New-York tribune., 1867-06-28
.unro..a ,hero waa one bnt he did not Seem 70 nOw

| common and only the older members nave Wilir Wjli
drink Now and then uses tobacco. Dut IL Is t.i
obotnina+ion They have fine cattle, sheep hoiScSi
! and improved poultry Their farms arc l4se, "Iit
cultivated and superior TO those arOuhu uoir', ~ m
! Lebanon they have barn which has no c9ual c9uaII ~
| Gmerica nerRaps not i'm the world. considerable
attention is paid TO fruit but they DO n0t Ilse hlLo
for market. At Wateryhet oTgnaleIT IN oio rnrsI;ts
| Strawberry, by Russell Buckingham Ihelf PIs1ncS
are mainly agricultural. One OF their cnlei Hlouu% ~
tions is garden seeds, which they raise ana snip Dy
the tup They have Improyeaa mIItps ~ tbs line Is en-
viabie and wide as the world Only TO iiilll.eu On
tent do they use machinery. A celebrated W.sms n
machine is their invention They have water power
and thew also use steam They are not manuiac- manuS
turing people 1t seems TO me that thcy hate lniu'
sfn enough They may not hE tn hc S IGS' 70 produce
all that human hands Prohtaby can produce, 30 S "a
secure plain living Nobody dresses poorly OF S
Their Ionses are large, often three some are five
stories high and built i'll the most durable manner, n
On the lower floors work and dining Ioos mo &
lodging rooms are above Halls run across on one
side fbe ladies lodge on the other the gentlemen.
asked if ANY body kept watch. They sald Nay Nay,
On such subjects they do not talk muci rns
ton has to be pushed. There are no Single loViS,
except for guests and their lodging rooms contain
from two to four beds cach while as many as @ TWO
always occupy bed Why this Vas $50 50 nn %o O' ''N
The guest eats in nice little room by hlhsen'@Wlot WIN
his face to the wall and he is waited on nS ledp
little Sbakeress in white book muslin cap lhey pay
no regard to fashion in dress or anylng eisg & ~
WateTyet counted fifteen diferent Klus Vi ss ulss.
on tho table, and most of them were Oh t ai' n UV
pattern. Perhaps some once belonged 10 plo1I I'm I'M
herself and were bought 18th money earned ny neI
ungodly husband in hOrse-shoeng Silver ware anu
other Vanties unknown. The men weaI i udcIl
hair long behind like Mr.. Bcecher the women have
theirs cut short. To great extent tne lasnon 3i
their dresses is the same rs when they !elt @
Ibout Is wears ago tho ladies mado their dresses
longer wasted and the men had their coat tallS cuV
of because they were too long. :. .,o,o % .ho
Their regulations are very strct. III uero Is tho
least sign of attachment between brother ana Sis
ter il is known Immediately In addluon' tnelo II
a confessional. Every one ls expected 10 ConlvSs =?
unhOly thoughts. Knowing Wat human hatuIo 10
n is taken for granted that no confession IL laIe
something must be wrong. The constant sIugGio
with natural impulses mas NehJ III Iol.'hB IiBV dv
Two always sleeping together must nave tennenCy
TO destroy the individual. Privacy seems niue re-
gardcd except between the sexes and here 1t Is as IN
flexible as Won please. However great tho allCu-
ties nav be. think they lead pure lives; If they
did not they would collapse IN the twinkllns Oh an
eve. talked with one of the leading ladies' n1lo
said that during 40 years no man had gwen noi IN al
Improper look or word. She admitted they ai Iiau
to struggle, and she made no bones Oh taihi"s
about the flesh ~ -, .,o.o
when they grow up. whether thcy VIII go on stay
After all the care taken in teaching them the lmPoi
tance of leading holy life only one III ten fcMhlA
OF the girls two-thrds stay but they confessed inns
was because they were without tlendS anu unWo,
pared TO struggle with the world At NatcrNHct
they have q poor opinion of poor human nature per
hans cause so many come TO them from Albany
Those girls from II TO Is require iuu as uch NHltn
ing as the boys but they much more Willingly lsten
III,
II is arue. might say part of their creed, that
a man never must touch woman nor lnuss no , imo
against her dress; but III carrying lD oi oIcI pun
den hc may take hold one side. IIlis Is mo be9t
that can be done. AZ one place, on leaving SHOOK
| hands with the little ShakcIcSs who had waited on
the table. Alas had nOthcard OF the TeguiailoIS
At another place forgot them, and oicfed my manu.
