The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-29


8ome four weeks ago tbero arrived In this city,
ann engaged apartments ct Baynum's Hotel,
youps and unprotected female, who Gale herself
Eizs6es>h Bushnell srrsyed In the peculiar costume
York. Whatever her personal attractions may have
been wa must leave to conjecture; IL she was mot
ispassng fair" abe Was believed to b 20. though Of
course the most exquisite personal charms are some
what marred by the eccenfricities Of Shaker cha
bits," Of whatsoever sort. 10 Was enough, how
ever. to engage the sympathies of the excellent
host, Mr.. Mclaughlin, that an unprotected female
in his house and appealing TO him for direction
in trying emergency. She had recently escaped
from the community above named had evaded de-
signs upon large property to which in short
time ut Der majority, she was to come into posses
sior. She had an uncle in the community who
but ale had also lover in Shakerdom who would
himself, in a short time, elude the vigilance OF his
biotber celbates, escape the bondage OF his tribe,
and HE upon the wings OF love TO her and matri-
monial delights
TIL then the hopeful maiden resolved to wear her
Shaker dress and it is quite probable that our citi-
zens may have seen the quic kfooted Elizabeth upon
our streets, or ia one Of McClintock and Eaton's
very best coaches aging her visits the ttepr
limnaTy business anticipative of the nupdal hour.
Upon her arrival she condcd to the host package OF
money, which she desired to be sely kept until her
departure. In The meantime, she has provided her
self with number of dresses Of the choicest mate
rial and style; che hos been quite fsv0rite With
the ladies Of the hoYae, and in the enjoyment Of
ther commence Ifeety gwen 10 one 80 peculiarly
situated has had familiar access Of their spartments
In the name Of ore lady she purchased gold chain.
and presented it to the housekeeper rs an append
age to gold watch which the housekeeper already
fairs, legal advice cslled in, and Mr.. s. Taggart
had the honor Of waiting upon the lady as her scci
tor her choice no doubt being partially infuen ed,
in this case, by her good taste.
Suffice it, that for four weeks the Shaker lady has
been a feature at Barnum's; has distributed her
favors quite freely in the community has patronized
the best establishments and Of course vndicated
Der gentity by invariably taking the air in McClin.
t)ck EatOn's handsome coaches The most i'll
terestng feature Of the whole affair, however, was
.fserved for last Saturday, which day the fugi-
tive swain from New Lebanon was to arrive, the
queer toggery Of Shakerdom was to he put OF for
ever, the hiaal robes weie TO be pat on, aud the
happy pair the nupial benediction said were to he
inauguIatcd into the fuluess Of those JOS cruelty
interdicted by the snch0Ietical community from
which they bad escaped. Tho eve Of the Important
Gay had come; the weather was intensely hot, and
the lady quietly left the house for stroll. She
never came back. The denouement Is with the
resder.
Perhaps il may aid conjecture to say, that the
Shaker swain has not arrived and the bridal feasts
to which all the guests OF the house were invited
has proved ,he vanity OF all sublunary hopes The
package Of money, securely deposited in the pri'
vae safe, has been opened and that also has seri-
ously impaired the faith Of the excellent host i'll
terDal evidences Of things not seen. Sundry gar.
ments after the fashion OF this world, have come to
the house since the departure of Elizabeth, but they
mare been returned 70 the lanas OF thosc whose dex'
terity shaped them Ito order" One OF the unktnd.
est cuts consists in the fact that before she left she
borrowed the housekceper's watch, and that gold
chain she had presented to her, IN the name and at
the expense of lady in the house and forgot to re-
Turn either watch or chain In the piecipitancy OF
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hoIed TOT Tie renei OF shat general sympathy WIN
90 adrct an adventuicr, That success may attend
their efforts.
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