The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-22
WHY BEES MAKE HONEY.

2 | Alice wellington ROLLINS Gives tn6
Reason as Related to Her by a Bee.
From ST. Nicholas for June.
1t is really lovely garden. Never were
there whittier lilies, nor bluer violets, nor
more interesting pansies
But it needs something. l think 1t is bees.
For bees are so picturesque And then
the hivesl The hives are as picturesque as
the bees themselves. Apple trees without
beehives under them are as forlorn as lilies
without bees over them.
So we bought some beautiful hives, and
placed them in the orchard. just on the
edge of the garden. Soon they began to be
filed with delicious honey in dear little
white cells; but the bees were nowhere to be
seen. Every morning they disappeared,
flying far out OF sight, and the lilies and
roses were as forlorn as ever. We had the
credit of having bees, for every one could
see the hives and taste the honey: but we
did not have the bees
So one morning went out and talked to
them about it. = sse2
Dear Bees" said what is 1t that you
miss 10 the gardeng Every morning you
fly away; but where can you find winter
lilies, or buer violets, or more interesting
pansiesP'
1--WE are not looking for whiteness, or
blueness, or interestingness," the bees ex-
planned. 1--WE are looking for honey; and
the honey is better in the clover-fleld that
is only mile away"
"Ohl If that is all" exclaimed gladly,
pray don't have the honey on your
mind
1--WE DON'T" they said. 1--WE carry it in
little bags"
II mean, don't mind about the honey"
Certainly not; how could we, when we
haven't any minds!'
"But please don't feel obliged to hunt for
honey. l don't care at all for honey; that
is" l added hastily, as a slight buzziDg
made me fear that perhaps / had hurt their
| feelings, II like you, you know, for your
selves alone, not for what you can give me.
The honey is delicious, but we can buy it
very nice at the grocer's. If you like honey
for yourselves, | will buy some, and fill the
hives for you, so that you needt work at
all, if you will only stay in the garden, and
hover over the lilies, and-and-be pictur-
esque."
They promised to try. And they did try.
Whenever looked from my library win
dows, l could see them practicing their how
ering, and they really lowered extremely
we'll. Satisfied that my garden was at last
complete, gave up watching it, and de-
voted myself to literary work Every morn
log seated myself at the desk and wrote
rapidly till noon. But one day was inter-
rupted by bee.
He had flown in at the window Perch
ing himself on the lid Of the inkstand he
waited awhile; then at last asked quietly:
why are you not out of doors this beau
tiful morninga The garden is lovely; l
cannot see" and ne glanced at the vases
| 81 cannot see that these lilies here are
any whittier. or the violets any bluer or the
pansies any more interesting than those out
| there. And we miss you. A garden really
ought to have people walking about In 1t.
That is what gardens are for. | don't see
why we must be out there to be seen when
there Is nobody tn see u.s."
"But, dear bee, l am not looking for dow-
ers this morning; am writing"
And what are you writingP
"a sonnet"
care there no sonnets to be had at the
storesp
20, yes Shakespeare's and Millions and
| Wordsworth's, OF course"
"And are your sonnets better than Shake.
| speare'sw
"Why, of course not"
"Then let your sonnet go. Come out in
the garden with us, aud on the way home
I'll buy you a sonnet at the store-a Shake
| speare sonnet, the very best in the market.
Il" But, you see, want to try making a
sonnet of my own"
Very well, let me see you try"
took up the pen again, and was soon
absorbed in my rhymes and rhythm. In
deed, had quite forgotten that the bee
was there, till he stirred uneasily and finally
sighed.
Are you not happy in the garden" 1
asked.
mot very.n
"But why not9 Haven't you all the lib
erty you wantp
| liberty we WANT
sand that is--n
"The liberty to work. We find that it
isn't lilies: it isn't clover it isn't honey it's
making the honey that we like. It isn't
even making the honey for you. that we
care so much about; because. you see, you
don't like honey it's Just making it,"
81 don't understand. 1 can't see how any
body can really like to work."
but we do. Suppose you finish your
sonnet, while try to think over a few ar
guments to present to you later.
So again l took up the pen, and again ]
was soon happily absorbed, and had entirely
forgotten the poor bee. till heard him say
YEARLY:
at doesn't seem to be very easy to write
a sonnet"
"No," exclaimed enthusiastically, est
isn't at all easy. That is the charm Of it.
Anybody can write some kind of verse; but
very few people can write sonnets. There
, are great many rules for making sonnet
you can only have Just so many lines. auC
>
, change in just such place, and very few
people have the patience for it. Ever
! Shakespeare did not keep to the severes
. style Of sonnet"
) And are you trying to obey all tn,
rules Z"
i, "Yes.n
"Why"
"Why, for the fun of it, 1t is SO interest
ing to see whether one can do it.r
Butt must be awfully tedious; and from
your own account you are really working
7 harder over it than you need to-"
"Only because it is a great deal more in
teresting to do a thing we'll than Just to dc
t it. Let me read you something from
j Wordsworth's sonnet about the sonnet. He
Z says:
In truth the prison unto which we doom
Ourselves no prison is;
meaning that if we are willing to take
pains, there is a great deal Of enjoyment il
working hard over a thing, even if it is 9
, | very small thing. He gives a great many
comparisons, about nuns being contsntec
with their narrow converts, and hermits in
their cells. and students 10 their Libraries
and weavers at the loom; and here, o, here
is an allusion to you, dear bee he tell
5 how
= Bees that soar for bloom
High as the highest peak of Furness-fells
Will murmur by the hour in foxplove helIs