III.
THE SCHEMING SPIDER.
A FABLE FOR MANY IN GENERAL, AND A FEW IN PARTICULAR.
I.
A bee who had chased after pleasure all day,
And homeward was lazily wending his way,
Fell in with a Spider, who called to the Bee:
"Good evening! I trust you are well," said he.
II.
The bee was quite happy to stop awhile there—
He always had leisure enough and to spare—
"Good day, Mr. Spider," he said, with a bow,
"I thank you, I feel rather poorly, just now."
III.
"'Tis nothing but work, with all one's might—
'Tis nothing but work, from morning till night.
I wish I were dead, Mr. Spider; you know
I might as well die as to drag along so."
IV.