Litchfield enquirer., 1831-03-03


use it. Apparently examining the work,
two bees would accidentally meet, and
were theY not interrnptnd by any order
from superior, would dress each Others
limbs, wings, feelers, &c. precisely as cat.
tie in the field will lick each others head
and ears. This is very common have
seen them dress each other in this way
whole hour; and I have also seen them
quit, instantly, as though commanded, and
resume their work. Phe honey gatherers
seem at times to skulk about the hive, as
though they were unwilling to go abroad;
sometimes numerous body ofthem, wan-
dering over the cells, are suddenly driven
out, and the front of the hive presents a
very sudden activity. / am indnced to
suppose they want urging, and perhaps j.
punishment at times to complete their task
How is it, that we see an apparently heal
thy bee dragged out Of the hive, dead oc-
casionally : Are they pn. to death for rec
lractory conduct?
ContriOamee.-A very large spider got
within the glass bell, just as the mound had
been commenced. The bees left their
work to pursue the common enemy, but
die! not overtake him, as he succeeded in
climbing up the glass much better than
they. Having made, en- masse, a thousand
attempts, but falling back before reaching
the intruder, they turned their attention
to raising pillar by which they might
reach him. In two days the column, of
small diameter, wasaix inches high. so that
they could step to the bar before mention
ed, suspended from the centre. Mounting
this in astonishing numbers, he was forced
to take to the glass again. Being within
two inches, though losing their fcot-hold
and falling to the bottom constantly, their
progress was such as to alarm the spider
exceedingly. watched the approaching
conflict with intense interest; when 10
the spider eased himself down on "a cord
OF his own manufacturing, just as the bees
were on the point Of seizing him. Thus,
securely suspended midway, betwixt the
central pillar aud the side of the glass, on
single thread, perhaps foot in length, I
! was obliged to leave him. On the follow
ing day the spider still kept at the end Of
the rope, though the bees were trying by
variety of schemes to get at him. won
der they did not fly at him, as there was
room enough to use their wings. To my
ragrer, in the course of that day the spider
was missing, and probably despatched ia
| torture. ri
Turning an arch of wax like an oven
over an enemy, and removing the Offend
or, whenever dead, is resorted to OCCASION
ALLYN. f. Farmer.
The Supreme Court.-We find the fol-
lowing high compliment to our Supreme
Court in a foreign work. We are glad to
see that sensible foreigners can discern so
much merit where some Of our own politi-
clans can see so little. The Supreme
Court ofthe Union is, in truth, the Pallad-
ium of this confederacy, and we cannot
deem highly of the principles Of the UNDER
| standing of those who wanlonly assail it.
N. Y. Gax.
"There is, at Washington, power
which has neither guards, nor palaces, nor
treasures 5 it is neither surrounded by
clerks, nor overloaded with records. 1t
has for its arms only truth and wisdom
Its magnifccnce consists in its justice, and
the publicity of its acts. This power is
called the Supreme Court Of the United
States"
The Exact CO0chmdn The late lead
er of the Northern Circuit was employed
some time before he had left it, in an ac-
ton against the proprietors Of the Rock
ingllam coach. On the part Of the deien-
dant the coachman was called. His ex-
animation in chief being ended, he was
subject to tho leaders cross-examination.
Having held up the fore finger of his right
hand at the witness, and warned him to
give "precise answer, to every ques-
ton, and not to talk about what he might
think the question meant, he proceeded
thus " You drive tho Rockingham
coach 81" No sir, do not" "Why,
man, did you not tell my learned friend SO
this moment o." No sir, did not."-
Nov sir, put it to you once moro, up
on your oath, do you not drive the Rock
ingham coach ~" No sir, L driue the
horses"
Standing Shot.-A Kean. from early,
manhood, has had an internal complaint
for which he has always been his own ply
stefan, and prescribed thai sovereign balm
called " brandy" from which he generally
fluids relief, at leas, it always proves an
" alternative" While lately travelling
from London to Belfast, on quitting the
coach at the Donegal arms. he missed his
sovereign balm, and called out 10 the Irish