Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-04-04
MISCEIIAN Y.
ARENAS Ward Among the Shakers.

ArteinaS Ward Among the Shakers.
! SO, down to the table, AMI the female IN
the meal bag poured cut some Ten. Sh,
sed rothin, and for five minutes the only
live thing in that room was an old wooder
clock, which iicki in subdood and bashiu
manner in the corner. This deaihly still
ness made me uneasy, and determined tc
talk to the female or bust. SO SEE l.
"Marriage is asin your rules, | bleeve
marin? 2"
"Yay."
"The sexes live strictly apart, spect'
"Yay"
" It's kinder singler," seq !, putin on my
most sweetest look and speakin in a winniu
voice, shat SO fair made as tLow never
got hitched to sum likely feller."-[N. b
- She was upward of forty. and homely as
a stump fence, but ! thawt I'd iickil her..
g don't like men," she sed, very short.
swell, l donno," SEE !, ihey's rather
important paa of the popu lashnn. l don't
scarcely see how we could git along with
out EN- $685.
Us poor wimmin folks would git along
a great deal better if there was no men !"
You'll excuse me, marin, but | don't
think that air would work. II wouldn't be
regler."
I'm afraid Of men !" she sed.
That's Unnecessary, marin. You amt
in no danger. Don't fret yoarselfon that
-pint!7
world. Here all is peas. Here we air
brothers and sisters. We don't marry, and
consequently We have no domestic difficult
ties. Husbands don't aboose their wives
wives don't worrit their husbands There 5
no children here TO worrit us,--nothn to
woriit us here. No wicked mairimony
lhere,-would thow like to be quaker?"
No. seq ], il amt my stile.'
/ had now histed in as big load Of per-
visions as could carry comfortable, and,
leaning back in my cheer, commenst pickin
my teeth with fork. The female went
out, leavin me all alone with the clock. /
hadn't sot there long before the elder poked
his head in at the door. I" You're man of
sin r he sed and groaned and went away.
Directly thar cum in Two young Sha-
keresses, as putty and slick looking gals a.
! ever meet II is troo they was drest in
meal bags like the old one I'd met preyisly,
and thar shiny silk har was hid from sight
by long white caps, such as ! spose fen ale
ghosts wear; but thar eyes sparkled like
thar cheeks were like roses, and
they was charming enuff to make man
throw stones at his grandmother, if they
axed him TO- They comm enls clearin away
he dishes, castin shy chances at me all the
line. | get excited. forgot Betsy Jane
n my rapter, and SEE /, "my pretty dears,
low are you?'
We air well,' they solemnly sed.
Where's the old man ?" sed /, in a soft
dice.
"Of whom dost thow speak brother
Jriah ?"
! mean the gay and festive cuss who
alls me man Of sin. Shouldn't wonder
t his name was Uriah-"
" He has retred.'
Wall, my pretty dears,' SEE I, "lets
AVE some fun. Let's play Puss in the
corner. What say?'
!" Air you shaker, sir?' they asked.
Wall, my pretty dears, | haven't array
ed my proud form in long weskit yt, but
If they was all like you perhaps I'd jine
EN-. As it is I'm shaker protemporary."
They was full of fun. seed that at fust
only they was little skeery. | tawt 'em
Puss in the corner and SIGH like phase, and
we had a nice time, keepin quiet OF course
so the old man shouldn't hear. When we
broke up, seq / "my pretty dears, ear 90
you have no objections, hav you, to an in
nersent kiss at pariin?"
Yay,' they sed, and ! yoyed.
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