Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-11-09

I
are the lovers in "the kingdom OF
earth"
During this time another inter.
0sting scene takes place in the mills
cellar. A young sister there il
working out her salvation by at
tending 10 milk and cream and but.
ter. Tie churning of butter il
hard work. Therefore she has
asked clandestinely a stout young
brother for his assistance. He has
been only a short time amongst US,
and knowing our strict laws regard
ing the sexes, is timid and reserved
in his conversation with this young
Shakeress. He churns diligently,
far too fast for her, who, every few
minutes, examines the churn to see
if the butter is coming, or, in show
ing him how to turn the handle, CO
duettishly brushes his big sunburnt
hand with her little white fingers
She will, by smiling and laughing
and talking, encourage the taclturn
brother into a conversation, and at
last, tossing her head at his ineom-
prehensibility, pops the question:
care you going 10 stay here" The
brother cautiously evades direct
answer, and hearing her half-sup-
pressed sigh, ask timidly: "Are you
going to stay among the Shakers all
your life?" Zion's pretty dairy
maid lays hastily the milk-pan aside.
and approaching him closely, and
laying her hands upon his shoulders,
and looking long and tenderly in his
uptlHned face, Wnisperss III Tell
you something, but you must never
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| sha'n't," replies the churning saint.
''I am going to leave next spring"
the little Shaker coQuette exclaims,
having accomplished her aim of es-
| tablishing a confidential cOnVersa-
ton with this brother. Who knows
what will follow!
After breakfast the brethren en-
ploy themselves in their usual occu-
pations. If in cold weather, they
work in our seed or broom shops,
and they exert their ingenuity in
the invention of excuses for visiting
our kitchen. There the young
daughters of Zion, under the SUPER
vision of Wsll-tried matron, cook
and bake the earthly nourishment
while the Elders ''up garret" pre-
pare the spiritual food. Our order
will not allow the brethren to enter
| these Yestalian halls except on ur-
gent busidess. Behold, how urgent,
how pressing our business isl
There comes a brother from a seed
shop with a tin-cup of milk In his
hand. He enters the kitchen with
request to warm the milk for his
cat, although a roaring fire is burn
ing in his shop. He is an expert
enced diplomatist, and has learnt
something during the many years Of
his Shaker life. He does not notice
the young sisters, but addresses the
old, watchful lady, flattering and
humbugging her, while he purpose
ly places his milk on a corner of the
stove hardly reached at all by the
heat. Then, apparently from mere
civility, he will say a few words to
the younger sisters, but will, by
some dexterous machination, soon
be entangled with them in a long
and lively conversation, till his milk
begins to boil even at the cold cor
ner, and the aged guardian of Sha-
ker innocence reminds him of "his
being long enough in the kitchen"
Shortly afterwards another young
brother enters; he has hurt his fin
ger, and cannot tie the string around
the b2ndage. Won't that young sis
ter be so kind as to tie il? Certain
ly; but oh, what a contrary stringl
What precious time the tying of
that bandage requires, and how the
eyes viii speak when tongues must
be mute! Another one comes ask
ing for some hot water to shave
He feels cold; can he warm himself
Just fow minutes? The request is
granted cheerfully by heyOung sis
ters, and reluctantly by the aged
warden. 1t seems he has just arriv-
ed from the North Pole, and would
never feel warm again, 50 lcng docs
he remain. An hungry tSospel (
brother enters; he felt unwell this
morning, ate very little breakfast;
won't the sisters be so kind as to
give him piece of pie? OF couase
they will and while eating the sweet
pie he enjoys the sweet converse
tion with his sweet Gospel rela-
tives.
Still another brother comes. lie
has found an egg somewhere-per-
haps few minutes ago, stolen it
himself from the hen-house-and,
like "a good and honest believer"
delivers it to the kitchen. The egg
was his excuse; his object, to see
the cooking beauties OF Zion. He
has long story to tell about the
egg, but Is cut short in the middle
Oft by the aged guardian request
lug him TO obey the order and re-
tire.
The day passes on, and when even
ing approaches we observe young
Shaker cautiously ascending the
stairs of an uninhabited out-build-
ing, used in the daytime as a wash
house, and entering q room. There
he kindles a fire in the stove, and,
without lighting a lamp, remains
waiting in the darkness. Before
long young Shakeress will come in
the same room, and sitting close to
the young man, will, while listen
ing and responding to his sweet
words and caresses, constantly
watch a certain window in the Op-
posite dwelling-house. The win
dow belongs to her own room, and
is darkened by q blue curtain. a
sweet half an hour has passed, as
the girl, suddenly rising and point
ing to the window, whose blue cur
tain has disappeared, exclaims: ''See
there, l am wanted. Unjust 60"
she has an assistant in her room,
and if the Eldress in the course of
the evening calls and inquiries for
her, her confederate will answer,
''She just went out" and raise the
curtain as a signal of danger, and a
warning for her to return into her
room. Shaker girls, how sly and
cunning our gospel will make you'll
So we endeavor practically to il
lustrate the teachings of our Elders
to love and to bear with each other.
But how unjust these Elders are,
how hard to please! Whenever
they discover loving broad-brim
and an affectionate White-cap in ten
der conversation, they exhibit a
surprisingly wrathful spirit, threat
ening with accommodation and
the loss of our privilege" There
fore we are compelled to love in Sc
cret, and amid dangers; but what
during the summer we commenced
in the good old orchard, we con-
tinue during the winter in uninhab-
tied rooms, or in Zion's kitchen or
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the flesh
hating" population of ShakertOwn.
No Home.
No homel What a misfortune!-