Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-22

out to be a Elder.
Mister Shaker, sed !, you see before
you Babe in the Woods, 60 20 speak and
he axes shelter Of you.
Nay,' sed the Shaker, and he led the way
into the house, another Shaker bein sent to
put my hosses and waggin under kiver.
A solum female, lookin sumwhat like last
years bean pole stuck into a long meal bag,
cum IN and axod me was ] athurst and did
hunger TO which urbanely anserd few.
She went orr and l indevered to open con-
versashun with the old man.
Elder spect: sed /.
lay' he sed.
ielth's good, reckon
fay
What's the wages of Elder, when be
understans his bizness-or do you devote
your saryices gratooitus :
way
stormy night, sir
'Nay.
1t the storm continners therc'll be a mess
underfoot, hay"
Yay.'
It's unpleasant when there's mess under
FOOT ?
'Yay'
lf / may be so bold, kind sir, what's the
price OF that pecoolcr kind Of weskit you
wear, incioodn trimmins
Nay
! pawsd mint and then, thinkin I'd be
faseshus with him and see how that would
90. slapt him on the shoulder, bust into
harty larf and told him that as ydyer he
had no liviu ekal.
He jumpt up az il Biin water had bin
squrted into his ears. groaned, rolled his ewes
up lords the scalin and sed You're man
OF sin lie then walkt out Of the room.
jest then the female in the meal bag stuck
her he'd into the room and statid that refresh
ments awaited the weary trayler, and | sed if
it was vittles she ment. the weary trayler was
agreeable, and folered her into the next
room.
sot down TO the table and he female in
the meal bug pored out sum tea. She sed
nothin, and for five minits the only live thing
IN that room was a old wooden clock. which
tickt ina subdood and bashtui manner Id the
corner. This dethly stiffness made me on
easy, and ] determined 20 talk TO the female
or bust So sez !, marrige is agin your
rules ] bleeye, marm'
'Nay.
The sexes liy strickly apart, spect !:
Nay.
les kinder singler,' sez ], putin on my
most sweetest look and speakin in winnin
voice. that so fair made as thow never got
hitchcd 20 sum likely feller. n. B.-She
was upards of 40 and homely as stump
fence but thawt Id tckil her.
don't like men 4. she sed, very short.
Wall, | dunno. soz /, they're a rayther
important part of the populashun. / don't
scacey see how we could git along without
en-.
us poor wimmin folks would git along a
CRATE deal better if there was no men
You'll excoos me, marm, but don't think
that air would work. II wouldn't be rege-
Ter
I'm fraid Of men! she sod,
That's Unnecessary, marin. f0u amt in
no danger. Don't fret yourself on that pint.
Here. we're shot out from the sinful
world Hero all is peas. Here we air broth
ers and sisters. We don't marry, and conso-
kently we hay no domestic difficulties. Hus-
bans don't aboozs their wives aud wives don't
worrit thcir husbans. There's no children here
to worrit us Nothn to worrt us here. No
wicked matrimony here. Would thow like
to be Shaker :
No, sez !, it amt my stile
had now histed in as big load of pervi-
shuns as ! could carry comfortable, and, lean
in back in my cheer, eommonst pickin my
teeth with fork. Tho female went out, leay-
in me all alone with the clock. hadn't sot
thar long before the Elder poked his he'd in
at the door You're man Of sin, he sed,
and groancd and went away.
Dircckly thar cum in two young Shaker
esses, as putty and slick lookin gals as ! ever
met. 1t is troo they was drost IN meal bags
like the old one Id met proyisly, and their
shiny silky har was hid from sight by long
white caps, sich as ! spose female costs wear;
but their eyes sparklcd like diminds, their
checks was Ike roses, and they was charmin
enuif to make a man throw stnns at his gran
mother, IL they axed him to- They commenst
clearin away the dishes, castin shy glances
at me all the time got excited forgot
Betsy Jane in my rapter, and SEE, my pretty
dears, how air you
We air WELL they solumy sed.
'Whar's the old man sed ], in soft