The Republican journal., 1877-04-12
Observations OF Men and Things.
By OUR GEORGl
THE BEE. The poet says
How doth the little busy bee
Improve its time so well.
In stealing honey from each flower

the case he gets more credit than IS due HIM. As
for honesty he steals ill his r;lw material and ear
ries it home and there manufactures il into honey
If he gets caught in the act and i, demonstrated
with, his answers are sharp and singing. and he
generally comes out Of the argument on top
When he lays claim to industry, let me trol ont
the hotel cockroach, who is on hand day and night
year in and year out. always ready TO contract for
Il job when he sees a chance to make, IL dollar
The bee works lively when he does work. bat he
has to else starve. All he does is to get enough
ahead 70 keep him through the winter. The SPUR
rel does the same but gets any credit for it,
Ii Were to work awhile through the summer and
earn just enough to winter me. 80 could lnut
around home and lie abed and sleep | hardly
think there would be any silver medals of me
struck of to give TO the small boys to encourage
industry and thrift in them. for should come ont
IN the 5pring as poor ls Il restaurant mnce pie
When YOU talk Of industry piSlnire will Law
more stone wall i'll 4 day than an army OF bees and
not complain of the back ache at night either
am not finding any fault with the bee only don't
want him 10 have all the credit for industry when
nature can pass out any number Of her creation
who can beat the bee with one hand tied behind
them.
The bee is an earl riser. He getS mp and makes
his toilet hastily, light breakfast of taplcks
and honey, puts on his working clothes and starts
ont 10 business. He seems to have Il military ed
ueatl"n. and always goes in a straight line and
turns square corners \ bee line Is supposed to
be the nearest way to get anywhere When bee
goes through the air he moves He sounds like 4
nail fired from sling--he huns He is L nobhy
looking little insect and hangs on considerable
style. For lahorer, he dresses we'll For real
overdone style the humble bee takes the palm
He is the Rowcry boy Of the bee tribe H. is IL,
fat the letter o, and Il, moderate is a sciditz
powder. he wears / black ard white >ellrtrru
coat and pair Of yellow corduroy Iruw>rr, lie
dresses as well a. L hotel clerk
The whole bee l,tInil, go armed. They pat, III"
attention 10 any clt} "rtinuncc against carrying.
concealed weapons They luz round il bowie Katie.
ami have no hesitation i'll pulling il OUT and stick
ing il into whoever gets in thcirwa During the
summer months that the bee works he attends II.
strictly t" business mustard plaster Mature
has arIan"cd the bee especially far the work he eli
cages in. He could not earn his salt farming or
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