. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. WEEKLY THE " Q0INQ=T0-BEES' BT NIXON WATERMAN Suppose that some fine morn in May A honey-bee should pause and say : " I guess I will not work to-day, But next week or next summer, Or some time in the by-and-by, I'll be so diligent and spry That all the world must see that I Am what they call a ' hummer !' " Of course you'd wish to say at once, "O bee ! don't be a little dunce And waste your golden days and months In lazily reviewing The things you're ' going to do,' and how Your hive with honey you'll endow ; But bear in mind, O be
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. WEEKLY THE " Q0INQ=T0-BEES' BT NIXON WATERMAN Suppose that some fine morn in May A honey-bee should pause and say : " I guess I will not work to-day, But next week or next summer, Or some time in the by-and-by, I'll be so diligent and spry That all the world must see that I Am what they call a ' hummer !' " Of course you'd wish to say at once, "O bee ! don't be a little dunce And waste your golden days and months In lazily reviewing The things you're ' going to do,' and how Your hive with honey you'll endow ; But bear in mind, O bee, that now Is just the time for ' doing.'" a youth with idle hands ell you all the splendid plans he dreams, the while the sands are flowing, flowing ; ish to say to him, "O boy ! Id reap your share of joy t discerningly employ orning hours in ; ould win must work 1 The prize -? faithful one who tries \Vith loyal heart and hand ; whose skies f« 0 ,.W4^jloil-crowned hopes are sunny. .'•!?» And j|}%j' who seek success to find, ely truth must bear in mind : ing-to-bees ' are not the kind he hive with ; —Satu>day Evening Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original [Hamilton, Ill. , etc. , Dadant & Sons]
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