New-York tribune., 1867-06-28

could CLEAN from human eyes than geaned rom
theirs Presently one of these spoke. Inc hrst ac-
cents showed she had been glIy t leu er I rne
newspaper and became dizzy for she saw catalogue
of crimes. She could scarcely believe that she be-
longed to race which did such deeds Dut she WIS
glad She was living where she could lead pure life
She could not bear the thoughts of leaving her dear
home where every one WAS ass 50 baI @ abeT was rich
man in New-YoTk. One time he proposed 10 take
her TO tho CatSkill Mountains, bnt she wanted Tsy
to see the Shakers-then she would meet MN LONE Gollo
one went with her but she never returned; Unac
quaintcd with any kind of work she id the pest sle
could and soon learned to milk, and she was NJ her
most night and morning Through the rest OF the day
She was busy at other work Her father tried to get
her away He offered TO travel with her two years III
Europe; she should live in PARIS ana Florence
but she would not come back. One who IS ac-
ouainted with the human heart knows that this Is
only q part of her story.
Long ago o cultivated lady, living In convent
.wroe some letters to her lost love- which are eXtant
They have been put in verse A paraphrase of some
lines will have application: u,. %
Here far removed, where pensive thoughts OF
heaven and where musing melancholy have donln-
ion what means this tumult in my veins Az one
time look forward to the grave wnere, WITHOUT
monument name, my cold DUST shill DC lhu, uI ~
other see the image of my beloved, ana around ils
nbantom / glue my arms With wonder they ls-
tened TO the VOWS l made, and Heaven scarcely be-
hind in its conquest but now take Dack my 9 pe,i
God and | will lie on hls breast. and from hs eyes
drink the delicious poison NO, lily, nv alps a1lse'
and oceans roll between uS-let me Prize O'Icr Deiu-
ties and other Joys and let the cross always appear
that may learn to die. Yet tell me, If IN the bright
regions beyond tho grave there Is not place wDeie
it is not crime to loyetoo well ;.;oo
Tho following is q list of the Shaker comnunities
in this country There are mono IN any olhcr part on
the world, and they average about 2O0mem6erS each
Ncw-Lcbanon, Columbia Co., N: u; Nateryl1t,
Albany Co, N Y; Groveand, Livingston Co. n. l.;
Hancock Berkshire Co., Mass; 1ryngiialn III tne
same County: Harvard Worcester Co, Mass; Shlr-
lev seven miles distant from the last Enfield, Conn;
ThOmpsonvillc Conn; Canterbury MciIinack Co.,
n H.; Enfield, Grafton CO., \. H.; Alfred, York 20.
Mea New Gloucester, Cumberland Co., Me-; Union
Village Warren Co.. Ohio; Watervliet, Montgomery
Co., Ohio; White Water, Hamilton Co.. OHIO; North
Union Cuyahoga Co, Ohio; Pleasant Hill, Mercer
Co, XIV; and south Union. Logan Co., KY. No new
ones have been formed for many years. and, on the
whole they hardly keep their numbers good
IL is easy TO understand why their numbers are so
small None but the enthusiastic. the brokcnhea
ed and tho weak will lead life of such tilal ana
agony Whether at work at meals or awakened at
fhe midnight hour, each one ~ n spy Not To trust
the individual nor TO believe that there IL some dlg
nity in human nature is to destroy that dighity-lt
is TO disgrace ard enslavc. Ono whose soul glows
with n desire for cOmpanionship, and for expansion,
there will walk as If IN path boTdered ny an mco-
sure of red hot and blazing iron bars There can he
no full DEVELOPMENT unless the individual y launched
forth alone 10 fight with fierce dragons. Doing his
duty lac will bc certain 60 conquer. To such, IN tho
approaching age. higher development VIII come
IL will grow out of new science which - ioieshhd-
owed i'm our time. This science VIII explain the OBJ
icct OF human existence, Of insect and animal NE;
ON this planet and show the GRANDEUR beauty, ana
reasonablencss of death. 1t will DO tho Science oil
Death. ~ q NJ