- 
clusions from them, which will, if we observe 
rightly, lead to the same end. Adieu. 
