120 THE HORNET. 
Or feeding in a Windsor pear; or at the juicy 
stalk 
Of my Negro-boy, grand dahlia, —too heavy 
much to walk; 
Ay, very much too heavy,—that juicy stem de- 
ceives,— 
* Makes faint with too much sweet such heavy- 
winged thieves.” 
Too heavy much to walk,—then, pray; how 
can you fly? 
No, there you'll drop upon the ground, and 
there you ’re doomed to die! 
The Hornet is an insect that every one has 
heard of, because the fearful effects of its sting 
and its fierceness are proverbial; but it is by no 
means common in many parts of the country. 
In the midland counties hornets are often talked 
of, but rarely seen. We have lived in several of 
the midland counties, and seen a good deal of 
them, but never saw a hornet there. Since 
coming to reside in Surrey, we have found plenty 
of them. They come buzzing into the house, 
and are almost as common in the garden as 
