152 be Hiftory of Burs. 
Companions ; on the other hand afluring her, 
fhe had no. other Chance for her Life. I was 
(thro’ N eceffity) con ftantly reafoning with her, 
or elfe befeeching and encouraging her. . 
I began to fearch among them for the 
scucen, NOw got in a great Body upon. her 
Breaft, about her Neck, and up to. her 
nin. 1 prefently faw, and immediately 
feized’ her, taking her from among, the 
Croud with fome of the Commons in Com- 
any with her, and put them together into 
the Hive. Here I watched her for fome Time, 
and as I did not obferve that the came out, I 
conceived an Expectation of {ceing the whole 
Body quicklyabandon their Settlement; butin- 
ftead of that I foon obferved them (to my great- 
er Sorrow and Surprize) gathering clofer 
together without the leaft Signal for de- 
parting. Upon this I immediately reflec- 
ed, that either there muft be another. So- 
vereign, or that the fame was returned,. I di- 
rectly commenced a {econd Search, andin 
a fhort Time, with a moft agreeable Sur- 
- *prize, found a fecond or the fame; fhe {trove, 
by entering farther into the Croud, to efcape 
“Ine, which J was fully determined againi{t, and 
apprehending her without any further Cere- 
Mony, or the leaft Apology, I re-conducted 
ler, with a great Number of the Popu- 
lace, into the Hive. And now the. melan- 
choly Scenesbegan to change, and give way 
9 one infinitely more agreeable and pleafant, 
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