Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-08
VOL. XIII.
ARFEMUS WARD ON SHAK-
ERS.

Was oise5 5ulseu III Hslte PSOPtSs SAOSS' ~
did't know EN-
But 10 the Spring of ls-. 1 got swampt
in the exterior of New York State, one dark
and stormy night, when the winds Blue pity
ously, aud | was forced to tie up with the
Shakers.
was toilin threw the mud, when in the
dim yister of the furtur Obsurved the CLEANS
Of a taller candle. Tiein hornets nest to
uly III hoss's tail TO kinder encourage him,
s.ou reached the place. / knOckt at the
d0or. which was opened unto me by tall
slick-faced, solum lookin individooal, who
turn'd out to be Elder.
"Mister Shaker" sed /, "yOu see before you
q Babe in the Woods, so to speak, and he
axes shelter Of you"
+Yay," sed the Shaker, and he led the wa y
into the house, another Shaker bein sent to
put my bosses and wagin under kiver.
A solum female, looking sumwhat like a
last years bean pole stuck into long meal
bag, cum in and nxed me was / athurst and
did hunger? to which I urbanely anserd ga
few" She went OFF and indhvered to open
eonversashun with the old man.
Elder, spect 2" sed /.
"Yny." said he.
"Helth's good, l reckon ,"
"Yay"
whats tie wages of a Elder, when he
underderstans his biziness-or do you devote
your sarvices gratoOitus o. ......
"Yay."
STORMY night, sir?
"Yay."
IF the storm continners there1l be mess
underfoot, hay ?"
ats unpleasant when there's mess under
foot ~ @.-7a
~Yay" #tl
'.If may be so bold, kind sir, what's the
price of that pecooler kind of wcskit you wear
incloodin trinimin's p
"Yay"
l pawsed mint, and then, thinkin I'd be
fascshus with him and see how that would go
slapt him OH the shoulder, bust into hariy
larf, and told him that as ydysr lie had Nc
Irwin ekal
He jumpt up as if Bilin water had beer
squirted into his ears, groahed, rolled his EYES
toards the seulin and SD: YOU'RE u man o
sin !" He then walkt out of the room.
her head into the room and statid that NJ
lreshmeuts awaited the weary traveller; and
sed If it was yittes she ment, the weary irav
eler was agreeable, and fOllered her into tht
next room.
sot down to the table and the female il
the meal bag poured out some tea She sed
nothing, and for five minutes the only living
thing in that room was q old wooden clock
which tiekt in subdood and bashful manner
| in the corner. This dethly stiffness made mt
oneasy, aud | determined tO talk to The le
male or bust. So SEE L, marriage is agir
your rules, bieeve, marm?"
"Yay."
~The sexes liv strickly apart, spcct :"
"Yay."
"Its kinder siugler, sez 1, putting on my
most sweetest look and speaking in winniI
voice, ''lhat so fair made as you air never go
hitchcd to sum likely frller." n. B.-She wa
upwards of 40 and homely as stump fence
but tl5awt ia tickil her.
II don't like men T. she scd very short.
avail, i dunno" SEE l, they're raythe
popular part of the populashun. l don
scarcely see how we could get. along withou
EN-"
It's poor wimmiu folks would get along
/ great deal better if there was no men"
"You'll excoos me, marin, but don't thin
that air would work. wouldn't be regeler.
"I'm fraid OF men !" she said
"That's Unnecessary, marm. You amt j
no danger. Don't fret yourself on that pint.
.Here we're shut out from the sinful worlC
Here all is peas. Here we air brothers an
sisters We don't marry, and consekently W
have no domestic difficulties. Husband
don't abooze their wives-wives don't wOrri
their husbands. There's no children here t
worrit us. Nothin to worrit US here. n
wicked matrimony here. Would tbow like t
be Shaker %
'sNu," sez /, "it amt my stile."
/ had now histed in as big load Of pei
vishuns as I could carry comfortable, an
; leaning back in my cheer, comnensed pickin
nv teeth with a fork The female went ou
leaving me all alone with the clock. / hadu
sot thar long before the Elder poked his he
in at the door, You're a man of sin"
sed, and rroaucd and went away.
Directly thar cum two young Shakeresse
as putty and slick looking gals as 1 ever me
It's troo they was dressed in meal bags lih
the old one met previsly, and their shin
silky bar was hid from sight by long whl
caps, sich as Il spose female costs wear; b'
! their eyes sparkled like diIDunds, their cheel
was like roses, and they was charming emu
q to make man throw stones at his granmotl
or. if they axed him to. They commen
, clearin away the dishes, casting shy glances
me all the time. got excited-I forg'
n Betsy Jane IN my rapter, and sez /, my pre-
q ty dears, how air you ?"gl TE a sza'5
a I'VE air well,' they solumly sed. 2. er-
n sNhar's the old man p sed in Sc
= voice.
aof whom dost tbOw speak = Broth
:, UrishT'
Al mean the gay festiv cus who calls me
e man Of sin. Shouldn't wonder If bis nan
,. was Uriah."
e ale has retired"
It "wall, my pretty dears," aez I, "let's ha
sum fun. Let's play Puss in the corner
What say 140 ~
aAir you a. Shaker, sir ?'s they axed. Z
"Wall, my pretty dears, haven't array
OF my proud form in q long weskit yit, but
+ they was all like you perhaps I'd j
P EN-. As it is, Una Shaker pro-temporary
re They was full Of fun. 1 seed that at fu
IS only they was a leetie skeery. tawt {
is P,=s in.the coruer and sch like phase, and
nad ie lime keepiu qaet OF eDurse so
p. arI sar .haadnt near When we broke
Syz J, my pretty dtars, ear go you have
Il objections, have YOU TO a innersent kiss
:" parlin ?"
~ Yay,' they sed, and / yayd'