Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-04-11
SnAKBs VALLEY,l
49,. NJ 40 ffa Z

SnAKBs VALLEY,l
HANCOCK Co. lSp.. Mar. 90, &c.
Mn, lspiroR ~ have Just taken my
sinking pen IN hand 10 shake down q
few lines TO be shaken to you. to give
you some better or more full informa-
ton respecting our Shakerian in this
Shaking Valley Of Shakers. | will
shake you an idea Of the size of our
Shaking Society Its shaken out
over territory OF some II miles
square. with some .6,00O shaking par
Elephants, Our manner Of receiving
shaking brothers and shaking sisters
into our Shaking Society is somewhat
analogous TO the manner of the Meth
odist-that is, on probation or trial.
We seldom receive person into full
membership at once, unIess he has a
good decentralization of predisposi-
ton OF constitution. Our Shaker
friends generally continue their anu.
al shaking exercises some three months
out Of twelve; commencing about the
last Of August or first Of September.
Last year being an uncommonly good
year for Shaking Shaker accessions,
ournumber swelled bcyond, all prece.
dent. Therefore TO give al the mem
Der Shakers a fair chance 10 evince
their shaking faith by actual shaker
demonstration, they have commenced
their shaking exercises in the month
Of March, and We bid fair 20 have o
real shaker shaking mess Of Shaker.
ism.
We are moved upon and impressed
altogether by the shaking spirit OIL
Shakerism. Our Shaker shaking
brothers and Shaker shaking sisters
are shaken into our shaker shaking
society on this wise-the shaker shak
ing spirit commences her shaker shak
ing shaker mission by shaking her sha
king wand of shaking destinies int,
the shaken constitution Of sinful shak
ing flesh by a sort Of utter abhorrenc,
to all shaking disposition; then b,
counter shaking TO shake out tina
anti-shaking convictions to convert in
TO real demonstration OF shaking re
atty.
The candidate for shaker shakin,
membership is known when the shalS
ing spirit applies her shaking wand t
the anti-shaler ms before mentioned
These true signs Of shaker shaking
conviction and repentance continu
more or less for two hours. Then On
swell qualified anti-shaker is shake
regularly into the regularly constitu
ted shaking shakers Of the shake
:. shaking faith by the shaker shalxin
spirit Of shaker shaking shakes. An
il the shaking showers should shalz
down from the shaking elements in th
same shaking amount and fashion a
they were shaken down last yea
we shakers will shake the most noted
protracted shake that was ever know
TO be shaken by any set Of shake
shaking shakers IN any shaking con
munity Of shakers.
Thus we expect to shake in flesh
to shake in spirit--to shake in unic
Ito shake in politics-to shake ii
Ballot Box. To shake Frank throug
his present term of oflice--to shall
SAM into the Presidential Chair,
I Franks stead. Thus 1 shall end m
shaker shaking letter, written for
I shaking purpose. But the most beal
I tiful shake that will be seen shak,
/. in the year So will be to see Fran
Pierce shaken out of Office and shakir
Sam shaken into his place.
Your shaking old Shaker,
JOHN HARVEY.
p. ST. had forgotten TO state tn
I Rev. David Amack, formerly
' your county. and whohas heretofo
|. been a member of the Methodist
q church, and four of his childrch. ha
' joined the shakers lately. Truly '
: are one Of the orders of Progressive
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