The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-12-28
THE SHAKERS.


a correspondent Of the Philadelphia Lcdg-
or writes as follows
'-S'drTU- -wrutT vrurr- WIZ NJ r-CtaH66, iTIHT
State Of New York, the residence Of two or
three families, or Societies or that singular
sect dcnominatcd Shakors, I tonk some pains
"a learn their views. hnhits and euzinnA /
visited their village, witnessed their modo Of
worship, aud received from them some &c
coun. oi their mode Of life. Their Worship
is a strange mixture Of the serious aud the
ludicrous Thoy clap their hands. sing and
dance, denoting as they suppose their victory
'.s'.F -''' trtl the rrrut joy and hHUptuCsg OF
the New Jerusalem state, ln preparing Ia
dance, they rose simultaneously, the men on
one side of the house and the women on the
other, and removed, in quick order, the seat.
or benches they had occupied. 80 a. TO give
them full sweep for their dancing cxercisc.-
The men pulled oil thrir coats, ~ Il they
were about Ia engage in severe labor They
then ranged themselves in platoon style The
men on one side aud the women on the other
Then followed a brief address of one Of their
Elders and NJ n ,;,c, .;,,n,l ,ho,. oo,,,,,,.,c.d
their dancing iig. II was the -tr,r,,st -, hi.
hilton had .c,or .socp. Som. t,,.,,. al, AZ
teen malos and C,m,lc.. took -tbo;r stand ,,,,o,,
the centre of the floor aud began To sing ia
their pcculiar st,lc An ,bc r,., n,,,h.-.
inc oIont two hundred mao, and von,o, an.
tered into the dance. noticed old men Who
looked ,s if they ou,bt to bc :, hc;r old
,,,,,o,, rl,;rs c,,rr,ir,, ,,rr,,,c,,.,, ,,,,,.
tbcir rictv Ia. shown. k.v tL., c5olJ ,ri,
il over the door.
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have all IN. anos,ol. =. ,;o, Tho, ,,,.t h,,
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ol,s, hcy. and American lnlnrcr. anil IA,
comnton.pc obey them An, Too i Tho
pcrson whom thcv call, Nr,,h,r sho ,a.
born, in Mancbcstrr r.,l.nd IN r,qc Sh.
was the dauahtar oc. Il.ol.,,,;,l. ..l =
employcd ns f,,tc,. oc b,,,or., g.. A..
enrl,. aosr sbc u,,rr;,,r A,,-,L.,, S,.,,,u..
block smith who ,;yoJ ;o.,,.. c.,t.,..,. L..
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10 J,,,,os Ny-,rt,,,.. ~. III, ~
lor l,, ,,ho - ;......,.h,
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c,i,cd Sb,l.,- e., ,h.;. III. -.
Ann soon distinguished herself in her relig-
ious rites. About the ,.or i77o sbc modo
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,rl o,,oroa h,r ,,s,;r,o,,,. ,,,,;,.,;, Mi
ayr sbo called tho roo, of br,n,, 5c,r,v;t,..
81 .,,l., :, !. -. ,I:.,...i
oncc that ,ho noonl,. 80 ,I..aL..,,.. L., L..
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enc -, VOC ~ W
81 l,,.,,,,.I l,-lr =,
s,,o,l L. all, - " Nv, 'Y,'Y,''' g"
Ali. :, C,-,"r>r
was woman o' great energy cunning
""' '''''' '''' succeeded IN gathering some
,ono"erS' anu "heh she had gained sufficient
'''''"''''' "'er '"''''' she warned them oi the
B'ea' 81" VI '"''o"'ng the VAN customs oil the
T9'i''i :, anu perspaued them 10 glNe mp To her
al 'ne'r 'a'"a''es' such as ear-r'ngs' ncckiH-
ees' uucA'eS' &c She asserted that she was
not i"o'' 10 'h' assaults OF DEATH and that
wn'h she lett the world she would ascend in
'"e 'W'nN''hg oil an eye 70 heaven. Unhap-
P"y' however Tor her cia'ms'she died as oth-
er people uie' sept g. 1854
Mr. Ratabun, disciple Of Ann, but who