Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-11
aRrF,TTg WARD s.aEvRs


The Shakers Is the strangest religious
sex ever met. I'd heRru tell of EN-
and I'd seen iem. with their broad brim'd
hats snd long wastid coats: but I'd never
cun into immeiet coutack with 'em, and
I'd soU 'em down as laCSin inreilek a.
I'd never seen 'em 70 my Show-least-
WAYS, II they cum they was dis-ised in
white peoples close, 50 / didn't know
fem.
But In the Spring Of Is, I got
sygEmpcd in the exterior Of New York
STATE, one dark and stormy night, when
the winds Blue piryusly,and ! was forced
% tie up with the Shakers.
/ was tpiliu threw the mud, when In
the dim vistsr gf the fIteT I observed the
gieauls Of d tallRr candle. Tiein a hor-
nets nest 10 my or hOss's tail TO kinder
encourage him, I soon reached the place
I kDockr ST the door, which it wss
opened unto me by tall, slick-faced, sol
Um loOkin individual who turned out 10
De g Elder
'AIr. Shaker" sed 7, s'You see before
YOU s. Babe in the Woods, so 10 speak, (
and he axes shelter 0f YOU"
"lay,n sed the Shaker, and he led the
way into the House, another Shaker bein .
sent TO put my horses and waggin under
kiver.
A s0Ium female, I0okiR somewhat like I.
last years bean-pOle struck into a long
meal bag, cum in and asked me was I /
athUrst and did I hunger2 To which L I
Urbsnely answered "a few" She went .
orr, and I endesvored 10 open a CONVEX [
sstion with the old man.
"EideT, I spect ~ sed l.
'-hav,' he sed.
"HsiJh's good 1 reckon %
"Nav.n
whats the wages Of a Elder when he
understands his biziness; OF do you de-
vote your services gratuitous ?''
"N5y.N
stormy night sir2' /
IF the storm continues, the-e'H be a
mess Underfoot, hay?"
"Yay.n
''Its oHpleasant when there's a mess
uuderfoot a'
"Ysy"
'TfImsy be SO bold, kind sir, what's
the price Of that pecooler kind Of weskir
you wear, incloodin in trimmins ~
"Gay"
I pawsed a mint. and then. thinkfn'
I'd be faseshus with him and see how
that would 20, l slapt him on the
shoulder, burst intoa harty larf, au5 told
him that IS s yayer he had n0livin ebal.
He jumped up as if bilin water had bin
squirted into his ears, Croaned, rolled his
ewes up lords the sealiu, and said
" You're 8 man Of sin ~ He then walkt
out Or the room.
Jest then the female 10 the meal bag
stuck her he'd into the room, and statid
that refreshments awaited the weary
traveller, and / sed IF it was vittels she
ment the weary traveller was agreeable, {
and I f0llerej her into the next room.
l sOt down % the table. and the female
in the meal bag pored out some tea. She
sed u0thin and for five minutes the only {
live thing in that room was an old I
wooden clock, which tiekt in a subdued d
and bRshfui manner i'm the corner. This =
dethiy stiffness made me Uneasy, and I f. (
determined 70 talk 70 the female or bust f.
So SCI J. Marriage Is agin your rule, &
bleeve. marm ?'
"Nay.'
"The sexes liv strictly apart, spect?n
HYsvn
its kinder sinFler, " ser 7, putin on Z
my most sweetest look and speakin in b
winuu voice, "that SO fair q made ss thou {
never got hiJched 70 some likely felern :
\. B.-She was upwards Of forty, and Z
homely ss a stump fence, bat I thawt I'd q
4 don't ike menr' she sed, very /
short ID
''Wau, I dunno sez ]. "tbev are a :
rayther important part Of the popula- !
shun. ] don't scarcely see how we could 7
git along without en."
"Us poor wimmin folks wculd git along q
q crest deal better if there were no
men. .' q
You'll excoos me, marm, but ] don't
think that air would woak- It wouldn't 3
he regler" b
I'm afraid Of men, - she sed. ,
That's unnecessary, marm. You amt 3
dancer DON'T s.far frat 1rf.rrs-aT ..v, :
that pint.' e
Here we're shot ont from the sinful s
world Here all Is peas. Here we air y
brothers and sisters. We don't marry 2
and kOnsekweHtiy We have no domestic &
difliculties- Husbsns don't abOOse their ]
wives-wives don't wOrrit their husbans. g
There's no children here 20 worrit US. 3
Nothin % w0rrit Us here. There's no
wicked matrinOuy here. Would thou I
like 70 be a shaker?n !
"N0, " sez /, " IL sin't nav stile. %
had now histed in a. biz a load Of
pervishuus As I could carry comfortably. !
and leaning back IN my cheer cOmmenst {
pickin my teeth with a fork The fe- I
male went out leaving me all ai0Ae with .
the clock. I hadn't sOt there long before
the Elder poked his he'd ia Al the door
% You're 8 man Of sin % be sed, and :
groaned and went away
Uireckly ther cum in two Young Sha- G
keresses, a. putty aud slick lookiu gals a. $
I ever met. II is tro0 they was dTest in d
meal bags Ike the old one I'd met pre- !
visly, and their shiny, silky bar was hid 4
from sight by long white caps, sich a. ] (
Ep0se female J0sts wear; but their eyes
spaFkied Ike diIninds, their cheeks was /
like roses, and they was charmiu enuti to {
make q man throw stuns al his grand q
mother, if they axed him to. They COM
= Esa.f q. 10 %. as IL
glances at me an the time. ! got eN- J
cited forget Betsy Jane IN my rapter, I.
and sez I, my pretty dear, how air /
you ." !
"Xe air weli,' they solunlly sed.
Whar's the old man ~ sed IN
soft voice
"0f whom dost tbow speak-Brotber
Uriah2"
81 mean the gay and festiv GUS who
calls me q man ofsin- Shouldn' wonder :
II bis name was Uriah.
" lie has retired. p
Wall, my pretty dears, " sez I, "lets
hsv some fun. let's play puss in the 2
c0rner. What say?"
Air you a Shaker, sir?" they asked.
Wall, my pretty dears, Il haven't ar s
rayed my proud form IN a weskit yit,
but 4 they was al like yOu perhaps I'd 81
Jlne 'em. As il is, ] am Shaker pro- c
temporary z
They was fun Of fun. I seed that at Q
lust only they was leetie skeery. l ]
laWt EN- puss ia the corner and sich ike I
phase and We had nice time, keepin c
quiet o. course 50 the old man shouldn't 2
hear. When we broke up, sez 1. +" Ny {
pretty dears, ear ] 90 you hav no obiec- 1
tlonsi haY you, TO a inuersent kiss al @
partiu 2' !
%Yay,p thay sed, and yqyd. S
went up stairs 70 bed 7 snose I'd
pm snoozin half hour when I was woke I