Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-04-12
ARTENUs WARD AMONG SHAKERS.

One Of our cotemporaries has witty cor
respondent who purports 10 be a travelling
Snowman, aud of course meets with various
experience. In bis last letter he gives some
Of bis experience among the Shakers, in whose
settlement" be had to stop over night. par
taking Of their hospitality:
sot down to the table, and the female in
the meal bag poured out some tea. Sha sed
nothin, and for FIVE minits the only live thing
in that room was old wooden clock which
tiet IN subdood aud bashfuI manner In The
corner. This deathly ssllIness made me un-
easy, and determined 10 talk to the female or
bust. So seq |, marriage IS sgin your rules,
! bieeve, marm9
@Yay.n
The sexes liz strictly apart. 'specsa''
ssYay."
sits kinder singler,3 sez |, putin on my
most sweetest look aud speakin IN q Ehiunin
voice, ''ihat 50 fair made as tbow never got
hiiched to sum likely teller"
N. B.-She was upEard Of forty, and
homely as stump fence, bot th2wt I'D
tiekil her.l
ST don't Ike men," soc sed, very short.
"WaIl, | dunno, sez /, "ihey'er rayther
important part Of rhe populashuu. don't
scarcely see bow We could git along without
EN- y
stUs poor wimmiu' folks would git along a
great deal better if there was no men.'
You'll excuse me- msrnl, but I don't think
that air would work
Il wouldn't Be re4Ier.
Pm fraid Of msH she said.
TSat's unnecessary, nartB. I 5u amt in no
danger. Don't fret yourself on that plat.
Here we're shut out Of the sinful world
Here al is peas. Here We are brothers aud
sisters.
We don't marry, aud eonsekeatIg we have
40 domestic difficulties. Hasban- don't abooze
( their sisez--w:yss don't Worrit theis husbans.
There's 20 cbiIt:en here to Worrit Us. Moth
ing 10 EogfIE Us here. No wicked natrimony
/ hsrc.
Would tloa Ike to te Qae Il these shak
eEel
No, sez /. it ant nly stile
had now histed in as big load os pTovIsa-
ens A. 1 could carry comfortable, and leapin'
back IN nv eLeer, coramebst PiesiH my teeth
sijh a fork
TIE fenale sent cnt. laayin me at alone
With iho eIeek. hAau't sot taar toug before
~e.1t f-'-~.A tts1 i9i-F A1Ae4 ~ y ~ 'stot
You're maR of sin. lie sed, and gTesled
aad went aXa,
Dire .kly thar cum IN two young shakeress-
ess, as pretty anl sick lookin' gals as ever
met.
i II Is tTOo they was dressed in meal bags like
the old one I'd met previsiy, and their shiny
silky bar was hid frem sight by long white
gaps, such as | spose female costs wear. but
I thetr eyes sparSled like diuiuds, their cheeks
was Ike roses, aud they was charniu ngf tu
make a man tbroE stuns his grandmother,
Z If they axed him to-
They eounseest el=sEiu away the dishes,
eas'in shy glauces At Rle all the time. | got
ezeIted.
/ | forgot Betsy Jane il my rapier, aud SEE
|, 10y pretty 3ears, hoE are sou2
/ We are we'll, they s9lunlly sed.
! War's the cd mana sed /, IN 4 kind Of sofi
vaIee.
+ Ot whom dost thou speak-bro.her Uriahl
mean the gay aud festive euss who calls
ME man Of sin. Shouldn't wonder if bis name
vas Uriah.
He has retired.
Wall. mT pretty daars saz /, lsts have sun
IfIu.
/ Let's play puss ia the corner What say
yous
Are you Shaker, sir7 iney sxed.
Wall. ny pretty deats. haven't arrayed
my proud form in long weskit yit, but il
they was all like ycu perhaps Ia jiue en-
As it IS, Pm Shaker prctemporary.
| They was full OF fun, seed that at fust
ouiy they was a little skeerY. taEt 'em
puss 10 the corner and sioh like plase, and W.
had uiee time. keePin quiet of course 80 The
oil man Shouldn't hear.
| When We broke up, sez |. Wy pretty dsafsi
ear 4 GO. you have no objections, hsve you, t.
innerseut kiss at paitina
Yay, they sed, and yay'd.