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We visit an ant-hill, dear children, to-day. Come, witness the instinct these creatures display; "Consider their ways and be wise;" Thus spoke a wise king, in the Proverbs, you know, And though we're no sluggards, I think if we go   We'll find a rich feast for our eyes.

One square foot of earth, though to us very small, To the ant is a kingdom. Each house has a hall, With chambers and passages lined; And thousands of homes in one square foot of ground, With swarms of these insects are frequently found, And such a one now we will find.

The ants' mode of building we first will explain— The earth being moistened with dew or with rain, Large swarms of these insects will meet;