for she had taken pans to get me sW9huiu UNI unJ
| ner thought il no more than polite. Her hand
| was hard, and showed she was used 70 labor
| woman's hand naturally is soft and If she only cut
| meat and bread forhcr family 1t viii become haid.
! Young people like each others society anu among
the Shakers there is no attempt 20 deprive them OF
| IT, On Sunday afternoon was taken INTO scNeIm
rooms where there were parties. The girls SAT on
bench running across the room and through tho ma
die of it, About five feet distant the boys sat on
similar bench. In the nnst OF the girls SAT u biS5er
4 who was alive when Jackson and Adams run ior
! President brother, no younger, sat among lho
| boys. In this way they spend an hour or 30 every
! Mr. EVans touched on the cooperative movement
and said il would succeodn there were no attcnpt 10
would fail unless tho children were gos ont OF tho
way; for these always are mine" while OF property
il Is easy to say ours" 1t seems that children are
getting much in the way in this world.
| Their villages patterns Of ncatnesS Every
| shop and room is always IN order a bon indicates
the hours for meals for work for gong to bed OF Tor
getting up. Every one is expected TO make cOnncc-
tons 20 half minute or less AT the hfst tap wheI-
ever they may be, they start, and they move WIN
| the regularity of soldiers ! conducted 10 the
room where the family meets in the evening ioF wOr
ship. Two brothers and two sisters bad been stand
i
silent the grave. The bell struck lew blows.
Instantly in all parts OF the house, heard tc feet
OF hundred and thirty people In TWO minutes two
doors opened tho brothers came IN by one the sisters
by another and arranged themselves IN patoOuS OF
about eight abreast. Between the sexes was space
five feet at side and seven at other Tho only
spectator sat on bench against the wall fronting
| this space the preacher stood at the head OF
| the first row Of brothers. at the other end when
| lac stepped out and delivered short practical dis
couIse Then six singers arranged themselves in a
square in the center, and sang lively ar. lm1e-
diatey the brothers started of IN march, one after
another: the sisters followed, going round the room,
and occasionally capping their hands. They moved
in what they called dance but 1t was lttle more
than a shuttle or double quick, though some Of the
young persons Of the right put on some extras.
Meanwhile, each person extended his arms; 1t was
such extension as 10 required 20 hold baby when
it cries, when the minister Is gong to baptlzc IT,
and while they moved their arms HAD the tossing mo
tion. This did not seem very graceful mention
this because somebody s likely start new religion
before long and he ought 10 take this as lesson,
and have all his forms OF worship pleasing When
the singing ceased they stopped and dropped their
hands, as though they making polite Obcisance
Then they sang and danced again All the tunes
were as lively as the Devils Dream" or Money
Musk" did not distinguish any other part than the
air. They do not cultivate music as science II they
read il at all it is by the very old notation Of letters
nor do they have any kind Of musical instruments.
These and novels, they equally abominate.
Soon they stool again IN Patt9ons When Younger @
to tho cross they were called upon TO bear, which
they were dong for the love Of Christ II was bard,
he knew but they would persevcTe IN spite of the
temptations of the Evil One and come OIL conquer
ors When he ceased, young lady came out from
the throng of sisters and went up the open space
whrling and spinning like a top. j wondered that
she did not fall down, but she did not make mis-
step. Continually she repeated, II love my Savior
O. how I'loye my Savior" Looking In her face saw
that her eyes were closed, her checks were lilly
white and her features surprisingly beautiful.
Space was made for her into tho second row, when
she whirled down it,, then up another to tho place
whence she came. One could not help being sur
pTiSed. Then q sister spoke How to be desired ~ 10