
144 | The Hiffory of Bess. 
known ie Swarth ftay in. the Hive neat a 
Fortnight before they rofe again; and per=. 
haps waited for a Leader. Sometimes they g 
rofe no more. 
The poor difabled,. unhappy Princefs | 
I have picked up in the Grafs, but never 
without fome Attendants, whom nothing! but — 
Violence could feparate "from her. | 

S°ETOs ker ag 
Their Language. 
S to the Time of fecond Swarms, 
we (generally) fix it toa Day or two, 
and know when to expect them, by Means 
of thofe diftinét, peculiar, and mufical 
Notes, which are always heard two or 
three Days before they rife. 
Bees certainly have a Language among 
themfelves which they perfectly underftand, 
tho’ we do not, or at beft very imperfeétly. 
Eight or nine Days after the prime Swarm 
is departed, one of the young Princefies, — 
addreffing herfelf in a very humble and | 
fubmiffive Manner to the Queen-Mother, 
petitions for Leave to withdraw, and erect 
a new Empire, with a felect ie of the # 
Populace. 
The 


