Des Arc citizen., 1866-03-31

sisters. Wo don't marry aud konsekwently we have no domestic difficulties. Husbans don't aboose their wivcs--wives don't worrit Ithcir husbans. There's no children here to worrit us. Nothin 10 worrit us here. There's 1 no wicked matrimony here. Would thou like | to bc Shaker p
 "No," scz I, !" It ain't my stile." had now histcd in as big load of pcrvish- uns as could carry comfortably, and leaning back in my cheer, commcnst pickin my teeth with fork. The female went out leaving me all alone with the clock. I hadn't sot there long before the Elder poked his he'd in at the door. You're a man of sin'' he sed, and groaned and went away
 Dreckly ther cum in two young shakeress- es, as putty and slick lookin gals as l ever met. It is troo they was drest in meal bags like the old one I'd met previsly, and their shiny, silky har was hid from sight by long white caps, sch as spose female Josts wear, but their eyes sparkled like diminds, their cheeks was like roses and they was charmin enuff to make man throw stuns at his grand mother, if they axed him to- They commenst clearin away the dishes, castin shy glances at me all the time. I got excited. l forgot Betsy Jane in my rapter, and sez I, "my pret- ty dears, how air you?"
 We air well,' they solumly sed. "Whar's the old man ?" sed I in soft voice. as @
 "Of whom dost thou speak---Brothcr Uriah P
 e l mean the gay and festiv cuss who calls me man of sin. Shouldn't wonder if his name was Uriah.'
 !" He has retired.'
 Wall, my pretty dears,' sez I, let's hay some fun. Let's play puss in the corner. What say ?''
 Air you a Shaker sir?" they asked.
 :. Wall, my pretty dears, I haven't arrayed my proud form in q weskit yit; but if they was all like you perhaps I'd jine lem. As it is, I am Shaker protemporary.
 They was full of fun. I seed that at fust, only they was leetle skeery. I tawt 'em puss in the corner aud sich like phase, and we had nice time, keepin qniet of course so the
 
 sez I, My pretty dears, ear I go you hay no objections, hay you, to innersent kiss at partin ??
 "Yay,' they sed, and yayd.
 went up stairs to bed. l spose I'd been snoozin half hour when was woke up by noise at the door. I sot up in bed, leanin on my elbers and rubbin my eyes, and saw the follcrn picter: The Elder stood in the door way, with taller candle in his hand. He hadn't no wearin appeerel on except his night close, which luttered in the breeze like a se- ceshun flag. He sed, ( You're man of sin :" then groaned and went away
 went to sleep again, and drempt of runnin off with the pretty little Shakeress, mounted on my Californy Bar. thawt the Bar insist ed on steerin stratc for my doorway in Bal linsville, and that Betsy Jane cum out and giv us Q warm recepshun with painful of Bilin water was woke up arly by the Elder He sed refreshments was reddy for me down stairs. Then sayin was S man of sin, he went groanin away.
 As was goin threw the entry to the room where the vittels was, cum across the Elder and the old femail I'd met the night before, and what dye spose they was up to :? Huggin and kissin like young lovers in their gushing est state. Sez ssMy Shaker friends, I reckon you'd better suspend the rules, and git mar ried!'
 "You must cxcoos Brother Uriah," said the ( ho;v no command or hisself when he's into 'em."
 .'Sartainly," sez I, '' I've been took that way myself frequent
 "You're a man of sin !" said the Elder.
 Arter breakfast my little Shaker friends cum in again to clear away the dishes.
 My pretty dears," sez I, shall we yay again p
 Nay" they sed, and nay'd.
 The Shakers axed me to go to their meetin, as they was to have services that mornin, so Tn house was as neat as Q pin. The floor was as white as chalk and smooth as glass. The Shakers was all on hand, in clean weskits and meal bags ranged on the floor like milling tery coHlpauies, lne nA''iS va oe ' VI sS room and the femails on the tother. They commenst clappin their hands and singin and dancin They danced kinder slow at fust, but as they got warmed up they shaved it down very brisk, I tell you, Elder Uriah, in particler, cxhiberated right smart chance of spryness in his legs, considcrin his time of life, and as he cum double shufle near where I sot, rewarded him with approvin smile and sed "Hunky boy Go it, my gay and festiv cuss?''
 You're man of sin P he sed, continner- in his shuttle.
 The Sperret, as they called it, then moved short fat Shaker to say few remarks, He sed they was Shakers and all was ekal. They was the purest and seleckest people on the