Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-02


~ SHAKER BRIDAL.
u ms sED0wrx.
- chamber Of Father Ephrain',
esty gears the presiding elder over
~ ~...I.:ces at Goshen, there was an as
- ~ ~,es.l of the chief men Of the sect.
- ~ cone from the rich establish.
bhv 49,. iso~ Canterbury, Harvard. and
- - e. III tic other localities, wher;
.ee psopis have tert'''zed inc rosseo
Nv EsSi.ad By their ss.G rem &c, ' .n"
w. $3.50 : thousand miles from village Of
sr?xx5 !. xeatuckv, TO visit his spiritual kim
~ .a;id,ea Of The sainted Mother Ann
- -I.. IT the honely abundance Of their
-~1.A shs 6s-famed Shaker cider, and
!. - Sacred dance, every step Of
.E..eaa 10 enthusiast from earth, and
."~.I % kssvcnly purity and BLISS
~. Fl he sosth had cOurteOusIy invi-
!. l. secsent on an OCCASION when the
s..e efevssy eminent member Of the COM
-. - peculiarly desirable
,..ef,bie Father EPhraim sat IN his easy
- ~ ry-headcd and infirm with age,
r~Svs By . lingering disease, which,
~:rae. would soon transfer hrs Patr'archa'
~rr ~ hssds. AZ has toos-s'oo', stood a
-1sssas, both clad IN the shaker earD.
~. s.aheeeF said Father Ephraim Z" the
seasss, feebiy cxcrting himself TO
~. - ~ words, "hcrc are the son and
49, : vhom I would commit tho trust, OF
~ o;apecs - about 10 tighten my heavy
x.-ii.a Rsad theis faces, pray you, and say
49,, - award movcmcnt Of the spirit hath
cos3sasy eAs;es asighs."
I.,oexseIv. sach elder looked at tho two can
49,. M : ~ seuu,inizing gaze. The man
-1a.. .ama ~ Aao COlburn, had face sun
S.,ee vith lsbos u no fields, yet intelligent.
s.n.Stki, ss6 isesd with cares enough for
- ISfims. ehosgh he had barely reached mid
n. ~. Tbsss was something severe in hts as
~ = sns;disy throughout bis person-char-
se,sesip skss caused him generally To be taken
81 shsstmasscs; which vOcatic., IN fact, he
~ kmsdy exercised for several years. The
go 1a1sha Pierson, was somewhat over tlir-
n. - - pale, rs q Sahkcr sister almost Inva-
cahiv \ ed not entirely free from their corpse
nsaPssssncc, which the gsrb Of the sistcrhood
- ~ calculated to i.npart.
~ pair are still in the summer Of their
un," observed tho elder from Harvard,
Seevd ia man; III would like better to see the
M fust Of autumn on their heads. Mcibinks
-, ,hey will be exposed to peculiar temptations,
- secouas II the earnest desires which have
Isseso(oro subsisted between them"
"Nay, bsosherr said the cldcr from Canterbury, |
the hoar FROST AMI the black frost, hath done ITS
vork On brother Adam and sister Martha, even as
70 somctmcs discern its traces in cOrn-ficlds,
nile they are vet green. And why should VIC
,ssstion the wisdom Of our venerable Fathers
ysPose, although this pair, in their early YOUTH,
lass Ioved one another as tho worlds people love!
m there not many brethren and sisters among
d, vbo have lived long together in wediock, yet,
si,tine our faith, find their hearts purified from
4 ~ spiritual affection"
Whether or no, tho early love Of Adam and
IarsAa had rendcredis expcdicnt that they should
NJ preside together over Shaker village, IT was
,sssaisly most singular that such should be the /
nal result q many warm and tender hopes
''h'arca Il seighboring families, their affection
was older evcs than their schoos-days it seemed
- nssss principle, intcrf'scd among all their
'essiaesss and feelings, and not much distant ,
as connected with their whole vol
lmcof remembrance. Bat, Just rs they reached
pSqes age tos their union, msfortuncs had fal-
ea heavily On both, and made il necessary that
aey should resort TO personal Labor for n bare
seostcNcc. Even under these circumstances,
Narshs Picrson could probably have consented to
mite her fate with Adam Colburn's, and, secure
= To hiss q mutual love, would patiently have
waited he less important gifts Of fortune. BIT
Ahm, being Of . calm and cautious character,
~ 18th 70 relinquish the advantages which u
sss m1n possess to raise himself in the world.
las after year, therefore, their marriage had
Nm deferred. Adam Colburn had followed mr.
|! vocaisoas, had travelled far. and seen much OF
y void and Of life. Martha had earned her
49, sometimes as . scamstrcss; sometimes as
'ePo farmers wife; sometimes as schoOlmis-
~ q No village children sometimes n nurse
v:sses Of tho sick, thus acquiring varied
.esee, The ultimate use Of which she little
-. 1er.:ed But nothing had gone prospcrously
~ ssnes q the lovers; at no subsequent mo
vss 0atfimony have been 50 prudent a
~ = VIXEN they had first parted, in tho
Sss ~ esso of life, 10 seek better fortune.
= eey hsd held fast their mutual faith Mar
80 sset have been the wife Of a man. who sat
- q senators Of his native state. and Adam
~ 1se Won the hand, as no had unintcntion-
w. ~e heart, II = rich and comedy widow.
"nes o. sAcm desired good fortune, save to
A''c"S'n mat calm despair, which occurs in a
ana somewhat stubborn character, and
~ second sPsag Of hope, settled down on
s o. Adam Colbusn lie .o,ch, an in
~" Win Martha, and proposed that they
? n: rse she society Of Shakers. The converts
ses are otlener driven within its hospita-
y worldly misfortune than drawn thith-
.se''csm, and arc received without inqui-
~ ~ 70 tnesr motives. Martha. faithful still,
nee hand in that Of her lover. and ac-
'ed him 10 the Shaker village. Hero the /
capacity Of each, guilty atcd and strength
~ c'm'cuitics Of their prev io,is life had
n shem an important rank in the socic |
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