The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-04-13
Wise ella m c o W 8.
From the New World. -
The 9 In a er AO rs.
r,,r .IrTuOR OF HTHE GREEN NOUN

by IAN T,IN BOYS" "MAY MARTIN" &c.
ans onee. upon a warm summer afternoon
:,rovina on horseback in that wild ana picthr
~ ;;,nci of country in New Hampshire whicf
5olJors on the upper portion OF the mountain -oort
W.',imoc when a dark thunder'c cloud, that hae
aan Gathering unperceived by inc in the distance
psv suddenly from behind the screening hills
,nnr.inR me al once, its threatening aspect, snc
n ~ ,ond,ty with which il was rolling towards me
II Th,, thorough drenching was only 10 DO avoided
-. Immediate hghi TO some place of shelter.
"! ADolyinp tho spur therefore, put my horse tc
; bosr speed, and fortunately succeeded In reach
.s sn,. lsutial. looking farmhouse by the road
Go inst as a big bright drop Of ram, as IT shaken
u 49, no Tho crashing peal OF thunder that herHld
ID their descent came merrly dancing to the smo-
king earth.
80 lucky as TO gnin listening TO the roar oil me eie
mpnis and marking that almost terrific subiinity
,y,h which thunder storm in the mountains be-
comes invested, the owner ofthe establishment, a
fine hale looking man OF forty, camo out ana very
courteouslv invited mo into the house, addlng al
Tho same time, that ho thought, from the unProm.
;,;no ,nnearance of the clouds, | might as well
mako M nv mind at once to remain wtih hip tlro'
A. + was then late in the afternoon, and the
rain still continued TO pour down, win Itte pros
NEG, of abatlny in time for me to resume my jour.
rroy before dork 1 soon concluded 10 accept The
nT33fcred hospitality; when was Immediately ush
Trcl r by my kind entertainer, and introduced TO
ais interesting family as stranger who had conciu
lsd to accept their poor fare for the night.
had already been struck with The appearance
,r ,hrin and good management in every Thing
aboat this establishment without and my admira
lion was now equally awakened by the neainess
and rustic tast OF all within, and the quiet and or
dor with which the family concerns seemed TO he
conducted under the superintendent OF he hostess,
N oue Of the most comeiy and engaging matrons re
81 member ever to have seen. very soon discovered
VA nv hos, "a be man of much native shrewdness,
- "a nd fnTmed almost
MI ali subjects that presented themselves; and these
lM qualities united with spice at sly huia9r and
& GOOD tao, for description, fuiled not I" ippart
MI bisb degree of piuuancy and interest TO his CONVEX
lN saion AN.r The excellent supper, with which we
were soon favored, over the household affairs
.sssulacd and the smaller children disposed of For
VA The night the amiabe mistress of The house took
IA her knitting work and Joined us IN the sitting room,
W adding stl further interest to the converse by
VA her Guisf presence and the we'll timed and peril
fN rent remarks which SHE occasionally threw ~ ON
.N 'hc different subjects that were introduced. he
Nh conrerltion at length turned On the shnKeiS, an
sabIshmentor whom had visited that very NOR
"A ming, Perceiving that my host seemed TO dissent
q from some general remark had made IN praise OF
lh'isngular society, | turned 10 him and said:
"iou believe them 10 he industrious, quiet,
snd very honest people, surely, do You not, sir?
industrious and quiet enough, doubtless, and
Just as honest as other people, but not whit more
So, no replied.
"Why, had supposed them rejoined, "not
"ul perhiIarIy honest ana sincere, pht III BreHt
'esree devoid Of all those passinns and vices that
most move and agiiae the rest Of society,"
"AlI that IN the exterior they generally present,
grant you; but you willing TO take that as
criterion of their true character he asked.
"Wel, sir could you lin the curtain. and gee oil
mat this sober and wonderfully honest exterior Is
sometimes made TO conceal you might perhaps be
mule less inclined TO exempt them h4" common
pelng' and frnilties of other people. nave nan
mind 10 tell YOU n story OF an affair when occur
N red some twenty years ago al tho very establish
men! you visited, and which would show
Now don't husband Interrupted my hostess,
NJ Rlh feprecating look.
"A "Ony BY way Of argument" briskiy replied the !
man, casting an arch look at the other 81 want
70 show him that love and intrigue may sometimes J.
Oe found under broad brim as well as narrow |
"a one" "..' 80
pray let vs. have IL; 60 on-go on, by all
%e1's, eagerly nerposed, del GIFTED at the nov.
e'taaa Of love story from ,uch an un promising
people as that Of the Shaking Qunkers.
VITA rog"s'! glance at his slightly disturbed
Enough now acquescent companion INV host, after
j. brie' pause, began:
,h ~ was delightful evening in the month of Oct
tIsor, a"u .ne settimg sun was throwing his parting
1uIsnSs Eyer .ne yellow fnres!s q the surrounding
m!snehos streams of reflected light, and spread n
H .u, !a'verIng glow the NMascony and the
sSeH meadows that lie s,reached nlong its
A n"mhn Neariy the whole Of the Shaker family,
aauImoeHng at that time something less than a hun.
% n0n, were in the field short distance from the
engaged in gathering the rare fruit of their
"A SsIsvV e orchards--the women, with their hand
M sin,s s picking the choicer kinds for market or
conve,pIS reservation, and the men gathering and
oflbs TO the teams stationed at different points
which w,a Tor the purpose, that part OF the fruit
cey T T destined for tho ordinary uses of the SO
and coin n us almost exaIt uniformity in the fashion
ness in ,h OF their dresses produced singular same
n more n,r; e appearance ofthem ali; but this was
ueat pr;a nc1lary the with the females whose
while lima, dresses n of never-varyipg slate color,
n BY thai, sn keIchief and snowy caps, surmouned
Their thin 'O wv PLAIN bonnes, fom which peeped
the same aa ylsages, all seemingly marked with
might h,vo esnnre, downcast and abjsct expression,
were disposed an ordinary SPECTATOR, as they
less as a6ou. the fields silent and gesture
with sensn anu OF autonatons 10 look upon them
renee in much resembling ,hose we expe.
Inspection o of flock of wd-fowls, were an
closer obssr one is an inspection of tho whole. A
aud feuTs sf We however in examining the faces
here as well ~ each, would have discovered tina,
Ten to be- wei as elsewhere Nature ha, not forgot-
and ,ha, partial in the distribution of her fayors
when tho 1 IL, as well Is elsewhere, were those
"., s'' Of personal beauty had not been SO j