Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-03-29

kiver.
A solum female, lookin somewhat like
last years bean. pole stuck into long meal
bag, cum iu and asked me was | athurst
and did l huugerl To which | urbanely
aus xered "a few She went orr, and | en-,
deavored to open conversation with the
Old uau
Elder, l spect2' sed l.
.Yay,' lie sed.
.Helth's good, reckcuT
.Yay.'
What's the wages of a Elder when he
understands his buziness or do you devote
your sarvices gratuitous?
'Isy.'
Stormy night, sir
'Yav'
If ;,e storm coutiuuers there III be mess
uDderfoot nay?'
'Yay.'
dts unpleasant when there's mess uu.
derfoot?'.
.Yay'
IF may be so bold, kind sir, what's the
price of that pecooler kind of weskit you
wear incloodin' trimmins?'
sYay.'
Ipawsed mint, and then, thinkin' I'd
be fasheshus with him and see how that
would 90, 1 slapt him on the shoulder,
burst into hearty larf, and told him that
as yayer he had no livin' eka!.
He junpt up as if biliu water had been
squrted into his ears, groned, rolled his
eyes lords the sealin', and sed: You're a
man of sin = He then walked out of the
room.
Jest then the female in the meal bag
stuck her he'd into the room, and statid that
refreshments awaited the very traveller, and
1 sed if it was vittels she meant, the weary
traveller was agreeable, and follered her
into the next room.
sot down to the table and the female in
the meal bag. .pored out some tea She sed
nothip, and for FIVE minits the only live
thing in that room was old wooden clock,
which tickt in subdued and bashfu man.
ner in the corner. This dethly stiffness
made me Uneasy, and determined to talk
to the female or burst. So, sez I : Marriage
is agin yure rule, bleeve, marin ?
sYay.'
The sexes live strictly apart, spect.'
sYay.'
dts kinder singler, seq I, putin on my
best look and speakin' in wiuuin' voice,
shat so fare made as thou never got hitch
ed to some likely feller.' IN. B.-She
was upwards of forty and homely as stump
fence, but | thawt I'd tickil her.
Il don't like men!" she sed, very short.
wall, Dunno sez I, they're rsyther
important part of the populashun. don't
scarcely see how We could git along without
'em'
sUs poor wimin folks would git along a
great deal better if there were no men!
You'll excuse me, marm, but don't
think that air would work 1t wouldn't be
regler'
i AIN afraid of men, she sed
That's unnecessary, marm. You amt in
90 dagger Don't you fret yourself on that
pint
Here we're shot out from the sinful
world. Here all is pease Here we air
brothers aud sisters We don't marry, and
kousek wentiy we have no domestic Difficult
ties Hu>bans dou't aboose their wives
wives doD't worrit their husbans, There's
no children here to worrt US. Nothin' to
worrit US here There's 10 wicked matrimo,
ny here Would thou like to be Shaker ?
N > sez I. sit amt my stie'
had now histed in as big load of per
visions as l could carry comfortably, and
leaning back in my cheer, commenced pick
in my teeth with fork. The female went
out leaving me alone with the clock. had
not sot there long before the Elder poked
bis he'd in at the door. You're man of
sin ? be sed, and groaned and went away.
Directly their cum in two young Shaker
esses, as putty and slick lookin gals as |
ever met. 1t is troo they was drest in meal
bags like the old one I'd met previsely, and
their shiny, silky har was hid from sight by
long white caps, sich as l spose female
Jos,s wear but their eyes sparkled like d.
minds, their cheeks was like roses, and they
was charmin enuff to make man throw
stuns at his granmother, if they axed him
to. They commenst clearin the dishes, cast,
ing shy glances at me all the time. 1t got
excited. forgot Betsey Jane in my rap
ter, and sez l, MY pretty dears, how air
your
I'VE are WE'LL they solemnly sed
where's the old man p sed l, in soft
voice.
OF whom dost thou speak-Brother Uri-
ahY
i mean the gay and testify cuss who calls
me man of sin. Shouldn't wonder if his
name was Uriah.'
He has retired
sWall, my pretty dears, seq I, 'let's have
sum fun. Let's play puss in the corner
Whatsay?'
sAir you a Shaker, sir ? they asked.
wall, my pretty dears, haven't arrayed