The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-11-18

ttrom the New York Independently
ITIvINt BEES.
liaving brought our ilowcr-rar,lcn to rca-
sonallc state Of perfection, and being sure
that it could noi hold any more "!,a;imorc
Bellies or "Flcm,>ll Beauties" we of The Red
cottage hctl!ou.ht ourselves that few bee
hives would have an agreeable effect scatter
ed about under the low applc-trces, hr>idcs
rayiny us for looking at them with sundry
cups O! white honey.
Mt North (pcacc to his ashes )haS said.
NV hat Is cottage without bees :" We, be-
IN. fully OF his opinion, decided in full con
c.aNc (llcnry, Carlotta, and !)that colony
should be forthwith invited to tonl">ticatc
themselves in our Arcadia.
We selected to receive them one of the
grccnc>:, >ha'!ic,t spots in onr Whole ,onan.
and erected there Il little temple dedicated to
''thc llivc-Itc>, not any OF those pic-hca,lcd
o!d hcalhcn who were always .iyirg the de
SccIdants Of Abraham such a deal Of trouble.
but the Industrious "wo.hkcrs-in-w -wax." whose
hH't< ~ h""GIi are so much more in keeping
with the Srn!t OF our times, though feel com
pciiod to acknowledge ;hat We found. before
Summer was ended. that there were an.one
'.''''' ''''-''N u 'hc su't*t aHG NEST UAcENnG
'''i
Our new ornaments locked so pretty and
picturesque, so neat and white. shown" above
the deep green @its>: ;:::,l the busy in!aL-
tantS commenced TO ply tlcir trade lrom the
very mrs. win 80 i!uci, biisNnc>s and aiacritv.
II! '''S "'"u' anohT 'hc scented arplc-b!oS-
Il
S'''''S' ah" occasionally returning tron longer
eNU"rs'oh>' Their LEGS loaded with the rich
yellow "aN' 'hat notwithstanding there were
Tor many days SIGNS OF NOISY drNa'r ""inr on
III the house oi winch We lobby members
cc"!" not 'Ui!y catch the import. still W. lc
@ah already 70 ENJOY the iii' or oi the delicate
i"o'>eiN "stNi'cc't" t" roll "nderour tongues.
an" 10 nVho'" ana admire The white masses
o' melting sweetness upon our tca-'aflc
"herc"iih we proposed TO refresh and dele
'a'e our friends.
We were nc''r tired Of watching their IT.
bor>' an" purchased "Hc'an Oh the Bee"
with divers authors on :hc same topic, and
rtad them I"fr INdH>trou>'v: found on: all
tfc curious ha1itS OF oar new l'>t>-how they
lick ana 'raIh mp their young queen. as a
H'other P"sS "ocs ''cr infant Kitten. and We
SIu''l'cu sood "cai under the corners of the
h''c IN h'I's to get SIGHT OF her majesty.
ana la!A'" "i'i as much enthusiasm atc't
'ier handsome yellow r!'gS. and other acorn
'nch,S' as any fnf'! OF .n.a! fn@!l>hncn could
90 'oo"' ''c'r '''>>eu Victoria.
II IS 'rte 'aiI"t'a sometimes >ro!dcd con-
crr"i"S the sad havoc they n:'!" among her
flowers; quite tearing the delicate blossoms
IN iirceS' orcninG prrm"t"rcIy the tulips. and
r"','"! oil 'hc l" "rk caps; "nt we locked
" '''' '''',",' use VI reward ana tried to
rrChoh sue" ''''ic '',i'hal'S as among the Ills
ol '''c 10 oc met ana borne. They were Ill
the nam "oo"-na'urcd: but II we vrn'urcl
700 c'o>e' '"c, "o"!" START ""t IN our face
WIN an a'ihohl'nfy "r!Izz; and Sometimes
"'"'' our n'- Maltese cat would come rra"-
eng %''oS, '"c rooms Through the door upon
','e 'l"or' >h'nhS ana growing over hi>
Sno"I''er y M at ms WINGED P"F>"rr>' roiIln" over
"' J,',, '"u r'T'" ,, ',i1 m ears "1'h we S"''
I"'e''s 10 c"ci' o'her' i"oT Jim the bees
'u ] a''n .'i' !, ,, a> ".:,',S,''cr "rrr'''''rH'
'o"e''' ~ ''."'"c i'''t "''o'''r a':@'f none
81 a'' '''' t,'! ~ ''',' ''"|''"
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Icy: "o"'" lp'"' "t'''' u, ""'o''. - ,''"'"
'' ,"'o u '''U" ''i' no r"..''
y, "''io''s o''''''' o' t"'''c """ l'>,">'
"''. '"c ''''','''''c was 1'z|cd o"' nv 'nr
I"t'" ',e"""', SUE" 'h'h'' settle item
an" We 'c"'''e" 10 keep fcSi'rc'i"l distance
won. '"t'r quarter IN cur "''N' about our
'''''' c. ,"'o ~" -"' - y ''''''"" "'V'
Po", '''', !" MS SI'ic''h@S'
O''' ''o' ",s III 'u,!' 'i'c h"'t>' oil '!'c sea
o'. a. va, ',,. ,"'''''''3 '''c ''"'t''aS '"r
uu'"'I r', ".'''''c'H''A.r' 'hPp'e r'r.) ana
'''.''N'' .m ~ ','I coo' S''nS "hfre 'he ief'iah
prince ''''," HIS o''''N'"--'''i' III 'hc '!m
-'te' "oo'', N"1'o"a came rGShih- III quake
o"' VI ''o"'"' N'' ''''.A an n'ooh'.
"' ~ S''''o"S Sahc' size bUrSt cut, "uo
run wv,
=, "".' Is ''c matter 'n:"cfc" !, pushing
c' P'o INV '"' "i''o''" ! VIC 20" -9''c o"
~ W Wv ", anu '''!''',4' o"'
-o' no sac relHc'' I'n,e oeS'dc herself.
ana out Oh hcr pfoprictv "thc bees are swar-
'''''S ''Gi =, wa
~" - ''"' all VIII fniSh my double
"'''' '"Nc 'ook at thcII.
""' -. 'ti, 70" 'itv are RAINING OIL.
s':" l. icS.o'ih3 'He h'ch-VcNcd PIE
- Hi,r s.s e.."''o" 'Hen we must stop them
~ Ia" ol' a'!' matted pFomi,cUo"S boy
i: "o ""IpSt" ~ 'e l'">>''3' an" i'roi"'Sro
a.'' "" n ''>N'' y. VI ''lc 'pi'c> IL lie "o"'''
~" w. ~ i'0"' ,ir o'''Ic WIN 'he 'npor'ah,
nnr.'i,,o" o'., :,I C'''o''' anu ! armed
o"J "" "''.i +" u" pau '',' 'ioh >Poo"
,L.v w'ro ~'so W wv. 'e'.""' '.o>. ih'I'
y" =. ,l'n ."o"-"' 9o.''S Oh 10 '"e "ooo'
's ", ,rI' a. '".'' """~! wings c'n!" carry tnrm
,,J "v'". ~, 'i"'," was VI 'nc lou '92''>'
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md tr,mm.ls of ~, ;I;.a. ~ ,I .I "' Jo.',',