Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-26
w. ID. WALLACH.
ARrEMUs WARD on rHE sHAkEns

ever met. I'd hearn tell Of 'em and I'd seen
EN-, with their broad brim'd hats and long
wastid coats; but I'd never cum into immeiit
contack with 'em, and I'd sot 'em down as
lsckin intelleck, as I'd never seen 'em to my
Show-leastways if they cum they was dis
gised "a white peple's close, SO didn't know
'eTa.
But in the Spring Of l8-, got swampt in
the exterior of New York State, one dark and
stormy night, when the winds Blue pityusly,
and was forced to tie up with the Shakers.
was toilin threw the mud, when in the dim
vister of the futer obsarved the CLEANS of a
taller candle. Tiein hornets nest to my off
hoss's tail to kinder encourage him, / soon
reached the place. 1 knockt at the door,
which it was opened unto me by a tall, slick
faced, solum lookin individooal, who turn'd
out to be a Elder.
Mister Shaker" sed 1, "you see before you
Babe in the Woods, so to speak, and he axes
shelter Of you"
"Ysy," sed the Shaker, and he led the way
into the house, another Shaker bein sent to
put my hosses and waggin under kiver.
solum female, lookin sumwhat like a last
years bean-pole stuck into long mcal bag,
cum in and axed me was athurst and did
hunger? to which urbanely anserd ga few -
She went OFF and indevered to open a con-
yersashun with the old man.
ELDER, spect ?" sed I.
"Yay," he sed.
"Helth's good, I reckon7''
"Ysy"
What's the wages of a Elder, when he un-
derstans his bizuess-or do you devote your
sarvices gratooitus ?"
"Yayn
Stormy night, sir'"
s'If the storm continnsrs there'Il be mess
underfOot, hay"
"Yay."
1T unpleasant when there's mess under
foot !''
"Yay"
eff 1 may be so bold, kind sir. what's the
price of that pecooler kind Of weskit you wear,
incloodin trimmins !''
"Yayn'
Ipawsd a mint, and then, thinkin I'd be
fsseshus with him and see how that would go,
L slapt him on the shoulder, bust into a harty
larf, and told him that as a yaysr he had no
livin ekal.
He jumpt up as if Bilin water had bin SQUIRT
ed into his ears, grOaned, rolled his eyes up
lords the sealin and sed =" You're a man of
sin" He then walkt out of the room
Jest then the female in the meal bag stuck
: her he'd into the room and statia that refresh
-ments awaited the weary traveller, and sed
If it was vittles she ment, the weary traveller
was agreeable, and / follered her into the next
. room.
: I set down to the table and the female in the
: meal bag pored out sum tea She sed nothin.
and for five minits the only live thing in that
4 room was q old wooden clock, which tickt in n
: subdood and bashful manner in the corner
This dethly stiffness made me Uneasy, and l
determined to talk to the female or bust So
ser 1, " Marriage is agin your rules, bleeve,
narm?"
a"Ysy."
20 The sexes liv strickly apart, speot?"
Its kinder singler,'' ser 1, putin on my
-snost sweetest look and speakin in a winnin
ssvoice, g that so fair q made as thow never got
,.hitched to sum likely feller." IN. B.-She
s.was upwards of 40 and homely as q stump
fence, but thawt I'd tickel her
~ " don like mem" she sed, very short
"Wall, dunno, ser /, 6. they're rayther
important part Of the populashun. 1 don't
scacely see how We could git along without
'em."
Gus poor wimmin folks would git along q
CRATE deal better if there was ne men. -
g You'll excoos me, marm, but don't think
that air would werk. 1t wouldn't be regeler"
=. I'm fraid Of men" she sed.
"a " That's Unnecessary, marin. You amt in
sno danger. Don't fret yourself on that pint"
Here, were shot out from the sinful world.
re4ere all is peas Here we air brothers and
s2gcers. We don't marry, and consekently we
AAtRp domestic troubles difficulties. Husbans
III aboozs their vives-wives don't worrit
q 1e99 husbans There's no children here to
.<UnExit us. Nothin to worrit us here. No
ssyf61ed mstrimony here. Would thow like to
- sHShaker?"
risN No." se1 I, Z" it amt my stile.'
ssr. had now histed in as big q load of peryi-
Ems as could carry comfortable, and leanin
= IN my cheer, eommenst pickin my teeth
18th afork. The female went out, leavin me
fsah alone with the clock. 1 hadn't sot thar
long before the Elder poked bis he'd in at the
door. you're man of SIM" he sed, and
6foaned and went away.
Direckly thar cum in two young Shakeress-
F.utf ~ nd lfoE laaI n
met Iti troo they was drest in meal bags
like the cid one I'd met previsly, and their
shiny, silky har was hid from sight by long
white caps, sich as / spose female costs wear;
sthut their eyes sparkled like diminds, their
= cheeks was like roses, and they was charmin
snuf to make man throw stuns at his grand
mother, if they axed him to. Thsy commenss
- eiearin away the dishes, castin shy glances at
me all the time. got excited. forgot Betsy
Jane in my rspter, and sez, my pretty dears
how air you?"
- :. We air WE'LL" they solumly sed.
"Whar's the cid mani" sed I, in soft voice.
~ "Of whom dost thou speak-Brother Uriah?"
q 81 mean the gay and festiv cuss who calls me
= man of sin. Shouldn't wonder if his name
+ ruas Urish-'
"Wall, my pretty dears," seq I, s'lets have
: sum fun. Let's play puss in the corner. What
say?'
? "Air you Shaker, sir ,'' they axed.
- "Wall. my pretty dears, haven't arrsyed
my proud form in long weskit yit, but if they
was VA all like you perhaps jine 'em. As it is
y I'm Shaker pro-temporary."
They was full Of fun / seed that ut fust only
= they was leetle skeered. / tawt 'em puss in
the corner and sich like phase, and we had a
Mise time, keepin quiet so the old man should
not hear. When we broke sez I, .'my pretty
dears, ear 1 90 you hey no objections, hev you,
to innersent kiss at partin?'
''Yay,p they sed, and udH'd
:, / went mp stairs to bed. spose I'd been
snoozin half a hour when was woke up by a
noise at the door. sot up in bed, leanin on
n my elbors and rubbin my epes, and saw the
70 foIlerin picter: The Elder stsod in the door
wsy with q taller candle in bis hand He had
no wearin appeared on except his mite close
which futtered in the breeze like a Fourth of
July fag. He sed, "You re man Of sin :"
6 then groaned and went away.
went to sleep agin, and drempt of runnin
orf with the pretty little Shakeress, mounted
). on my Californy bar. thawt the bar insisted
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