I saw her singing at her Long after it was heard n plainʼtive, sad; mournful. theme, subject. sic'kle, a ho ting grain. farthest Hebrides (2). The Hebrides, or Wes west coast of Scotland. They consist of two groups, Hebrides. LXIV. - A BEE HUN IRVING. WASHINGTON IRVING was born in the city of N and died at Sunnyside, on the Hudson River, Novemb Irving is regarded as the earliest classic American read with equal admiration in his native land and in best-known productions is "A History of New York bocker," which is a good-natured burlesque of the cus of the old Dutch colonists. Another celebrated worl of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.," which contains "Rip Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and other sketches. Irvi ber of valuable historical works, among which are ages of Christopher Columbus," and "The Life of Geo In the purity of his English, and the quiet grace and his style, Irving may be compared with Goldsmith. H and amiable as that of Addison. His writings also c move the feelings by their pathetic tenderness. For many years Irving resided in Europe. He was 1. WE had not been long in the cam set out in quest of a bee-tree; and, b witness the sport, I gladly accepted a y them. The party was headed by a veteran r, a tall, lank fellow, in homespun garb that ely about his limbs, and a straw hat shaped e a beehive. A comrade, equally uncouth in without a hat, straddled along at his heels, ng rifle on his shoulder. To these succeeded ozen others, some with axes and some with no one stirs far from the camp without his so as to be ready either for wild deer or wild er proceeding some distance, we came to an e on the skirts of the forest. Here our leader d then advanced quietly to a low bush, on the ich I perceived a piece of honeycomb. This I s the bait or lure for the wild bees. Several ming about it, and diving into its cells. When laden themselves with honey they would rise air, and dart off in a straight line almost with ty of a bullet. hunters watched attentively the course they then set off in the same direction, stumng over twisted roots and fallen trees, with 3 turned up to the sky. In this way they › honey-laden bees to their hive, in the hollow blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a they entered a hole about sixty feet from the of the bee-hunters now plied their axes vigt the foot of the tree, to level it with the The mere spectators and amateurs in the e drew off to a cautious distance, to be out y of the falling of the tree and the vengeance ates. community. They continued to ply a pations, some arriving full freighted sallying forth on new expeditions, 1 chantmen in a money-making metr cious of impending bankruptcy and loud crack, which announced the trunk, failed to divert their attention pursuit of gain. At length down car tremendous crash, bursting open from displaying all the hoarded treasures wealth. 6. One of the hunters immediatel wisp of lighted hay as a defense again latter, however, made no attack, and s they seemed stupefied by the catastro cious of its cause, and remained crav about the ruins without offering us a 7. Every one of the party now f and hunting-knife to scoop out the comb with which the hollow trunk w of them were of old date, and a d others were beautifully white, and th cells was almost limpid. Such of th entire were placed in camp kettles t the encampment; those which had bee fall were devoured upon the spot. was to be seen with a rich morsel in 1 about his fingers, and disappearing as tart before the holiday appetite of a sch 8. Nor was it the bee-hunters along the downfall of this industrious comm |