Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-06-14

Artemas Ward Among tho Sha-
kers--His "Yaying :. Experl-
epee with two Pretty shaker
esses. aA1N y
Artemas Ward, in late number Of Van.
ity fair, gives some Of his experisnoe ansng
the Shakers
sot down to the table, and the female
in the meal bag poured out some tea. She
sed nothin, and fer Eve rninits the only
live thing III that room was old woodea
clock which tieked in a subdood and bash.
ful manner in the corner This desthly
stiffness made me oneasy, and deierinfnl
ed to talk to the female or bust. So seq I,
I" marriage is agin yur rules, I blesve.
marm?"
"Yay."
"Ths sexes live strictly apart, l speet'"
"Yay"
"Its kinder singler, seq l, putin on my
most sweetest look, and speakin in whis
min voice, shat so fair a maid % thow ne.
yer got hitched to some likely feller. TN.
B,-She was upward of forty, and homely
as q stump fence, but thawt I'd tickle
her.]
"1 don't like them, she sed, very short.
eWall, dunno" seq I, "theyr,s rag
ther a important part of the populashuns
| don't skercely see how you could git q.
long without EN-"
"Us poor wimmin folks would git along
a great deal better if there was no menl'' p
"YouH excuse me, marin, but don't
think it would work. l wouldn't be reg
ler."
"Tm afraid of menl" she said.
"That's unnecessary, marin. You ain's
in no danger. Don't fret yourself on that
pint" H
Here we're shut out of the sinful
world Here all is peace. Here we are
brothers and sisters. We don't marry
and consequently we have no domestic
difficulties. Husbands don't abooze their
wives-wives don't worrit their husbands.
There's no children here to worrit US, No
wicked matrimony here. Would thow
like to be aShakerp" :
"No," seq 1, cit amt my Style"
had row histed in as big o load Of per.
visuns as could carry comfortable, and
leanin back in my cheer commenst pickin
my teeth with fork. The female went
out, leavin me all alone with the clock /
hadn't sOt thar long afore the elder poked
his head in at the door. you're a man
of sin!., he sed, and groaned and went
away
Direokly thar cum in two young Sha-
keresses, as pretty and slick lookin gals as
ever met. 1t is troo they was drest in
meal bags like the old one I'd met pre-
wisely, and their shiny silk har was hid
from my sight by long white caps, such as
| suppose female ghosts wear but their
eyes sparkled like diminds, their cheeks
was like roses, and they were oharmia
enuf to make man throw stones at biz
grandmother, if they axed him tu. They
commenst clearin away the dishes, eastin
shy glanees at me ell the time. l got ex-
cited. forgot Betsy Jane in my raptsr,
and seq l, "my pretty dears, how are your"
"We are well, they solemnly sed.
"Whar's the old mani"
"0f whom dost thow speak-brother
Uriah2"
"I plean the gay and festive cuss who
calls me man Of sin. Shouldn't wonder
if his name was Uriah2"
ale has retired"
avail, my pretty dears," sez /, ''lets
have some fun. Lets play Puss in the
corner. What say your"
"Are you Shaker, sir2" they axsd.
"Wall, my pretty dsars, havn't AFRAID
my proud form in long weskit yit, but If
they was all like you, perhaps Id jine
en-. As it is, lin shaker protemporary."
They was full Of fun. l seed that at
fust, only they was little skeery. tawt
'em Puss in the corner and sich like rlase,
and we had uice time, keepin quiet, of
course, so the old man shouldn't hear
When We broke up, seq |, "my pretty dsars
ear 60 you have no objsctions, hsv you,
to innersent kiss at partin2" aa
uVax, thav aaA and uauid