The Shasta courier., 1855-12-08
From the Ner York EreRing Post.
Letter from a Recent Convert to
Free-L0ve.
How Abigail Moses learned what her Sc in
nard matnr1 required, and that Hiram
Nnses her ~ sIs n hoOby.

How Abigail Moses learned what her ss i'm
nard natnrv required. nnd that Hiram
Moses, her husband, was n bOOby.
| rally halnt minute OF time, dear nelShbor,
Mrs. Baldwin, to devote to nobody, but | do
reckin' I'd better jest let you know somethin
about this here society OF AssociatIoners LIN
contenpl platin' joinn'. Afore begin I'd like
to menshun that if youd d just step in and see TO
husbands stockins, I'd take it agreeble.
hain't no time to mend 'em for Professor K--h
had such heap to tell me about the irnard de-
velopmen,, and his spiritual coalition with my
spiritual wiials, that sat good bit longer than
| meant TO, with him; an somehow or other he
ketched a hold of my hand an said he didn't
know when he'd been so monstrously drawed
to anybody afore. He hadn't nothin' to say
again my husband; he might be a very clever
person but yet he felt convinced my naiur was
such an elevated one, he really believed my
wants hadn't never been met.
told him enough they hadn't, but
reckon the reason was, were too poor to
go to further expense in buyin' things. But
did not confess. if there a want had il was
fur a parlor carpet, ourn was gettin' so
| dreadful shabby. The Professor gin me an aw-
| ful nudge Ilen, and said | must excuse him, IL
he didn't feel disposed ior jokin that mornin
he was sn!ierin most tremInj jous inner tortures
cause he'd been misunderstood the day afore by
person who vast great enough to compre-
bend him. OF course let ou understood him.
and pretended I'd been iokin', but afterwards
when / went to The meeiu' | found out all
about What il ,neantt and I'm real miserable,
neighbor Baldwin, To think I've been lIvln
these sixteen years with Hiram Moses, an he's
never cnnnprehended " hat my natur required
know my hull bein' aiut called into play !;
there's only set OF faculties agoin. an
might as wei be livin' mummy as 10 be mated
with such noodle. Brother Be ses he's
convincei Inc an him has such sympathy fur
one another that must have played together
when We was children in some other state, OF
existence. an though | don't remember ever
bein' in that state, yet spose ills all just So
Brother BE is very spiritual soul. an Is
just as developed he can be- Me aud him
has such eu"d ities together, aud such beauti-
ful attractions ~ ohe another, liIat we dUu't
think no m..re oil kssn than if we two ie-
males. He sed | needn't tell Hiram, though,
for it wasn't likely he'f understand how our
spirits nt an he was one oi those common
place beins wh h" mil sht 90 and kick up a rum
-pus about ne a kissln' a nolhcr wumans huS
band.
do declare its too bad to be forced into sch
position as am with Hiram; but DIR C-s
ses that's just the way with him an his wife;
she haint no understandn' Of the ideal beauty of
sich friendships. and don't begin to fill up the
measure Ut his SOULS yearnin' after perfection.
Poor fellow, he's often cast back upon him
tar. The meeius Thursday nights is all ii.s,
comfort have. There's Professor X - |, an
S-m Ct. an Dr. E-y an Mr.. lis.
that's all situated inst IN the same uncomfortable
way In their domestic relations, besi,ies several
females that's s'adyin riedvine and haiony
hard they pariake quite of the natur oi skcl-
etons. Their souls is developed al the expense
OF their poor frail, perislIable bodies.
E. B-m don't think of disect-
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roast chicken. 1 don't know as Id trus, her 10
treat my nenralugy, but Hiram might jest
well employ the poor thing for his rheumatic,
not She looks as though she might handle
right gripin' case pretty severe. But the best Of
all is the principles we puifess. There we sit
the hull eveniH and Jest discourse about the
poor oppressed creatures that have to get their
lvin' at shovelh' SNOW, an handlin' wood an SD
on. 1t would do your very marrow bones good
to see the benevolence and charity that prevails
an how they remarks, they don't want nobody
to do nothin' that don't agree with 'em-an' Pm
sare mendin' stockings don't agree with me.
An they tell such lovely anecdotes about the
people who go an git every thing done as cheap
as they eau, SO as to cheat folks an' grind down
the poor. And besides all this active goodness
an struggin' to redeem their feller bein's
they have IA festival about onst year, TO
hear the remarks of them as comes from the
furrin cities-such as Boston and Philadelphia
about the witkedness of people in no, payin
their work-men; an Brother c. often draws
tears from the female members regardin' the
tramplin' down of their blessed privileges. He's
lovely. an their aint one of us females, ugly or
otherwise, but what he's willin' to embrace in
gospel love.
do hope, neigbor Baldwin, that I'm viriu-
Gus person there is in the world; but must
say | can't one bit of harm in reievn' my
full sympathes in the buzzums OF them as are
my spiritual partners-cause, whats the body
any howl 'Taint no more than wet blanket
throw'd over the sperrit-a quenchn' the yearn-
in after that soul communion that every we'll
developed person feels. Mr.. r., says I'm a
"great SOUL an that sich sentiments has nau
gerated me more tangibly into his best feelin's
than any patry takin' on of what the false and
holler world calls ''modesty." Says he to me,
standin' on the steps t'other night, ''would
was in the blessed Philanstery!" My sperrt
whispered, without Hiram, tho';' and his'n
Immediately responded in an audible YES" SO
completely do we meet one another.
We have been readin' Jacque together.
reckon you wouldn't be pleased with his obser-
vations on this, but its the the very options OF
morality and virtue think. I'm come TO the
end of my sheet, an here's Hiram just come in;
ugh, My soul revolts from him. But I'm DOOM
ed to misery. Pity my unfortunate organza-
ton that requires such different associations.
Yours, ABIGAIL MOSES.