Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-19
Arsemus Ward among sbe Shaksrs-fIis " Yankee y
Expsrgsmce Win TWO i,rstty saakeresaes.

Arsemus Ward among the Snalksrs-IIis Is Yankee"
Experience Win two Pretty snakeresses.
Artemus Ward, in this weeks vanity Fair" gives
some Of his experience with the Shakers
A sot down to the table, and the female Ia the meal
bag poured out some taa She sed nothin and for FIVE
minits the only live thing in that room was old wood
en- clock, which ickt in a subdood and bashful manner
in the corner. This deathy stiffness made me oueasy
So sez l, marriage is again your rules, l bIeeve,
marin? ?"
"Yay"
"The se2ss liv strictly apart, spect %
"Yay"
"It's kinder sipgar" eez putin ca my most sweet
est look and speakin winnn voice. that so fair
made thow got hitched to sum likely Teller"
IN. B.-She was upward of forty, and homely as a
stump fence, but thawt "a tickil her
well | dunno" sez |, "they're rayther important
part of the population. don't scarcely gee how we
could git along without en-"
Us poor wimmin folks would git along great deal
better il there no men y
you'll excuse ME marm but don't think that all
would work. 1t wouldn't be reg!er.
{" am AFRAID of men y said she
That's Unnecessary, marm u amt III no danger.
Don't fret yourself on that pint
Here we're shot out from the sinful world Here
all is peas. Here we air brothers and sisters. We
don't marry and consekenty we have domestic dit
fcultes. Husbands don't abooze their wives-wives
dont worrit their husbands. There is children here
to worrit u.s. Nothin to worrit here. No wicked
matrimony here Would thow like to be ohaker?'
"No,' sez l, sit amt nay site"
| had now histed 10 az big load of pervishuns as
could carry comfortable, AMI leann back in my chair,
commenst picking my teeth with fosk. The female
went out. leav~n me all alone with the clock hadn't
so thar long before the elder poked his head in at the
door you're a sinful man y! be Sail, and groaned
and went away.
Directly thar cum IN two youg Shakercsses putty,
and slick lookin gals met. 1t is troo, they
was drtst in meal bags like the old ia met prevse-
IT, and their shiny silky har hid from sight by long
white caps SIGH as spose female costs but their
ewes sparked Ike roses AMI they charmin enuf TO
make man throw stuns at bis grandmother, if they
axed him to- They cofhmenst cearlp away the dishes
castin shy glances at me all the TIM l got excited
forgot Betsy Jane in my raper and SEE "my pretty
dears, how are you p
eve air all WE'LL" they solemny said.
"Whars the old man p sed il, q soft voice.
"Of whom dcst thou speak. Brother Uriah p
81 mean the gay aud FESTIVE Gus who calls me man
of sin. Shouldn wonder If his name was Oflah =
"Ha has retired"
avail, my pretty dears," SCI l, "lets have some fun
Let's play puss in the corner. What say =
"Air you Shaker, sir p they axed.
| oval my pretty dears, l hav'nt srrayed my prouc
form in long wskit yt, but they was all like yor
perhaps I'd jim en- AS it is am q Shaker protempo
| "a "
was little skeery. tawt EN- puas in the corner ant
SIGH like phase aud had nice time, keepin quiet
course, so the Obj man shouldn't hear When we brok
up, SCI l. my pretty dears, ear 60 you have no oo
iections hav you, to nnersent kiss at partin Z"
"Yay," they sed and yayd